This week on Down to Business, John McNally, program director for clean growth at PLACE Centre, discusses some of the surprising challenges that could make it harder for Canada to capture economic opportunities from the energy transition — such

What happens to Canada after oil demand peaks?

Sep 20th, 2023 22m 23s

This week on Down to Business, economist Aaron Cosbey lays out what he sees happening when demand for fossil fuels peaks in the next decadeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Canada must build faster to reach climate goals

Sep 13th, 2023 19m 15s

Business Council of Alberta has a plan to speed up the construction of infrastructure Canada needs to meet climate goalsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The battery eureka moment found in a bag of potato chips

Aug 16th, 2023 21m 7s

This week in Dispatches from the battery economy, Down to Business talks to Maciej Jastrzebski of Li-Metal about technological breakthroughs in producing lithium for next-generation batteriesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm

What Canada is doing wrong in its world-leading immigration push

Aug 2nd, 2023 41m 5s

Down to Business talks to Prof. Rupa Banerjee about what works and what doesn't in Canada's immigration policyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why more Canadian workers are at risk of mental health incidents

Jul 26th, 2023 25m 18s

This week on Down to Business, Paula Allen, senior vice-president of research and client insights at Telus Health, discusses what’s happening to workers across Canada from a mental health standpoint.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega

Why higher interest rates could be bad for workers

Jul 19th, 2023 23m 35s

This week on Down to Business, economist Jim Stanford talks about how higher interest rates could suppress wage growth. He discusses his view on what's happening with inflation and more.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch

Dispatches from the battery economy: How Nano One pivoted its focus after North America's rapid EV adoption

Jul 5th, 2023 39m 37s

This week on Down to Business, Dan Blondal, chief executive of Nano One Materials Corp., talks about how his company has been affected by rapid EV adoption in North America. Blondal discusses how shifting geopolitical winds have caused the comp

The pandemic didn't kill the office, it was already dying

Jun 21st, 2023 44m 39s

This week on Down to Business, Carl Gomez, chief economist and head of analytics at commercial real estate data firm Costar discusses the past, present and future of the office.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How the devastation of wildfires ripples through the whole economy

Jun 14th, 2023 22m 4s

Down to Business examines the economic impacts of wildfires, with an eye towards the less-obvious ripple effectsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'A ticking time-bomb': The rise of the variable-rate, fixed-payment mortgage

Jun 7th, 2023 20m 17s

Jimmy Jean of Desjardins Group talks to Down to Business about the risks of variable-rate, fixed-payment mortgages.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada's oilsands poised for age of optimization

May 31st, 2023 26m 9s

Analyst Kevin Birn explains why S&P Global Commodity Insights raised its oilsands production outlook for the first time in over half a decadeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The hidden beliefs about money that sabotage us all

May 24th, 2023 16m 50s

This week on Down to Business financial therapist Aseel El-Baba explains where money troubles come from Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This economist thinks interest rate hikes are doing more harm than good

May 17th, 2023 23m 43s

Down to Business talks to Laurentian economics professor Louis-Philippe Rochon who argues that Bank of Canada interest rate hikes are not only failing to ease inflation, they are also damaging the economy Learn more about your ad choices. Visi

Why are cars so expensive in Canada today?

May 10th, 2023 32m 9s

This week on Down to Business podcast, Charles Bernard, lead economist for the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association in Ottawa, talks about the forces causing vehicle prices to rise.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi

What Canada gets for its $13-billion investment in VW's battery plant

May 3rd, 2023 21m 24s

Down to Business talks to a policy expert who argues that Canadian subsidies won't reap the benefits American handouts willLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the world running out of copper just when we need it the most?

Apr 26th, 2023 23m 19s

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How the small movie theatre came back from the dead

Apr 20th, 2023 24m 44s

This week on Down to Business, Andy Willick, chair of the Network of Independent Canadian Exhibitors, talks about how small theatres have survived and changed, and what the future holdsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho

Canada on the road to first net-zero cement in the world

Apr 13th, 2023 28m 11s

Down to Business talks to Heidelberg Materials' David Perkins about the ground-breaking zero emissions cement plant planned for Edmonton, AlbertaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Safety Net: The impact of ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure in Canada

Mar 15th, 2023 31m 26s

Energy pipelines, government websites and numerous companies have all reported cyber attacks in recent weeks. This week’s episode of Down to Business examines the impact of ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure in Canada.Learn more abo

Inside the only rare-earths mine in Canada

Mar 3rd, 2023 15m 27s

Down to Business talks to Vital Metals' David Connelly about starting a rare-earths operation in a remote area of the Northwest Territories, one of only two mines in North America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Critical minerals in spotlight as global miners gather in Toronto

Mar 2nd, 2023 14m 40s

Jeff Killeen talks about the hot trends and topics in commodity markets ahead of PDAC 2023 in Toronto, one of the largest mining conferences in the world Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What lies ahead for Canada's economy as it seeks to reduce carbon emissions

Mar 1st, 2023 29m 40s

Canada is reaching an inflection point in which carbon emissions and economic growth are decoupling. On this week's Down to Business, Dave Sawyer and Michael Bernstein discuss what lies ahead for Canada as it seeks to reduce emissions.Learn mo

How immigration and an aging population will affect Canada's housing market

Feb 22nd, 2023 21m 22s

Desjardins' Randall Bartlett talks to Down to Business about why Canada needs to build housing faster than its currently doing to accommodate immigration.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maybe Canada can pull off a soft landing after all

Feb 15th, 2023 24m 59s

TD economist James Orlando talks to Down to Business about where he thinks inflation, interest rates and the economy might be going. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices