Episodes

  • What's ahead for Canada's energy sector as new era of nation-building dawns

    What's ahead for Canada's energy sector as new era of nation-building dawns
    Jul 3 2025
    This episode of Down to Business explores what's lies ahead for Canada's energy sector as the country enters a "generational opportunity" for economic development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    57 mins
  • Is Canada setting itself up for a big home price spike in 2030?

    Is Canada setting itself up for a big home price spike in 2030?
    Jun 26 2025
    Down to Business podcast talks to Mike Moffatt, founding director of the Missing Middle Initiative, about how the housing crisis started and where we could go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • Canada's auto industry at 'hinge moment'

    Canada's auto industry at 'hinge moment'
    Jun 24 2025
    On this episode of Down to Business, Stephen Beatty, a former Toyota Canada executive, describes the threats to the auto industry and solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • Canada gets wakeup call that world 'unstable and dangerous place'

    Canada gets wakeup call that world 'unstable and dangerous place'
    Mar 6 2025
    Margaret MacMillan, emeritus professor of history at the University of Toronto, gives perspective on what Donald Trump's presidency means to Canada and the world Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins
  • How the old trading rules are failing Canada

    How the old trading rules are failing Canada
    Feb 25 2025
    Lawrence Herman, who spent decades practicing international trade law, explains how anti-dumping remedies aren't working for Canadian companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • 'No way Canada can win a trade war:' John Manley shares some hard truths

    'No way Canada can win a trade war:' John Manley shares some hard truths
    Feb 21 2025
    John Manley, the former federal minister who managed our relationship with the U.S. at the highest levels, says Donald Trump's tariff threats are a 'really loud wakeup call' for Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • How Trump is pouring gas on the fire of de-globalization

    How Trump is pouring gas on the fire of de-globalization
    Feb 14 2025
    Meredith Lilly, a trade adviser under former prime minister Stephen Harper, says the world is on the cusp of a new trade order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 mins
  • The Delivery Economy explodes: Looking for a relief valve in the delivery economy as traffic grows - Part 2

    The Delivery Economy explodes: Looking for a relief valve in the delivery economy as traffic grows - Part 2
    Dec 11 2024
    In episode two of The Delivery Economy, Gabe speaks with Ivan Waissbluth. Fed up with traffic in Toronto, Waissbluth co-founded NRBI, which has been building a rapidly growing fleet of electric cargo bikes to deliver goods around the city's dense core. Then a bike courier with decades of experiences tells Gabe what it’s like to ride a bike around Toronto, and how conditions have changed for bike couriers in the past 30 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    21 mins