• Canada’s trade impact program, one year later
    Apr 24 2026

    After catching you up on some of the big stories of the week, Amanda Lang discusses the trade impact program, which is designed to help exporters cope with new trade barriers and tariffs. $2.1 billion dollars has been deployed - so how are businesses using it? Amanda speaks with

    Alison Nankivell, President and CEO of Export Development Canada.

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    23 mins
  • Canada’s two-track economy
    Apr 10 2026

    Amanda Lang takes a ‘by the numbers’ look at the state of the Canadian economy …then discusses the theme of Canada’s two-track economy with Jean-Francois Perrault, chief economist at Scotiabank.

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    23 mins
  • ‘Blind spots’ in Canadians’ personal finances
    Mar 27 2026

    After catching you up on the week’s top business stories, Amanda Lang discusses the 'blind spots' many Canadians have with their financial situation with Grant Bazian, President of MNP Ltd.

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    23 mins
  • Rising rates squeeze small and mid-sized business
    Mar 20 2026

    After catching you up on the week’s top business stories, Amanda Lang discusses the challenges rising interest rates present for small and mid-sized businesses with Jeff Brow, Head of Commercial Solutions at Equifax Canada.

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    23 mins
  • Iran, oil, inflation and interest rates
    Mar 13 2026

    After catching you up on the week’s top business stories, Amanda Lang discusses the impact the conflict in Iran is having on inflation – and possibly the Bank of Canada’s interest rate policy – with Benjamin Tal, Deputy Chief Economist at CIBC.

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    23 mins
  • Is Canada really poorer than Alabama?
    Mar 6 2026

    Amanda Lang tells you what you need to know about what gross domestic product does and doesn’t measure … then discusses whether ‘GDP per capita’ is a good way to assess the economy with Jim Stanford, director of the Centre for Future Work and Mike Moffatt, founding director of the Missing Middle Initiative.

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    23 mins
  • Paying the price for ageing infrastructure
    Feb 27 2026

    After catching you up on the week’s top business stories, Amanda Lang discusses the gap in cities’ ability to pay the cost of ageing infrastructure with Rebecca Bligh, President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

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    23 mins
  • Food inflation in Canada
    Feb 20 2026

    Amanda Lang begins a special episode on food inflation in Canada with a ‘by the numbers’ look at the cost - and price - of food in this country. Amanda then examines the sources of price pressure on food with Leslie Preston, Senior Economist at TD Bank.

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    23 mins