What Canada is doing wrong in its world-leading immigration push
What Canada is doing wrong in its world-leading immigration push
Down to Business talks to Prof. Rupa Banerjee about what works and what doesn't in Canada's immigration policy Learn mor... Read more
2 Aug 2023
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41mins
Why more Canadian workers are at risk of mental health incidents
Why more Canadian workers are at risk of mental health incidents
This week on Down to Business, Paula Allen, senior vice-president of research and client insights at Telus Health, discu... Read more
26 Jul 2023
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25mins
Why higher interest rates could be bad for workers
Why higher interest rates could be bad for workers
This week on Down to Business, economist Jim Stanford talks about how higher interest rates could suppress wage growth. ... Read more
19 Jul 2023
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23mins
Dispatches from the battery economy: How Nano One pivoted its focus after North America's rapid EV adoption
Dispatches from the battery economy: How Nano One pivoted its focus after North America's rapid EV adoption
This week on Down to Business, Dan Blondal, chief executive of Nano One Materials Corp., talks about how his company has... Read more
5 Jul 2023
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39mins
The pandemic didn't kill the office, it was already dying
The pandemic didn't kill the office, it was already dying
This week on Down to Business, Carl Gomez, chief economist and head of analytics at commercial real estate data firm Cos... Read more
21 Jun 2023
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44mins
How the devastation of wildfires ripples through the whole economy
How the devastation of wildfires ripples through the whole economy
Down to Business examines the economic impacts of wildfires, with an eye towards the less-obvious ripple effects Learn m... Read more
14 Jun 2023
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22mins
'A ticking time-bomb': The rise of the variable-rate, fixed-payment mortgage
'A ticking time-bomb': The rise of the variable-rate, fixed-payment mortgage
Jimmy Jean of Desjardins Group talks to Down to Business about the risks of variable-rate, fixed-payment mortgages. Lear... Read more
7 Jun 2023
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20mins
Canada's oilsands poised for age of optimization
Canada's oilsands poised for age of optimization
Analyst Kevin Birn explains why S&P Global Commodity Insights raised its oilsands production outlook for the first t... Read more
31 May 2023
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26mins
The hidden beliefs about money that sabotage us all
The hidden beliefs about money that sabotage us all
This week on Down to Business financial therapist Aseel El-Baba explains where money troubles come from Learn more ab... Read more
24 May 2023
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16mins
This economist thinks interest rate hikes are doing more harm than good
This economist thinks interest rate hikes are doing more harm than good
Down to Business talks to Laurentian economics professor Louis-Philippe Rochon who argues that Bank of Canada interest r... Read more
17 May 2023
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23mins