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Down to Business

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What you need to know about Canadian business this week in under 30 minutes. Hosted by the Financial Post's Emily Jackson.

  • 21 minutes 30 seconds
    Why it might be hard for Canada to capture economic opportunities from the energy transition

    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 as high housing prices.

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    4 October 2023, 7:00 am
  • 22 minutes 23 seconds
    What happens to Canada after oil demand peaks?

    This week on Down to Business, economist Aaron Cosbey lays out what he sees happening when demand for fossil fuels peaks in the next decade

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    20 September 2023, 3:00 am
  • 19 minutes 15 seconds
    Why Canada must build faster to reach climate goals

    Business Council of Alberta has a plan to speed up the construction of infrastructure Canada needs to meet climate goals

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    13 September 2023, 3:00 am
  • 21 minutes 7 seconds
    Battery eureka moment found in a bag of potato chips

    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 batteries

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    16 August 2023, 3:00 am
  • 41 minutes 5 seconds
    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

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    2 August 2023, 3:00 am
  • 25 minutes 18 seconds
    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, discusses what’s happening to workers across Canada from a mental health standpoint.

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    26 July 2023, 7:00 am
  • 23 minutes 35 seconds
    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. He discusses his view on what's happening with inflation and more.

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    19 July 2023, 7:00 am
  • 39 minutes 37 seconds
    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 been affected by rapid EV adoption in North America. Blondal discusses how shifting geopolitical winds have caused the company to rethink its focus, the pandemic and more. 

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    5 July 2023, 7:00 am
  • 44 minutes 39 seconds
    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 Costar discusses the past, present and future of the office.

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    21 June 2023, 3:00 am
  • 22 minutes 4 seconds
    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

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    14 June 2023, 3:00 am
  • 20 minutes 17 seconds
    '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.

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    7 June 2023, 8:00 am
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