Free Lunch by The Peak
Free Lunch by The Peak breaks down what’s happening in the economy and markets, and why it matters to Canadians. Join us every week for deep-dive interviews that go beyond the headlines with the country’s most interesting minds in economics, business, tech, and finance.
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Best Of: Is Canada's Immigration System Broken?
Mikal Skuterud explains how Canada's immigration works—and why it may be starting to fail.
39 min
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How Retailers Are Adapting To The Inflation Era
The many ways that the cost-of-living squeeze Canadians are feeling is also impacting the retail sector, from a sharp uptick in shoplifting to a squeeze on mid-tier stores.
50 min
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Why The World Is Embracing Industrial Policy
Réka Juhász shares her research on industrial policy around the world and explains why it's increasingly in vogue.
44 min
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What Do The Autoworker Unions Want From The Big...
Jim Stanford joins us to explain the key issues at play in the bargaining between the autoworker unions and Big Three carmakers.
37 min
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Canada's Looming Succession Problem
What happens when baby boomer entrepreneurs retire from the businesses they founded?
41 min
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Why Public Transit In Canada (Mostly) Sucks
Reece Martin (aka RMTransit on YouTube) explains the real reasons Canada's public transit is so frustrating.
48 min
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Unpacking Canada's Confusing Job Market
Brendon Bernard joins us to unpack a confusing labour market.
55 min
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What's Driving Ontario's Nuclear Renaissance
Why Ontario is building nuclear power again.
37 min
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Best Of: A Disturbing Conversation About AI
AI safety researcher Jérémie Harris explains why AI risks are a real danger.
64 min
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What We Can Learn About Meta's News Block From ...
Professor Ricard Gil discusses what happened in Europe when countries tried to bring in C-18-style laws
52 min
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How To Invest When The Economy Is This Confusing
How should people manage their portfolios when we're getting so many mixed signals?
35 min
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What It's Like To Run A Restaurant In An Era Of...
Toronto restaurateur Yannick Bigourdan explains what it's like running a restaurant right now.
39 min
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Best Of: Why Canada's Healthcare System Is Brea...
The root causes of our healthcare meltdown with Dr. Saad Ahmed
63 min
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How Wildfires Are Impacting Canada's Forestry S...
Derek Nighbor breaks down how the forestry sector is faring in Canada's brutal wildfire season.
52 min
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What's Next For The Cannabis Industry
Jay Rosenthal breaks down what went wrong in weed and where the sector goes from here.
46 min
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How The Bank Of Canada Is Thinking About Intere...
Brett House explains what's driving the Bank of Canada's decision-making on interest rates
50 min
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Does Canada Have A Role To Play In The Chip Wars?
Benjamin Bergan discusses where Canada can fit into the semiconductor supply chain
45 min
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Is Canada's Immigration System Broken?
Mikal Skuterud explains how Canada's immigration works—and why it may be starting to fail.
39 min
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Why Biotech Is Way Bigger Than Vaccines
Andrew Casey breaks down the state of Canada's biotech sector post-pandemic
52 min
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We Have A Problem With Men's Mental Health
Matt Jeneroux, MP and founder of the Hi Dad Foundation, joins us to talk about why men aren't doing so great.
35 min
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Is Toronto's New Multiplex Law A Way To Solve C...
Toronto-based developer Chris Spoke explains the economics of multiplex construction in a housing shortage.
37 min
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Best Of: Why Is Canadian Housing So Expensive
Mike Moffatt explains what's driving our out of control housing market
50 min
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Does Basic Income Make Sense For Canada?
Lindsay Tedds explains what a basic income is, and why she thinks it's not right for Canada.
50 min
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How Policing Works—And Doesn't—In Canada
Kent Roach on the problems with policing in Canada, and why you should care
49 min
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Should We Be Worried About The Office Market?
Brian Rosen from Colliers International explains what's going on in Canada's office market.
50 min