Down to Business
Welcome to Down to Business, the Financial Post podcast that brings you deep-dives on Canada's economy, and explains the biggest business stories of the day through interviews with newsmakers. Hosted by Gabe Friedman.
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Why are cars so expensive in Canada today?
Economist Charles Bernard on the forces causing vehicle prices to rise
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What Canada gets for its $13-billion investment...
Policy expert says Canadian subsidies won't reap the benefits American handouts will
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Is the world running out of copper just when we...
With demand for the metal critical to the green transition about to surge, the number of new deposits being discovered has dwindled
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How the small movie theatre came back from the ...
The single-screen theatre has survived existential threats like COVID shutdowns, streaming and big chains
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Canada on the road to first net-zero cement in ...
Down to Business looks at the ground-breaking zero emissions cement plant planned for Edmonton, Alberta
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Safety Net: The impact of ransomware attacks on...
Experts discuss the impact of ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure in Canada
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Inside the only rare-earths mine in Canada
Down to Business looks at this highly sought-after commodity and how Canada has one of only two mines in North America
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Critical minerals in spotlight as global miners...
Down to Business talks to PDAC director Jeff Killeen about the hot trends at one of the largest mining conferences in the world
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What lies ahead for Canada's economy as it seek...
Dave Sawyer and Michael Bernstein discuss what lies ahead for Canada's economy as it seeks to reduce carbon emissions
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How immigration and an aging population will af...
Desjardins' Randall Bartlett on why Canada needs to build housing faster than its currently doing to accommodate immigration
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Maybe Canada can pull off a soft landing after ...
TD economist James Orlando on where inflation, interest rates and the economy might be going
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Harnessing the sun is closer than ever
Down to Business talks about fusion, the energy of the future that just had a major breakthrough
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Why Canada ran short of Children's Tylenol — an...
Down to Business looks at how the very nature of the opaque drug industry makes it vulnerable to disruption
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The four-day work week is coming
This week Down to Business looks at the future of the work week — and it's shorter
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Rare-earth magnets are key to our electric futu...
Down to Business talks to Ahmad Ghahreman about his business recycling rare earths, a material of growing importance to our society
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Why lettuce is suddenly so unbelievably expensive
Down to Business looks at the 'perfect storm' of conditions that are pushing food prices higher
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How Reddit, the 'old soul of the internet', suc...
This platform not only survives but thrives without tracking users all over the internet
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Canada's immigration boom will be biggest in 60...
This week Down to Business looks at the effect of Canada's immigration targets — the most ambitious in the world — on the economy
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Is the Bank of Canada reaching the end of its r...
Kevin Carmichael discusses how far along he thinks the Bank of Canada is in its rate raising cycle
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Consumers can now get charged for using credit ...
Queens University professor Laurence Ashworth discusses a change in credit card free
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How Toronto became the biggest housing bubble i...
Down to Business talks to an urban planner about what's wrong with the city's housing system
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Exposing the dark side of the green transition
This week on Down to Business, we talk about the ‘ecological shadows’ amid the world's move towards greener energy
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From scrap metal dealer to billionaire: How Ani...
Down to Business interviews Anil Agarwal, founder and chairman of Vedanta Resources Ltd., about his career, and the relationship between Canada and India
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The risky business of carbon capture in Canada
Down to Business looks at what is thwarting the development of the carbon capture industry
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EV sector could mean a quarter of a million job...
What it would take for Canada to establish an EV supply chain and what it would mean to the economy
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