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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Should Canada invest in hydrogen? Here are the ...
Two chemical engineers explain the pros and cons of hydrogen
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The modern tragedy of Long COVID
Down to Business looks at how Long COVID is affecting lives, our healthcare system and our economy
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'Soft landing is wishful thinking,' says former...
A former economist at the Bank of Canada on how central banks fell behind the curve and missed crucial signals about the economy
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Without government aid, Canada's car industry w...
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The new oil? How demand for copper could reshap...
Down to Business talks to veteran energy analyst Daniel Yergin about how copper, the metal of electrification, will reshape geopolitics
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How high a price will Canadians have to pay to ...
Down to Business looks at what could happen to Canada's economy and housing market as the Bank of Canada hikes rates
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What the future holds for western Canadian oil ...
What the future holds for western Canadian oil producers if pipelines and other critical infrastructure are no longer on the table
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How Bill Browder began warning the world about ...
Bill Browder, once Russia’s largest foreign investor, describes how he started his campaign to convince the world that Russian President Vladimir Putin is dangerously corrupt.
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Pulling back the curtain on Tim Hortons' nation...
This week on Down to Business former Financial Post reporter James McLeod talks about his investigation into Tim Hortons’ data collection practices that sparked a nation-wide privacy probe
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Lessons from the Port of Vancouver's annus horr...
Down to Business looks at the challenges facing ports in the pandemic and extreme weather
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What the death of the penny taught us about our...
Not too long ago, there were billions of pennies floating around in people’s wallets
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Long waits in the airplane await travellers as ...
Down to Business looks at the business of flying after the pandemic
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Canada in unique position to be world's 'EV sup...
This week Down to Business looks at the shift underway in the auto sector
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Trying to make sense of why Elon Musk is offeri...
This week Down to Business podcast considers the possible business cases
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What rapidly rising inflation tells us about th...
How rising inflation impacts the global economy and the pace of globalization
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Why Canadians are losing faith in the housing m...
Housing price expert Tsur Somerville on blind bidding, real estate agents and so-called affordable housing
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What challenges lie ahead in trying to build Ca...
Guests discuss Canada's new critical minerals and electric vehicle supply chain
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The real problem behind Canada's out-of-control...
Down to Business explores the many theories about why prices have been rising for as long as they have
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What the new emissions reduction plan means to ...
In this special bonus episode of Down to Business, Gabriel Friedman looks at Ottawa's plan to cut 2005 level-emissions by 40 per cent by the end of the decade
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The deal that could launch Canada into the auto...
This week, Down to Business delves into the auto sector’s pivot to electric vehicles, one of the largest industrial transformations in history.
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Three first-time homebuyers tell their stories ...
The trials and tribulations of buying a home in Canada
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How gold prices connect to inflation, interest ...
Even as it nears an all-time high, gold had been trending down for much of the past year
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What rising interest rates mean for housing and...
Tu Nyugen and Jason Del Vicario talk about how rising interest rates will affect the housing market and the economy
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What the Ukraine-Russia conflict means for geop...
Mark Manger, Alex Tuckett and Robert Huebert talk about the economic consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine
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Stephen Poloz explains why volatility is trendi...
Former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz identifies five "tectonic" forces that are going to create new crises for at least a decade
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