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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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
25 min
77
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
33 min
78
What it will take to get Canada to net zero
This week on Down to Business two electricity experts Bruce Lourie and Gretchen Bakke talk about the many hurdles Canada will have to clear to get to net zero
31 min
79
Tougher Fed is not good news for big tech
BMO chief economist Douglas Porter talks about why tech stocks are taking a beating
22 min
80
How Uber's deal with a union could change the g...
Veena Dubal on what Uber's deal with UFCW means for the company, its workers and other similar businesses
26 min
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Air taxis will need 60,000 new pilots this deca...
21 min
82
How the COVID-19 pandemic is changing commercia...
Cushman & Wakefield's Samantha Sannella talks about how our office may look different once we return
19 min
83
Web 3.0 — A decentralized internet that could b...
Lex Sokolin and Victoria Lemieux on how blockchain could have profound implications on the way the internet works
43 min
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Labour shortage threatens to become economy's b...
This week on Down to Business, Scotiabank chief economist Jean-Francois Perrault talks about lessons from a shock that had no playbook
20 min
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Canadians will feel the bite of rising prices e...
20 min
86
The Crypto Files: If you think it doesn't affec...
Andreas Park, who co-authored a design proposal for a digital currency for the Bank of Canada, breaks down what blockchain means for the financial system
26 min
87
What the U.S. EV tax credit means for Canada
Flavio Volpe explains how the U.S. infrastructure bill will affect Canada's auto industry
21 min
88
Why blockchain development technology is crucia...
Ethan Lou explains why he thinks blockchain technology holds so much promise
23 min
89
Canada's biggest risk in green transition is mi...
Rachel Samson, research director for clean growth at the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, talks about the COP26 summit
18 min
90
Why the post-pandemic economy is humbling forec...
This week on Down to Business, Beata Caranici, chief economist of TD Bank, talks about the uncertainty the economy is facing as it struggles to emerge from the pandemic.
23 min
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Why Calgary's new mayor wants to declare a 'cli...
This week on Down to Business, host Gabriel Friedman talks with Calgary's first female mayor Jyoti Gondek about the polarization around climate change and fossil fuels and how she plans to attract investors to the city’s burgeoning cleantech economy.
15 min
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This tech company grew fivefold in just over a ...
This week on Down to Business, Lightspeed CEO Dax DaSilva talks about his company's remarkable growth spurt, how it is attracting and keeping talent and why Canada is actually an amazing place to headquarter your tech company.
19 min
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Addressing single use plastics left behind by t...
This week on Down to Business podcast, Megan Takeda-Tully talks about starting a company during a pandemic, the challenges of her endeavor and what’s at stake
14 min
94
Canada's unemployment is high but the number of...
This week on Down To Business, Prof. Jennifer Robson talks about whether employers may end up hiking wages, the labour shortage and the Canada Recovery Benefit.
16 min
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Canada is addicted to high-rising home prices —...
This week on Down To Business Prof. Paul Kershaw talks about how rising real estate prices are distorting Canada’s economic growth and hurting younger generations.
21 min
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Uncovering Canada's role in supporting slavery ...
This week on Down to Business, University of Toronto's Padraic Scanlan talks about the controversy around Henry Dundas and some unsettling chapters of Canada’s past.  
18 min
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'That world is over:' Airbnb CEO on how the pan...
This week on Down to Business Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, talks about how his tech startup survived the most disruptive time for travel since World War II — and came out stronger
33 min
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How facial recognition technology impacts our d...
This week on Down to Business, Wendy Wong, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto where she is also a research lead at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society and Canada Research Chair in Global Governance and...
19 min
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Smaller housing markets set for a shock when li...
With the Federal Election around the corner, leaders are rolling out their political platforms, including promises on housing and affordability. This week on Down to Business we talk to John Pasalis, president of Realosophy, about whether government...
12 min
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'The pandemic is going to be a catalyst to chan...
This week on "Down to Business," Deloitte chief economist Craig Alexander talks with Financial Post's Larysa Harapyn about the election issues dominating Canada's economic landscape: the recovery, underinvestment in business and infrastructure, and...
18 min