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Canada is emerging from the first wave of the pandemic with high levels of private and public debt. That's why the Crisis Working Group on Monetary and Financial Measures is urging Canada to recommit to getting our fiscal and monetary houses in order once COVID-19 has passed. Working Group co-chair Mark Zelmer and C.D. Howe Institute Associate Director of Research Jeremy Kronick join host Michael Hainsworth to discuss the key fiscal anchors that will keep Canada’s economy from floating adrift post pandemic.

We're starting to get quantifiable data on the impact of COVID-19 on Canadian businesses. More than half say they won't survive beyond the next 90 days without revenue. Economist and C.D. Howe Institute Senior Fellow Glen Hodgson tells us the survey findings will help us anticipate a few key factors as Canada starts the process of re-opening the economy.

What are the lessons of COVID-19 for Canada’s healthcare sector? Newly appointed Senior Fellow and former Ontario Finance Minister Janet Ecker leans on her experience with SARS and the 2008 financial crisis to offer insight into the crisis and how to be better prepared financially and logistically for the next pandemic.

Analysis of Ottawa's $82 billion emergency response package from the C.D. Howe Institute's Vice President of Research Daniel Schwanen and Associate Director of Research Grant Bishop reveals encouraging support for gig economy workers, struggling homeowners, and small and medium-sized businesses. But is it coming soon enough?

Ottawa is preparing its 2020 Federal Budget, and the Institute is urging Parliament Hill to cut the corporate tax rate and address the impact of COVID-19 on the Canadian economy. President & CEO Bill Robson tells host Michael Hainsworth, further measures may be required.

When does it make sense to cut spending to reduce government debt? The answer from Harvard's Alberto Alesina may surprise you, and he tells host Michael Hainsworth it has everything to do with investor confidence.

Michael Hainsworth sits down with the Institute's Jeremy Kronick to talk about income inequality's effect on inflation, and the rising non-bank financial intermediary sector that could be diluting the effectiveness of monetary policy.

Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff tells Michael Hainsworth he’s optimistic the delayed decision on a 21st century “city within a city” will be a green light, discusses the data privacy issues with the Toronto Quayside plan, and outlines some of the advances the company has researched in sustainable and affordable housing.

New year, new opportunity. 2020 will be the Federal Government’s first real opportunity to build on the platforms of the October 2019 election. Queen’s University adjunct professor Don Drummond and the Institute’s Ben Dachis look ahead to the first full year of governing the new minority government.

Host Michael Hainsworth sits down with economist and Harvard professor Edward Glaeser to talk housing supply, the affordable housing crisis, and and why he believes the housing market is rigged against millennials.

In this episode of the C.D. Howe Institute podcast, Michael Hainsworth speaks to Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews about his province’s plans to get back into the black within four years, lower corporate taxes, and go it alone on CPP. Also, Grant Bishop, the C.D. Howe Institute’s Associate Director, Research, provides some analysis on Alberta’s fiscal situation.

Canada punches above its weight in Artificial Intelligence Research, but investment is down. Deloitte Canada's Shelby Austin and Uber's Inmar Givoni join Michael Hainsworth on this episode to talk about the advantages of "buying Canada" and the challenges of future government support.

How are Canada’s coffers faring going into the election? C.D. Howe Institute Senior Fellow Glen Hodgson says Canada’s political platforms aren’t preparing for a potential recession — or even a slowdown. On this week’s podcast Michael Hainsworth delves into what the political promises mean if the economy goes south.

With Canada's 2019 federal election around the corner, and the possibility of a recession, why aren’t the major party leaders talking about what they would do in the event of a downturn? Bill Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute talks with Michael Hainsworth on what spending versus tax cuts means for Canada’s economy.

Canada has a labour force problem. Many of us aren't matched to our jobs, and with A.I. on the rise and the continued march of automation, the problem is set to worsen. Miana Plesca from the University of Guelph and C.D. Howe Institute's senior policy analyst Parisa Mahboubi join host Michael Hainsworth to discuss why Canada underperforms the OECD on matching skills in the workplace.

As the political situation in the United Kingdom grows ever more precarious, Michael Hainsworth sits down with David Blancheflower, professor of economics at Dartmouth College and former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, to ask what Brexit means for Canada, broader relations with the EU, and offer some clues as to what the long term ramifications will be.

America is the big winner in the CUSMA trade pact, with more access to Canada’s dairy and poultry markets, increases in intellectual property protection for pharmaceuticals, and new rules on cross-border data flows all tilting the balance in favour of the U.S. In this episode, Michael Hainsworth talks to Dan Ciuriak about some of the controversial issues arising from the agreement.

In this episode, Michael Hainsworth sits down with auto industry veteran Dennis DesRosiers and Jon Johnson, former advisor to the Canadian government during the NAFTA negotiations, to take a deep dive into the murky rules of origin for autos laid out in the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement and the challenges they pose for the industry. Also on the subject of cars, Christopher Sands, senior research professor and director of the Center for Canadian Studies at Johns Hopkins University, talks about the U.S. government’s decision to rescind California’s auto industry emissions and fuel standards – and the opportunity it represents for Canada.

Are there better options for getting Canadians the medications they need? Our health policy expert, Rosalie Wyonch, sits down with Michael to discuss the report released by Dr. Eric Hoskins calling for Ottawa to create a national pharmacare plan.

After significant amendments from the Senate, Bill C-69 is coming back to the House for third reading. The original bill would have created significant uncertainties for the energy sector by allowing Cabinet to intervene in the independent review process of any future resource project. The Institute's Associate Director of Research, Grant Bishop and host Michael Hainsworth sit down to discuss the future for resource sector investment in Canada.