Down to Business

This week on Down to Business, John McNally, program director for clean growth at PLACE Centre, discusses some of the surprising challenges that could make it harder for Canada to capture economic opportunities from the energy transition — such as high housing prices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Down to Business, economist Aaron Cosbey lays out what he sees happening when demand for fossil fuels peaks in the next decade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business Council of Alberta has a plan to speed up the construction of infrastructure Canada needs to meet climate goals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in Dispatches from the battery economy, Down to Business talks to Maciej Jastrzebski of Li-Metal about technological breakthroughs in producing lithium for next-generation batteries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Down to Business talks to Prof. Rupa Banerjee about what works and what doesn't in Canada's immigration policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Down to Business, Paula Allen, senior vice-president of research and client insights at Telus Health, discusses what’s happening to workers across Canada from a mental health standpoint. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Down to Business, economist Jim Stanford talks about how higher interest rates could suppress wage growth. He discusses his view on what's happening with inflation and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Down to Business, Dan Blondal, chief executive of Nano One Materials Corp., talks about how his company has been affected by rapid EV adoption in North America. Blondal discusses how shifting geopolitical winds have caused the company to rethink its focus, the pandemic and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Down to Business, Carl Gomez, chief economist and head of analytics at commercial real estate data firm Costar discusses the past, present and future of the office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Down to Business examines the economic impacts of wildfires, with an eye towards the less-obvious ripple effects Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices