Down to Business

Mar 05 2025 187 ep. 22 mins 556

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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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Canada gets wakeup call that world 'unstable and dangerous place'

Mar 05 2025 21 mins

Margaret MacMillan, emeritus professor of history at the University of Toronto, gives perspective on what Donald Trump's presidency means to Canada and the world Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How the old trading rules are failing Canada

Feb 25 2025 24 mins

Lawrence Herman, who spent decades practicing international trade law, explains how anti-dumping remedies aren't working for Canadian companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'No way Canada can win a trade war:' John Manley shares some hard truths

Feb 21 2025 26 mins

John Manley, the former federal minister who managed our relationship with the U.S. at the highest levels, says Donald Trump's tariff threats are a 'really loud wakeup call' for Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Trump is pouring gas on the fire of de-globalization

Feb 13 2025 29 mins

Meredith Lilly, a trade adviser under former prime minister Stephen Harper, says the world is on the cusp of a new trade order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Delivery Economy explodes: Looking for a relief valve in the delivery economy as traffic grows - Part 2

Dec 11 2024 21 mins

In episode two of The Delivery Economy, Gabe speaks with Ivan Waissbluth. Fed up with traffic in Toronto, Waissbluth co-founded NRBI, which has been building a rapidly growing fleet of electric cargo bikes to deliver goods around the city's dense core. Then a bike courier with decades of experiences tells Gabe what it’s like to ride a bike around Toronto, and how conditions have

The Delivery Economy explodes: A Down to Business deep dive - Part 1

Dec 11 2024 43 mins

In the first episode of The Delivery Economy, Down to Business host Gabe Friedman explores the astonishing economics of e-commerce with the CEOs of two Canadian companies.Sylvia Ng discusses her decision to leave Shopify Inc and found ReturnBear in 2021 as she watched a growing number of companies struggle with the high level of returns from online sales; and Mark Ang explains how

The Delivery Economy explodes: Reverberations throughout the economy & ceilings to online - Part 3

Dec 11 2024 13 mins

In the final episode of The Delivery Economy, Clarence Woudsma, a professor at the University of Waterloo’s School of Planning, joins Gabe to explain how e-commerce is evolving and the trends that may lie ahead, from growth markets such as grocery to the shifting labour landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An update on Down to Business - A message from Gabe Friedman

Dec 04 2024 1 mins

Down to Business has been on hiatus for a while. But our host Gabe Friedman has some exciting news to share about the future of the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why it might be hard for Canada to capture economic opportunities from the energy transition

Oct 04 2023 21 mins

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

What happens to Canada after oil demand peaks?

Sep 19 2023 22 mins

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