Taking Stock with Amanda Lang

Oct 18 2024 129 ep. 23 mins 68
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A weekly series spotlighting the biggest and most significant news stories affecting the world of business and the economy. Taking Stock with Amanda Lang brings business stories from the global stage to Canadians every week and explains why they matter.

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Weighing the impact of carbon taxes

Oct 18 2024 24 mins  
A price on carbon is widely accepted by economists as an efficient way to measure the harm done by carbon and to encourage behavioural change, but is it the best route given that it comes with a real cost to consumers and the economy? Amanda Lang checks in with Chris Ragan, the founding director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University for his thoughts. Rick S

Low rates not enough to boost home construction to what we’ll need

Oct 11 2024 23 mins  
After catching you up on the news of the week, Amanda Lang speaks with Aled ab Iorweth, deputy chief economist with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, to check in on the pace of Canadian home construction and whether it will meet our future housing needs. After years out of favour, nuclear power is ramping up again around the world, including Canada. Amanda Lang speaks wi

What is the role of government in the future of work?

Oct 09 2024 20 mins  
After catching you up on the business news you need to know this week, Amanda Lang speaks with Steven MacKinnon, Canada’s Minister of Labour & Seniors, for a discussion on what role government can play in optimizing the future of work in Canada. For the first time ever, four generations are in the work force together, which is impacting everything from work from home policies

How a U.S. move to ban Chinese car software will impact Canada

Sep 27 2024 23 mins  
Amanda Lang gets you caught up on the news of the week, and we check in with Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development, Vic Fedeli, for his thoughts on the outlook for the province’s automotive sector. Amanda Lang speaks with TD Bank economist James Marple and Kevin Lee of the Canadian Home Builders Association for their outlook on the construction sector and its role in Canad

What new 30-year mortgage rules might do to the housing market

Sep 20 2024 23 mins  
From Canadian inflation to the latest decision on interest rates, Amanda Lang breaks down the news of the week in The Briefs. And we hear from with Penelope Graham, a mortgage expert with Ratehub.ca to see if new 30-year mortgage rules designed to help first time buyers get into the market will actually make affordability worse.

Low rates still can't solve the housing crisis: Ian Lee

Sep 13 2024 23 mins  
Electricity is the new oil, and North America’s grid is in danger of one day running dry, which is why Ontario has launched the largest procurement plan in its history.

What the Bank of Canada’s cut might do to the housing market

Sep 06 2024 24 mins  
Amanda Lang chats with Marc Desormeaux, principal economist with Desjardins about the impact of the central bank’s rate cut on affordability.

Will curtailing immigration solve the housing problem

Aug 30 2024 23 mins  
With work stoppages at CN and CP Rail and possibly soon Air Canada. Will new tariffs invite retaliation from China

Special on the Middle Class in Canada

Aug 30 2024 23 mins  
A look a the middle class: By the Numbers. Building a Middle Class. Middle Class and Taxes.

Are restaurants feeling the economic slowdown?

Aug 09 2024 23 mins  
How technology is changing the job market in agriculture. An innovative program aiming to help employ Americans with developmental disabilities. The rising costs of cyberattacks.