Taking Stock with Amanda Lang

Mar 11 2025 143 ep. 23 mins 77

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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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Ways to support domestic industry amid tariff uncertainty

Mar 11 2025 23 mins

Amanda Lang fills you in on the news you need to know this week in The Briefs and checks in with B.C.’s Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, Diana Gibson, for more on how her province is working with businesses to unlock economic development and internal trade.

How Canadian businesses are getting ready for Trump’s tariffs

Feb 28 2025 23 mins

After filling you in on all the news you need to know this week in The Briefs, Amanda Lang checks in with Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association for an update on how Canada’s automotive sector is feeling headed into tariffs next week.

Why Canada needs a rethink on trade – whether we want to or not

Feb 21 2025 23 mins

After a look at the state of Canada’s trading output by the numbers, Amanda Lang checks in with Roger Martin, author and former Dean of the Rotman School of Management for his thoughts on what Canada needs to do to rebalance its trade policy for the new normal we are now in.

What Canadians need to know about personal finance

Feb 14 2025 23 mins

After catching you up on all the news that was in the business world in The Briefs this week, Amanda Lang checks in with Satish Rai, the former chief investment officer with Ontario pension plan OMERS to discuss his new book on financial literacy, focusing on what ordinary people can do to get their financial lives in order.

Everything is on the table as Trump tariffs are imminent

Jan 31 2025 23 mins

After catching you up on the week that was in The Briefs, Amanda Lang checks in with Jean-Francois Perrault, chief economist with Scotiabank, for his thoughts on the Bank of Canada’s decision to cut rates this week and the outlook for Canada’s economy headed into a potential trade war.

What do we mean by middle class these days?

Jan 24 2025 23 mins

After catching you up on the week that was in business in The Briefs, Amanda Lang checks in with Mike Moffatt, Executive-In-Resident at the Smart Prosperity Institute, to hear about Missing Middle, a new organization aimed at examining the status of Canada’s middle class, what that term even means, and what policies might potentially be able to help them.

How Canada plans to fight back in the sudden trade war with the U.S.

Jan 17 2025 23 mins

After catching you up with the news of the week in The Briefs, Amanda Lang checks in with Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Electrification to hear about what’s at stake in the trade fight with the U.S., and why policy makers are considering every weapon at their disposal to fight back if necessary.

How the Canada Post strike impacted charities

Jan 10 2025 24 mins

After catching you up on the news of the week in business in The Briefs, Amanda Lang speaks with Duke Change, CEO of Canada Helps, to hear about the unexpected impact the recent Canada Post work stoppage had on charities who rely on mailed cheques from donors every holiday season. The loonie has sold off heavily in recent months, touching as low as 66 cents US at one point in Decem

What’s next for Canada and the U.S. on the trade front under Trump?

Jan 03 2025 23 mins

After catching us up on the news of the week in The Briefs, Amanda Lang speaks with Beth Burke, CEO of the Canadian American Business Council for a look of the state of the economic relationship between Canada and the U.S. headed into a second Trump presidency.

What does 2025 hold in store for Canada’s economy?

Dec 13 2024 23 mins

After looking back at the year that was for Canada’s economy, Amanda Lang checks in with Benjamin Tal, Deputy Chief Economist with CIBC for his thoughts on what the advent of a second Trump administration might mean for businesses and consumers next year Amanda Lang checks in with Goldy Hyder, President & CEO of the Business Council of Canada for a read on what the