Podcast
Canada is largely following our Trade Crisis Working Group’s strategy. But how do we implement massive changes to the country’s interprovincial trade, expand globally, and improve productivity while negotiating with a president who doesn’t respect his own trade agreements? Co-chairs Mitzie Hunter and Jason Kenney explain.
Negotiating with Trump with Mitzie Hunter and Jason Kenney
Canada is largely following our Trade Crisis Working Group’s strategy. But how do we implement massive changes to the country’s interprovincial trade, expand globally, and improve productivity while negotiating with a president who doesn’t respect his own trade agreements? Co-chairs Mitzie Hunter and Jason Kenney explain.
Budgeting for Trump in 2025 with Bill Robson and Don Drummond
In the age of Trump, how do you prepare Canada’s finances for a protracted trade war? The C.D. Howe Institute’s Bill Robson and Don Drummond advise we balance the books, raise the GST, and tell Canadians why the pain is necessary.
Growing Small into Big: The Housing Crisis Solution with Paul Beaudry and Jeremy Kronick
Solving Canada’s multiple housing crises requires thinking big – about smaller cities. Vancouver School of Economics professor Paul Beaudry and C.D. Howe Institute Vice President of Economic Analysis Jeremy Kronick discuss why focusing on growing our smaller urban centres into larger cities will help ease the pain nationwide.
Pension Tension and the Trump Trade with Claude Lamoureux
We’re saying “bye America, buy Canada” amid Donald Trump’s trade war. But even before he returned to office, there has been a growing drumbeat to turn pensions into a policy tool. Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan guru Claude Lamoureux joins host Michael Hainsworth to discuss why forcing a “buy Canadian” strategy won’t work long-term.
Toronto’s Big Smoke (Screen) Budget with Bill Robson and Nick Dahir
Torontonians might be shocked to learn their back-to-back property tax increases come at a time when city hall has more than a billion dollars in the bank. The C.D. Howe Institute’s Bill Robson and Nick Dahir tell host Michael Hainsworth that a lack of transparency is keeping politicians from understanding the true cost of running […]
Tapping Immigrant Talent with Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang
Canada is squandering a vital resource in its skilled immigrants. On this episode of the CDHI podcast with Michael Hainsworth, two C.D. Howe Institute immigration experts discuss this and explain the importance of tearing down barriers to labour mobility.