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Down to Business episodes

August 26, 2020 What Chrystia Freeland brings to the table as Canada’s finance minister
Canada’s finance minister Bill Morneau abruptly resigned last week in the middle of one of worst economic crises since the Second World War. His replacement, deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland, has strong experience on Parliament Hill but less on Bay Street. To help break down the news, Down to Business interviewed Rebekah Young, director of fiscal and provincial economics at Scotiabank, who has been keeping a close eye on the state of Canada’s recovery.

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20 min
July 29, 2020 What record high gold prices mean for mining companies in Canada (with Agnico Eagle Mines CEO Sean Boyd)
On this week’s Down to Business, host Gabriel Friedman speaks with Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. CEO Sean Boyd about what it’s been like to run a gold company amid a pandemic and record gold prices.

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23 min
July 22, 2020 What the decision whether to reopen schools this fall means for the recovery — podcast
On this week’s Down to Business, as part of our series on Reopening Canada, Clementine Van Effenterre, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Toronto, talks about how the pandemic is affecting working families and what that means for the economy

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19 min
July 15, 2020 How consumer behaviours are changing as a result of the pandemic (with Ernie Johannson, BMO Financial Group)
On this week’s Down to Business, Ernie Johannson, group head of personal and business banking in North America for BMO Financial Group, speaks to host Gabriel Friedman about shifting consumer habits and describes the initial challenges of trying to stabilize bank operations during a financial crisis and a health pandemic.

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15 min
July 08, 2020 We’re going to be living in a deflationary world (economist Irene Lauro)
On this week's Down to Business, Irene Lauro, a senior economist at Schroders, explains the ripple effects of “reshoring” and how deflation is a top concern for economists as the recovery moves forward.

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17 min
July 02, 2020 How the world of work is changing in Canada for better and worse (Mercer Canada CEO Jaqui Parchment)
This week on Down to Business, Jaqui Parchment, chief executive of Mercer Canada, one of the largest human resources consulting firms in the world, talks to Gabriel Friedman about what’s happening in workplaces throughout the country, whether in the office or at home.

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24 min
June 24, 2020 The Canadian economy is reopening, get ready for some false starts (CIBC chief economist Avery Shenfeld)
On this week's Down to Business, CIBC chief economist Avery Shenfeld talks to host Gabriel Friedman about the shape and speed of the recovery. While some sectors will rebound quickly, a second big chunk of the economy will see a very shallow recovery or no recovery at all.

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22 min
June 17, 2020 How the COVID-19 pandemic could – and should – change the tourism sector (G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip)
This week on Down to Business, G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip talks to host Emily Jackson about how COVID-19 has affected his business and how he believes the travel industry should evolve once people are free to move around again.

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24 min
June 10, 2020 How corporate Canada can address systemic challenges faced by the black business community
Nadine Spencer, president of the Black Business and Professional Association, talks to host Emily Jackson about the ongoing challenges faced by Canada’s black business community and what can be done to improve access to capital and diversity in the boardroom.

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20 min
June 03, 2020 New leader takes helm of Bank of Canada in the throes of a global crisis
Financial Post columnist Kevin Carmichael talks to host Emily Jackson about the legacy of outgoing Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz, the decision to replace him with Tiff Macklem, what the bank needs to focus on going forward and why leadership at the bank is so critical now to the Canadian economy.

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25 min

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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…