Down to Business

This week on Down to Business, law professor Veena Dubal speaks about what Uber's deal with United Food and Commercial Workers means for the company, its workers and other similar businesses in Canada.

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This week Down to Business talks to a living legend of the aviation industry: Marc Parent, chief executive of CAE. During the pandemic, this flight simulator company that derives much of its revenue from a grounded aviation sector, managed to complete nine acquisitions. Parent talks about the future of air taxis and delivery services, which is coming sooner than we think.

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This week on Down to Business, Cushman & Wakefield's Samantha Sannella talks about how our office may look different once we return and why companies will need to provide perks to lure people back.

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This week on Down to Business, guests Lex Sokolin and Victoria Lemieux talk about how blockchain could have profound implications on the way the internet works, particularly the attention economy.

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This week on Down to Business, Scotiabank chief economist Jean-Francois Perrault talks about lessons from a shock that had no playbook and what challenges our economy faces ahead. 

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This week on Down To Business, the Conference Board of Canada's Sohaib Shahid explains what’s causing inflation to rise to its highest point in three decades and what that means for Canadians, especially lower income earners.

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In the second of a three-part series on Down to Business exploring issues related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, Andreas Park, an economist and a professor of finance at University of Toronto, who co-authored a design proposal for a digital currency for the Bank of Canada, breaks down what blockchain means for the financial system.

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This week on Down to Business, Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association of Canada, explains how the U.S. infrastructure bill will affect Canada's auto industry and why he predicts the EV tax credit will ultimately be dropped.

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This week on Down to Business, Ethan Lou, author of the book "Once a bitcoin miner," offers his perspective on why blockchain technology is already important but bound to play an even greater role in the future.

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This week on Down to Business, Rachel Samson, research director for clean growth at the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, talks about the COP26 summit and how the pandemic revealed a shift in attitudes about climate change.

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