Good Question with Amanda Lang

Good Question with Amanda Lang

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Good Question with Amanda Lang episodes

  • Tiff Macklem on Trump, tariffs and Canada’s Economic Future
    Inflation is stubborn, our trade relationship with the US is unpredictable and now interest rates are up. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem talks to Good Question host Amanda Lang about what all this means for Canadians, why fighting inflation has become so complicated, and whether new investment can strengthen our economy. Despite the uncertainty, Macklem says he's optimistic.
    29 min
  • Kenneth Rogoff: A 30% Stock Market Crash Is Coming — Are We Ready?

    Is the global economy headed for another financial crisis?  Are we prepared for what's coming? Host Amanda Lang sits down with former IMF chief economist and Harvard professor Kenneth Rogoff to discuss his warning of a potential 30% stock market crash, the growing risk of a U.S. debt crisis, and what an increasingly unstable economic future could mean for Canada.

    Joining Amanda on The Wrap this week is Bruce Sellery, financial journalist, personal finance author and CEO of Credit Canada

    Kenneth Rogoff’s recent book:
    Our Dollar, Your Problem: An Insider's View of Seven Turbulent Decades of Global Finance, and the Road Ahead
    https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300275315/our-dollar-your-problem/

     

    44 min
  • Ian Bremmer: America's Break With Canada Is Permanent. Now What?

    Is America's relationship with Canada permanently changed, and what does that mean for our future? Host Amanda Lang sits down with American political scientist, and GZERO Media founder Ian Bremmer to discuss Trump's weakening political power, the growing threat from Russia, and whether Canada can navigate our increasingly unpredictable world.
     

    46 min
  • Frances Haugen: Why Big Tech Can’t Regulate Itself
    The power that big tech wields in our lives and the potential for it to do harm is front and center. Facebook's recent $17 billion settlement in the US is aimed at limiting some of those harms - at least to young people - and that settlement can be directly traced to Frances Haugen. She is the whistleblower who gave the world the evidence it needed and is also the subject of a new movie from screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, The Social Reckoning. Host Amanda Lang speaks to her about misinformation, regulation and what Facebook has taught us about the future of AI.
    41 min
  • Jason Kenney: What’s Really Driving Alberta’s Separatist Movement
    What’s fuelling Alberta’s growing separatist movement and where does it go from here? Host Amanda Lang sits down with former Alberta premier Jason Kenney to talk about the roots of Western alienation, the politics driving today’s separatist push, and what’s at stake in Alberta’s October 19th referendum.
    44 min
  • Heather Reisman on books, tariffs and the 'antidote to antisemitism'
    Heather Reisman, founder and CEO of Indigo, believes that despite all the tech at our fingertips, reading is having a comeback. She talks to host Amanda Lang about many big questions facing Canada – how we should be thinking about AI regulation, what Canadians can do to reduce mounting antisemitism, and why she wants Canadian kids to be ‘the best readers in the world’. After everything she’s built, what keeps her going? As she puts it, she created “Disneyland”, and gets to go there every day.
    49 min
  • Canada wants investment. So what are we going to build?

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    39 min
  • Putting Canada on the World Investment Map
    Canada's first ever Investment Summit held in Toronto this week was a message to global investors that Canada is open for business and ready for the big leagues. Canada's largest pension fund already plays there. John Graham is the CEO of CPPIB, the investment arm of Canada Pension Fund. He spoke with host Amanda Lang about the opportunities Canada needs to show the rest of the world.
    38 min
  • Can Canada compete for Global Capital?
    Canada is keen to attract more global capital, but are we ready for the investment we’re seeking? Host Amanda Lang sits down with Shane Dunn, EY-Parthenon Canada Managing Partner, to discuss what it will take to make our country more attractive to investors. They explore why investor confidence matters, the role of foreign capital, and whether Canada is finally poised for a new era of growth. This episode was brought to you by EY-Parthenon.
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    A member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited.
    28 min

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Every great conversation starts with a good question. Not the kind that shows off, the kind that shows up. A good question isn't trying to prove something, it's genuinely curious to hear the answer.