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Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke at the Canada Investment Summit on September 15, 2026, and announced significant measures to boost the country's attractiveness as an investment destination. Recent developments on the Canada-U.S. trade file have only reinforced the need to focus on domestic demand growth while upgrading critical infrastructure, and Ottawa’s goal is to lock in $1 trillion in total investment over the next five years. Hear from BMO Economics.

In the latest episode of Journeys to Growing the Good on Markets Plus, Host Issam Majeed sits down with Ring Rescue leaders Kevin Spencer and Randy Williamson to discuss how an overlooked healthcare challenge became the foundation for a growing medical technology company.

In this episode of Markets Plus from September 10, BMO hosted a discussion to examine the scale of the North American data center buildout, the outlook for Canadian oil and gas production, and the evolving investment case for metals and mining.

In this episode of Markets Plus, Steven Jensen, Head, Diversified Industries, BMO Commercial Bank, Canada leads a discussion on the latest tariff developments, what they mean for Canadian businesses, and how organizations can position themselves to navigate an evolving trade environment with confidence. Speakers include Pam Denton, Head of Strategic Markets & Client Solutions, Global Markets, BMO Capital Markets and Shelly Kaushik, Senior Economist, BMO Capital Markets.

In this episode of Markets Plus, BMO experts focus on what the latest developments mean for growth, investment and business decisions in North America.

Stephen Smith’s journey proves that failure doesn’t have to define success. In this episode, Stephen Smith, Co-owner of The Economist and Co-founder of First National Financial, joins Scott Brison, Vice Chair, BMO, for a candid conversation about the setbacks, risks and decisions that shaped one of Canada’s most accomplished business leaders.

Together, they explore Smith’s path from personal bankruptcy in the 1980s to building First National into one of Canada’s largest non-bank lenders, the lessons he learned about resilience and risk management, and why he believes strong institutions, independent journalism and long-term thinking matter more than ever.

Employee ownership is gaining momentum as a powerful strategy to align business success with employee wellbeing and community resilience. In this episode of Sustainability Leaders, Michael Torrance, BMO’s Chief Sustainability Officer, sits down with Leah Turnbull, Managing Director and National ESOP Practice Lead at BMO, to explore how employee ownership structures—such as Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) in the U.S. and Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) in Canada—are transforming the way companies think about growth, succession, and sustainability.

 They discuss why employee ownership is increasingly relevant amid a wave of retiring business owners, how it can help close the wealth gap by expanding access to equity, and why it offers a compelling alternative to traditional sale options.

In the latest episode of Journeys to Growing the Good on Markets Plus, host Issam Majeed sits down with Robert Stanley, CEO and Founder of Stay At Home Nursing Care Services and CHAH Technology, to discuss why he believes Canada's aging population is in need of a new approach to care, one that places greater emphasis on prevention, data and supporting both seniors and their caregivers. 

Ian Lyngen, Vail Hartman, and Delaney Choi bring you their thoughts on the U.S. Rates market for the week of August 3rd, 2026, and respond to questions submitted by listeners and clients.

In the latest episode of Return on Intelligence on Markets Plus, Kristin Milchanowski sits down with Ken Nickerson, Partner for Technology Innovation at Maverix Private Equity, to explore why the next frontier of AI isn’t more intelligence; it’s better judgment. From the limits of today’s compute models to the promise of quantum and photonics, the conversation challenges how organizations think about scaling AI and turning insight into decision-making advantage.