The CEO of Canada's biggest bank, Dave McKay of RBC, in a speech this past week, said Canada must get "in sync" with the United States and become better at engaging with America's economic system to improve wobbly productivity in this country. We're not doing so at present said McKay, quoting a "very senior person (U.S.) said to us recently, in a group of CEOs, You are not serious people." - How is Canada harming ourselves most? 

Guest: Professor Eric Kam. Macroeconomics, Toronto Metropolitan University.

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