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EPISODE · Mar 5, 2026 · 8 MIN

How much will the war in Iran spike oil prices?

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The world's most crucial oil corridor, the Strait of Hormuz, has been shut. The closure prevents the movement of roughly a quarter of the world's seaborne oil. How much will gas prices and inflation leap? And is it Canada's moment to pitch itself as a global oil superpower? 

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