"Labouring over Economics" with Jim Stanford

Hotel Pacifico was created by Air Quotes Media with support from our presenting sponsor TELUS, as well as FortisBC.Geoff and Mike welcome economist Jim Stanford, director of the Centre for Future Work, a think tank in Vancouver. For twenty years, Jim was chief economist and policy director for Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, as well as a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.  Jim, Geoff, and Mike tour through the turbulent economic landscape with Jim providing his perspective on Canada’s economy as it is today, taxing the rich, the potential of the manufacturing sector, and the ins and out of energy exports.  In the Strategy Suite, Mike and Geoff discuss breezy summertime caucus meetings, the new Conservative chief of staff, the radical centre, the world arrives on ours shores for the World Cup, and even Geoff is aware of such sporting events.🏨🌄 Check into Hotel Pacifico for insights and interviews covering the latest in B.C. politics.Thank you for joining us on #HotelPacifico. Please take a moment to give us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.Watch conversations from Hotel Pacifico via Air Quotes Media on YouTube.The sponsored ads contained in the podcast are the expressed views of the sponsor and not those of the publisher.