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Wonk — 188 episodes
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Canada-U.S. relations
How to make a nation of supertraders
Evan Solomon on the promise and perils of AI
Building an economy that helps people flourish
The big risks facing Canada and the world
Why the Canadian economy will be okay
Gregor Robertson on the housing dilemma
Frank McKenna on Canada’s future and dealing with America
How to get investment flowing back to Canada
Could Canada be energy independent?
Canada’s race to build big talent
Stephen Poloz on dealing with dual economic shocks
Canada’s place in the global energy race
The $7-billion bet on ag tech
Premier Susan Holt on Canada’s comeback plan
How to deal with oil shocks and inflation
Why housing should be a human right
Julie Dabrusin on Canada’s new climate plan
Tom Chi on how to make an economy that works
Zita Cobb on economic growth, one town at a time
The dangerous spread of sports betting
Premier David Eby on building a new economy
Chris Hadfield on Canada’s new space race
Bob Rae on the new world order
Canada’s make or break year
Don Tapscott on the battle to control your own AI
The big policies that will shape 2026
‘What is common knowledge?’ Steven Pinker explains
Why Canada needs to build ‘anchor companies’
Minister Champagne: Putting a ‘generational’ budget into practice
Alberta’s Danielle Smith on pipelines and fellow premiers
Matthew Boswell on Canada’s fight against anti-competitive behaviour
Fara Dabhoiwala on the meaning of free speech
The biggest issues in Canada's next federal budget
Stéfane Marion on Canada’s business investment crisis
David Frum on Donald Trump’s tariff problem
Catherine McKenna on climate costs and polarization
The fight to save kids from social media harm
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson on Canada's new economic ambitions
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem on seeking economic stability
Economist Frances Donald on Canada’s big opportunity
Howard Marks: How to make sense of today’s reality-defying markets
Encore: Jean Chrétien on the ongoing fight for national unity
Encore: Sally Armstrong on the ongoing fight for women's rights
Encore: Measles returns. How did it come to this?
Andrew Coyne: Is Canada’s democracy falling apart?
How Canadian housing got so unaffordable
Why Canada can’t break free from America
How to build Arctic sovereignty — and Canada’s economy
Inside the fight of Google’s life
Encore Episode: Tim Snyder on America’s descent toward ‘modern tyranny’
Why we’re not ready for the new AI
Can Canada build big things?
Jean Chrétien on the ongoing fight for national unity
Trevor Tombe on how to make ‘one Canadian economy’
Dominic LeBlanc on getting to 'zero' tariffs
How Canada’s biggest energy storage project got built
Measles has returned. How did we get here?
Paul Wells: Is Canadian politics actually getting nicer?
Sally Armstrong on the ongoing fight for women's rights
America’s descent toward ‘modern tyranny’
What should Canada do about China?
Election panel: What Canadians actually need to be talking about
Does Canada need a customs union with the U.S.?
How to govern through an election on top of a trade war
The fight over U.S. fighter jets
Andrew Furey on the nastiness of politics and facing Donald Trump
David Paterson on fighting the trade war and winning over Americans
How to revive local news — and Canadian democracy
A 30-day window to save Canada’s economy
How Canada's energy industry can respond to Trump
President Trump and Canada’s big choices
U.S. panel: Is Canada ready for President Trump?
Erin O’Toole on how to deal with Trump, Arctic defence and energy
WONK panel: A game-changing bet on wind power in B.C.
Tariff Special: What happened at Mar-a-Lago and what’s next for Canada
Andrew Leach: How to hit climate goals – and not kill the economy
Peter Loewen on what’s dividing America
Brett House on understanding the rise of Trumponomics — and Swiftonomics too
US Election special: What Trump’s big win means for Canada
Alex Himelfarb on the ideology that ruined the world
Steve Verheul on what a Trump victory could mean for Canada
Economist David Campbell explains Atlantic Canada’s historic boom
NWT Premier R.J. Simpson on why the North is hot right now
Dr. Jane Philpott on how to fix Canada’s family doctor shortage.
Raven Lacerte on leading a national movement to end violence
Sean Speer on how governments can get stuff done
Janice Stein on a world gone mad
John Risley on his big green hydrogen bet
Trevor Tombe, economic truth-teller, is kind of a big deal
'The fascinating economist’ Craig Wright, on the role of a big bank forecaster
Mark Podlasly on the really big news in Budget 2024
The new chief economist of the OECD, Álvaro Santos Pereira, on solving the productivity crisis
Emera CEO Scott Balfour on the urgent energy transition
Halifax Mayor Mike Savage on how a big city keeps up with growth
Head of Canadian Olympic Committee David Shoemaker on how to win at the Olympics
Rupa Banerjee: What does Canada really want from immigration?
Beverley McLachlin: the problems with the online harms bill
JP Gladu on the rise of big Indigenous business, and life on Lake Nipigon
John Hannaford on the historic challenges facing the public service
Paul Wells on not being mean, and building an empire
‘Are you a bot?!’ Shingai Manjengwa on why we shouldn’t fear AI
Wearables for everyone: Dr. Vivek Goel on data-fueled health care
It’s not easy being a Liberal in Alberta. Anne McLellan on a life in politics
Chief Crystal Smith on the life-changing impacts of LNG
From space to cabinet: Marc Garneau on a remarkable life
Mentoring Elon Musk and the future of wind: Peter Nicholson
Jayna Hefford on launching the Professional Women’s Hockey League
Jeff Elgie on his fight to save local news in Canada
Bob Rae on life at the UN and following in his dad’s footsteps
Ep. 78: Growing Canada's Infrastructure with John Casola
Ep. 77: Trade and Tough Decisions with Steve Verheul
Ep. 76: Unpacking the Clean Energy Puzzle with Scott Balfour
Ep. 75: The Future of Healthcare with Dr. Victoria Lee & Dr. Danielle Martin
Ep. 74: Toward Economic Reconciliation, with Harold Calla and Geordie Hungerford
Ep. 73: The Future of Work with Stéphan Déry
Ep. 72: An exit interview with B.C. Premier John Horgan
Ep. 71: Monetary Policy Report with Tiff Macklem
Ep. 70: Technology, work and safeguarding the internet
Ep. 69: Electrification: What is it and what can it do?
Ep. 68: The Future of Conservatism with Ginny Roth and Sean Speer
Ep. 67: LNG, Geopolitics and Canada's Choice
Ep. 66: Canada, COVID-19 and the G10
Ep. 65: The Hydrogen Advantage with Nancy Southern
Ep. 64: Managing Carbon to Achieve Net-zero
Ep. 63: Investing in Black Futures with Dahabo Ahmed-Omer
Ep. 62: The Shattered Mirror Revisited
Ep. 61: The Indigenous Economy with Jeff Cyr and Alicia Dubois
Ep. 60: Hacking Cities: Living Through a Ransomware Attack
Ep. 59: COVID-19: Where Do We Go From Here?
Ep. 58: Making Space Work for Canada
Ep. 57: Putting up Guardrails on the Internet
Ep. 56: How can Canada win the race to net zero?
Ep. 55: Building Consensus in a Post-Pandemic Canada
Ep. 54: Critical casualties? The dichotomy & discrepancy of essential work and emerging industries.
Ep.53: Brave New Data
Ep.52: When Your Boss is an Algorithm
Ep.51: Skills and Surveillance
Ep. 50: Can Canada Build Better Infrastructure?
Ep.49: Does Canada Have a Plan for Economic Growth?
Ep.48: Taking Note of Mental Healthcare
Ep.47: The Cutting Edge of Carbon
Ep.46: Caring for Canada's Seniors
Ep.45: Canadian Railroad Trilogy - Pandemic Edition
Ep.44: More than an Economic Recovery
Ep.43: Keep Calm and Supply Vaccines
Ep.42: Our Forced Telework Experiment
Ep.41: She-cession – Unprecedented and Uneven
Ep.40: Realities for Black Canadians in COVID-times
Ep.39: Are Rural Areas Being Left Behind?
Ep. 38: Renewal – A Growth Plan for Canadian Industry
Ep.37: Putting Indigenous in ESG
Ep.36: Measures to Help the Internet Fulfill its Democratizing Potential
Ep.35: Isolated and Anxious, but Not Alone
Ep.34: Carbon Capturing Canada's Future
Ep.33: 5G on the Horizon with Mirko Bibic
Ep.32: The Rise and Fall of Trust in Government on COVID-19
Ep.31: Will the U.S. See a Normal Transition from One Government to Another?
U.S. Election Special – Narrow Defeat and a Divided Country with Frank McKenna
Ep.29: More Runway for Airports and Canada's Aviation Industry
Ep.28: What is Reconciliation About?
Ep.27: The Second Surge of COVID-19
Ep.26: ABCs of Economic Recovery with Frances Donald
Ep.25: Ushering in the fifth generation of digital communications
Ep.24: Hydrogen – A competitive element of Canada's renewable future
Ep.23: New Ventures into Democracy
Ep.22: From Old School, to (Mostly) Online School
Ep.21: The Next Move on Vaccines, Apps and the Canadian Arsenal Against COVID-19
Ep.20: Systemic Racism in Canada; A Conversation with Minister Hussen on How We Can #dobetter
Ep.19: The Future of Energy; Re-stabilizing an Industry
Ep.18: Getting the Future of Work Right in Unprecedented Times; Part 2 of 2
Ep.17: Getting the Future of Work Right in Unprecedented Times, At An Accelerated Pace
Ep. 16: The Adaption Advantage- Sustaining adaptability in the workforce post COVID-19
Ep. 15: Leveraging Immigration & Mobility For Economic Growth Post-COVID-19
Ep.14: Understanding a Disease – COVID-19 and Genomics Canada
Ep.13: The Generation Squeeze and COVID-19
Ep.12: Unpacking Labour Force Trends from COVID-19
Ep.11: The News Media and COVID-19
Ep.10: Intergenerational Attitudes and Impacts of Covid-19 with David Coletto
Ep.9: A Challenge-Driven Industrial Strategy for Canada
Ep.8: What Sacrifices are People Willing to Make During a Crisis? with Peter Loewen
Ep.7: The Realities of COVID-19 on Provincial and Federal Budgets with Janice MacKinnon
Ep.6: Extending a Lifeline to Canadians in the Sharpest Economic Downturn of our Time with Tamara Vrooman
Ep.5: What We Learned From SARS With Dr. David Naylor
Ep.4: Why Don't Humans Take Meaningful Action Sooner? with Bruce Lourie
Ep.3: The Energy Sector and Covid-19 with Peter Tertzakian
Ep.2: Governing Through a Crisis with Anne McLellan and John Manley
Ep.1: The Economy After COVID-19 with David Dodge