Taking Stock with Amanda Lang

How are Canadian businesses being affected by U.S. tariffs – and what are they doing to deal with the uncertainty? Amanda Lang speaks with  Candace Laing, President and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

How can economists make meaningful projections with all the uncertainty (and sudden reversals) in policies on the global stage?  For his assessment, Amanda Lang speaks with Jean-Francois Perrault, Chief Economist at Scotiabank.

The Canadian economy is under attack - and let's face it, we had problems before Donald Trump came along ...What's the best plan for protecting it in the months ahead? For his assessment, Amanda Lang speaks with Jim Stanford, Director of the Centre for Future Work  

It's a tough time to make economic predictions, with tariffs on one side, and new promises from an election campaign on the other. For his assessment, Amanda Lang speaks with Benjamin Tal, Deputy Chief economist at CIBC.

 After filling you in on all the news you need to know this week in The Briefs, Amanda Lang speaks with Aled Ab Iowerth, Deputy Chief economist at Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation, on the rising threat of stagflation – that is, prices rising while economic growth stagnates.

Amanda Lang fills you in on the news you need to know this week in The Briefs and checks in with B.C.’s Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, Diana Gibson, for more on how her province is working with businesses to unlock economic development and internal trade.

After filling you in on all the news you need to know this week in The Briefs, Amanda Lang checks in with Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association for an update on how Canada’s automotive sector is feeling headed into tariffs next week.

After a look at the state of Canada’s trading output by the numbers, Amanda Lang checks in with Roger Martin, author and former Dean of the Rotman School of Management for his thoughts on what Canada needs to do to rebalance its trade policy for the new normal we are now in.

After catching you up on all the news that was in the business world in The Briefs this week, Amanda Lang checks in with Satish Rai, the former chief investment officer with Ontario pension plan OMERS to discuss his new book on financial literacy, focusing on what ordinary people can do to get their financial lives in order.

After catching you up on the week that was in The Briefs, Amanda Lang checks in with Jean-Francois Perrault, chief economist with Scotiabank, for his thoughts on the Bank of Canada’s decision to cut rates this week and the outlook for Canada’s economy headed into a potential trade war.

After catching you up on the week that was in business in The Briefs, Amanda Lang checks in with Mike Moffatt, Executive-In-Resident at the Smart Prosperity Institute, to hear about Missing Middle, a new organization aimed at examining the status of Canada’s middle class, what that term even means, and what policies might potentially be able to help them.

After catching you up with the news of the week in The Briefs, Amanda Lang checks in with Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Energy and Electrification to hear about what’s at stake in the trade fight with the U.S., and why policy makers are considering every weapon at their disposal to fight back if necessary.

After catching you up on the news of the week in business in The Briefs, Amanda Lang speaks with Duke Change, CEO of Canada Helps, to hear about the unexpected impact the recent Canada Post work stoppage had on charities who rely on mailed cheques from donors every holiday season. The loonie has sold off heavily in recent months, touching as low as 66 cents US at one point in December. Amanda Lang...

After catching us up on the news of the week in The Briefs, Amanda Lang speaks with Beth Burke, CEO of the Canadian American Business Council for a look of the state of the economic relationship between Canada and the U.S. headed into a second Trump presidency.

After looking back at the year that was for Canada’s economy, Amanda Lang checks in with Benjamin Tal, Deputy Chief Economist with CIBC for his thoughts on what the advent of a second Trump administration might mean  for businesses and consumers next year Amanda Lang checks in with Goldy Hyder, President & CEO of the Business Council of Canada for a read on what the business communi...

After catching us up on the news of the week in The Briefs, Amanda Lang checks in with David Dienesch, CEO of Allianz Trade in Canada for an update on food inflation and what the outlook is for both your grocery bill and major food exports for 2025

After catching you up on the news of the week in The Briefs, Amanda checks in with Dan Kelly, head of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, for a pulse check on how small businesses are feeling about having to bear the cost of implementing Ottawa’s holiday on GST this holiday season. Canada’s Competition Bureau has been using new weapons in its fight to level the playing field for consu...

After catching you up on the news of the week in the Briefs segment, Amanda Lang checks in with David Paterson, Ontario’s representative in Washington, D.C. for a lookahead to trade discusses between the two countries and Mexico The number of Canadian consumers and businesses filing insolvencies is rising, so Amanda Lang spoke with Andre Bolduc, the chair of the Canadian Association of Insolvency...

After catching us up on the news of the week in The Briefs, Amanda Lang speaks with Beth Burke, CEO of the Canadian American Business Council for a look of the state of the economic relationship between Canada and the U.S. headed into a second Trump presidency. After a by the numbers look at just how interdependent the economies of Canada and the U.S. are, Amanda Lang checks in with Ian Bremmer, f...

A price on carbon is widely accepted by economists as an efficient way to measure the harm done by carbon and to encourage behavioural change, but is it the best route given that it comes with a real cost to consumers and the economy? Amanda Lang checks in with Chris Ragan, the founding director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University for his thoughts.   Rick Smith, president...

After catching you up on the news of the week, Amanda Lang speaks with Aled ab Iorweth, deputy chief economist with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, to check in  on the pace of Canadian home construction and whether it will meet our future housing needs. After years out of favour, nuclear power is ramping up again around the world, including Canada. Amanda Lang speaks with John Gorman,...

After catching you up on the business news you need to know this week, Amanda Lang speaks with Steven MacKinnon, Canada’s Minister of Labour & Seniors, for a discussion on what role government can play in optimizing the future of work in Canada. For the first time ever, four generations are in the work force together, which is impacting everything from work from home policies to the nature of...

Amanda Lang gets you caught up on the news of the week, and we check in with Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development, Vic Fedeli, for his thoughts on the outlook for the province’s automotive sector. Amanda Lang speaks with TD Bank economist James Marple and Kevin Lee of the Canadian Home Builders Association for their outlook on the construction sector and its role in Canada’s productivity gap...

From Canadian inflation to the latest decision on interest rates, Amanda Lang breaks down the news of the week in The Briefs. And we hear from with Penelope Graham, a mortgage expert with Ratehub.ca to see if new 30-year mortgage rules designed to help first time buyers get into the market will actually make affordability worse.

Electricity is the new oil, and North America’s grid is in danger of one day running dry, which is why Ontario has launched the largest procurement plan in its history.