Taking Stock with Amanda Lang

The Briefs: US Inflation is stronger than expected; Housing market shows signs of life; New money for housing and medical staff in rural communities; A new report on tent encampments calls for basic services; Ontario's controversial wage law struck down; it will cost more to insure electric vehicles. Achieving housing affordability: By The Numbers Barriers to trade between provinces costs us billi...

The Briefs: Jobs climb in Canada, but not by much; BCE lays off 9% of its staff; Feds offer money for home affordability; auto theft summit; Bank of Canada says home affordability not in its control; home sales up in Toronto and Vancouver; cross-border fight over wine. Wages aren’t rising enough to offset the cost of living. Consumer and business debt levels cause a crunch: By The Numbers What can...

Amanda Lang in conversation with Wab Kinew, Premier of Manitoba. What you need to know about Manitoba's 25th premier. The growth opportunity in Manibota. The role Kinew can play in reconciliation and improved economic outcomes for Indigenous Manitobans. Manitoba as a bridge between the federal government and irritated western provinces.

The Briefs: Bank of Canada holds the line on interest rates; Is Canada already in recession?; The wealth gap widens as the rich get richer; International Student Visas will be cut by 35% this year; Netflix is doing just fine after raising its prices; China may intervene in its own stock market. The cost of home ownership keeps climbing: By The Numbers Should we be concerned that a giant U.S. inves...

The Briefs: Inflation creeps up again in Canada; The Bank of Canada says businesses are more pessimistic than ever, while consumers change their spending habits to cope with higher rates; Pandemic era business loans come due and many businesses fret they won't survive; Housing starts fall 7% nationally in 2023; Health Minister says Canada will prevent US states from buying all our prescription dru...

The Briefs: U.S. Inflation rises; More consumers are anxious about debt; Some retailers post strong holiday sales; Boeing's very bad week; Honda mulls an electric plant in Canada; Shell inks long term deal for Canadian gas. Canada is off track in its zero-emission vehicle goals. We are more stressed by debt than ever: here's a look: By the Numbers Inflation in food prices isn't going away this yea...

Amanda Lang in conversation with Tiff Macklem, governor of the Bank of Canada.

Amanda Lang in conversation with Matthew Boswell, Canada's Commissioner of Competition.

The Briefs: Bank of Canada holds steady on rates; Food inflation to climb again this year; New targets for oil and gas sector to reduce emissions; Credit card fees coming down for some small businesses; Layoffs at CBC and Shopify Higher interest rates hit older Canadians different, here's a look: By the numbers Another failing great for health care with some common sense ideas about fixing it

The Briefs: Jobs in Canada; GDP slows; Consumer confidence craters; Holiday spending holds up; Bank's set aside more for bad loans; Google will pay news orgs 100 million a year Recent legislation makes it illegal to use replacement workers in any strike in a federally regulated industry. A look at small and medium businesses in Canada: By The Numbers How can governments foster growth? Alberta play...

The Briefs: Fiscal update from Ottawa is a balancing act; Inflation cools in October; Bank of Canada cautiously optimistic on interest rates; UN warns world is missing climate targets; more than 400,000 government workers strike in Quebec Fixing housing may require changing the demand side of the equation The Fiscal Update: By the Numbers How can the government do more to foster economic growth? I...

The Briefs: U.S. Inflation cools; Canadian confidence sinks; More Canadians are food insecure; Ottawa to spend to build rental units; Why commodities may do well; Trump's Truth Social losing money The Jobs Picture: By the numbers Is the jobs market weakening?  

The Briefs: Record rents; Feds to build more houses; Loblaws pushes back on grocery code of conduct; We Work files for bankruptcy; Carbon Tax exemption vote fails; Canada won't make its 2030 climate goals: audit Corporate Profit and inflation: By the Numbers Leveling the internet field  

Interest rates and inflation: By the Numbers Affordability is the biggest concern for Canadians – will it improve any time soon?   

The Briefs: Bank of Canada; St. Lawrence Seaway Strike; UAW strike ; Toronto’s $50 B housing plan; Chevron Aquires Hess The politics of affordability: By The Numbers Competition in Canada is in rough shape – how do we improve it?

The Briefs: Inflation cools in September; Business sentiment falls; Competition in Canada weak; Scotiabank cutting 3% of jobs; Alberta wants out of CPP; Netflix adds subscribers Supreme Court strikes down Bill c69: By the Numbers

Feature interview with Heather Reisman, CEO of Indigo

The Briefs: Jobs numbers in Canada and the US; Bond yields soar; Minimum wages rise; More workers are stressed; Birkenstock plans share sale Rates and debt: By The Numbers Governments effort to regulate big tech is backfiring

Special Edition: On Labour A look at Employment in Canada. By The Numbers We get the feeling work will change a lot in the future - but in what ways? Work from home is disappearing fast for many workers...what other pandemic era perks will go?  Affordable child care should help working parents...but there's not enough of it.

The Briefs: Inflation jumps again; Grocers asked for a plan on pricing; Unifor strikes tentative deal with Ford; OECD raises global outlook for this year, lowers it for next; Instacart goes public; Amazon hiring this fall Food prices in Canada. By The Numbers Are grocers to blame for high prices? Will more competition help in the grocery sector? The government is updating the competition act - wil...

The Briefs: Peak of Oil and Gas?; US Inflation still high; UAW hits the picket lines; Record levels of rent in Canada; Ottawa cuts GST on new rentals; Household balance sheets improve; Sudafed doesn’t work; Rogers must give service on Toronto Transit The rising role of investors in housing. By the Numbers Investors are a necessary part of building new homes Investors contribute to the inequity in...

The Briefs: Wildfire update; Retail Sales; Cabinet retreat; RBC, TD Bank earnings a mixed bag; Capping student visas Where do Canadians lay blame for inflation and cost of housing? By The Numbers The role of governments in addressing housing affordability. Policies that can drive growth even as inflation weighs on the economy. Regulating AI will take global cooperation.

The Briefs: Inflation ticks higher; Real estate volume flatlines; Housing starts drop; US retail sales are strong; We Work on the ropes; BC's Carbon Engineering to be bought by Occidental Petroleum. A look at rent in Canada, By the Numbers. A new report calls for millions of new rental units to be built. What else should government be doing to spur more building? Will work from home crush downtown...

The Briefs: Labour strife continues; UPS results disappoint; News organizations challenge Meta; Wildfires set records; Clean grid regulations Labour in Canada By The Numbers. What’s at stake in negotiations. What are the Saudis up to with sports.  Alberta’s motivation for halting green energy projects is unclear: but given the race to net zero it’s definitely unwelcome.

The risks and opportunities for Canada's ag sector Should our ag sectors be managed with proper industrial policy? A looming demographics problem faces many in the ag sector. Asking the fertilizer industry to reduce emissions.