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Canada’s Economy, Explained is the official podcast of the Business Data Lab at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, hosted by Senior Research Director Marwa Abdou. Whether you’re a business leader, policymaker, or simply curious about the forces shaping our economy, this podcast brings you real-time data, sharp analysis, and conversations that matter. From workforce trends and inflation to trade, innovation, and inclusion, we unpack the stories behind the stats — with leading economists, industry voices, and fresh perspectives. Timely. Insightful. Unfiltered. This is where Canada’s economy gets explained.
Unknown Host hosts Canada's Economy, Explained, a business show with 30 episodes published.
Trade used to be about efficiency. Now it’s increasingly about resilience, leverage and security. In the season finale, host Marwa Abdou sits down with two of the world’s leading trade policy voices: Wendy Cutler, Vice P
For years, Canada has been described as a stable economy. Strong banks. Disciplined policy. Rising household wealth. But underneath that stability, something else has been doing much of the heavy lifting — households. Ca
You earn it in one currency. You spend it in one place. It feels local. Personal. Contained. But the system that determines how money actually behaves operates at a different level entirely. In this episode, host Marwa A
Inflation is cooling. The data says the worst is behind us. So why does everything still feel so expensive? In this episode, we unpack one of the defining economic puzzles facing advanced economies today: The gap between
Canada has built one of the most ambitious immigration systems in the world. For decades, our system has selected newcomers based on education, language ability and professional experience, with the expectation that thos
What if economic growth is real but only in certain places? In this special two-part episode, we move beyond headline GDP to examine the territorial foundations of economic development. Guest Dr. Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, P
What if economic growth is real but only in certain places? In this special two-part episode, we move beyond headline GDP to examine the territorial foundations of economic development. Guest Dr. Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, P
Canada isn’t short on talent, research or ideas. Yet living standards are under pressure, and productivity growth has slowed. What is really holding the economy back? In this extended episode, host Marwa Abdou brings tog
Welcome to Season 2 of Canada’s Economy, Explained! Host Marwa Abdou opens the season by stepping back from the usual ritual of economic forecasting to ask a more fundamental question: What happens when the systems shapi
In this special episode, recorded live at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s AGM and Convention, host Marwa Abdou speaks with Minh Tri Dang, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Finance at Wilson, and Karla Congson, CEO
Taxes shape more than government revenue. They shape trust. In this episode, host Marwa Abdou sits down with Heather Scoffield, founding CEO of the Canadian Tax Observatory, to explore how Canada’s tax and fiscal systems
Canada’s immigration system isn’t one program; it’s an entire architecture. A maze of pathways, permits, and policies that shape who gets in, who gets to work, and who gets to stay. In this episode, host Marwa Abdou sits
What’s the greatest comeback Canada has never seen? According to special guest Carol Ann Hilton, Founder and CEO of the Indigenomics Institute, it’s re-centering Indigenous economic power and Indigenous participation. Bu
Does your favourite social media app or e-commerce site’s algorithm hold more power than your country’s elected government? Do regulators really have to choose between innovation and security? Can algorithms be neutral?
Did you know that nearly half of the world’s trade moves through the Asia-Pacific? That your blueberries in January, the anime you stream, and your kid’s hockey gear are all part of a system quietly shaped by economies a
In this special back-to-basics episode of Canada’s Economy, Explained, host Marwa Abdou cuts through the alphabet soup of GDPs, CPIs, and BoC rate cuts to tackle the real questions Canadians keep asking. Why is it easier
Once a pillar of middle-class security, affordable homeownership has slipped out of reach for millions of Canadians. But economist Mike Moffatt (Missing Middle Initiative, Smart Prosperity Institute, Ivey Business School
Canada’s population is retiring earlier and living longer. Even so, the age 65 retirement threshold, inherited from 19th-century Prussia, continues to anchor public policy and social expectations. In this episode, Profes
Do Canada’s public policies reflect the reality of today’s workers? Many of the social programs Canadians rely on for economic security were designed in and for a very different era. Built around a mid-20th-century visio
In this episode of Canada’s Economy, Explained, host Marwa Abdou sits down with Avi Goldfarb—Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare at the University of Toronto, and co-author of Prediction Machines and P
Wendy Cutler
former Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative · Asia Society Policy Institute
1 appearance on this show
Kenneth Rogoff
Maurits C. Boas Professor of Economics at Harvard University
1 appearance on this show
Claudia Sahm
Chief Economist, New Century Advisors, Founder of Sahm Consulting · New Century Advisors
1 appearance on this show
Doug Porter
Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst · Acuitas Investments
1 appearance on this show
Vass Bednar
CIGI senior fellow, Public Policy Forum fellow, executive director of the Master of Public Policy in Digital Society program · The Canadian Shield Institute
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Mike Moffatt
Canadian economist and housing expert · Missing Middle Initiative
1 appearance on this show
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