Down to Business

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Welcome to Down to Business, the Financial Post podcast that brings you deep-dives on Canada's economy, and explains the biggest business stories of the day through interviews with newsmakers. Hosted by Gabe Friedman.

  1. 2025-07-03

    What's ahead for Canada's energy sector as new era of nation-building dawns

    This episode of Down to Business explores what's lies ahead for Canada's energy sector as the country enters a "generational opportunity" for economic development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    57 min

  2. 2025-06-26

    Is Canada setting itself up for a big home price spike in 2030?

    Down to Business podcast talks to Mike Moffatt, founding director of the Missing Middle Initiative, about how the housing crisis started and where we could go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    41 min

  3. 2025-06-24

    Canada's auto industry at 'hinge moment'

    On this episode of Down to Business, Stephen Beatty, a former Toyota Canada executive, describes the threats to the auto industry and solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    44 min

  4. 2025-03-06

    Canada gets wakeup call that world 'unstable and dangerous place'

    Margaret MacMillan, emeritus professor of history at the University of Toronto, gives perspective on what Donald Trump's presidency means to Canada and the world  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    21 min

  5. 2025-02-25

    How the old trading rules are failing Canada

    Lawrence Herman, who spent decades practicing international trade law, explains how anti-dumping remedies aren't working for Canadian companies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    25 min

  6. 2025-02-21

    'No way Canada can win a trade war:' John Manley shares some hard truths

    John Manley, the former federal minister who managed our relationship with the U.S. at the highest levels, says Donald Trump's tariff threats are a 'really loud wakeup call' for Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    26 min

  7. 2025-02-14

    How Trump is pouring gas on the fire of de-globalization

    Meredith Lilly, a trade adviser under former prime minister Stephen Harper, says the world is on the cusp of a new trade order Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    30 min

  8. 2024-12-11

    The Delivery Economy explodes: Reverberations throughout the economy & ceilings to online - Part 3

    In the final episode of The Delivery Economy, Clarence Woudsma, a professor at the University of Waterloo’s School of Planning, joins Gabe to explain how e-commerce is evolving and the trends that may lie ahead, from growth markets such as grocery to the shifting labour landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    13 min
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Welcome to Down to Business, the Financial Post podcast that brings you deep-dives on Canada's economy, and explains the biggest business stories of the day through interviews with newsmakers. Hosted by Gabe Friedman.

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