C.D. Howe Institute Podcast
1) If Canada Moves Too Slowly on Stablecoins, Here’s What’s at Risk
Canada can’t fall behind in the digital currency revolution. We famously adopted the bank machine before the US, and outpace most countries in digital adoption. On this episode of the C.D. Howe Instit...Show More
2) Why Major Projects Take So Long to Build in Canada - And How to Fix It
Canada needs new infrastructure fast – but major projects still take years or decades. Why? Host Michael Hainsworth speaks with economist David Jones about what’s slowing us down and how projects unde...Show More
3) What Canadians Don’t Know About Canada Post’s Billion-Dollar Problem with Glen Hodgson
It may be safe to mail Christmas cards again, but what will Canada's posties deliver in 2026? The Institute's Glen Hodgson on how to bring-down the billion dollar cost of delivering mail from coast to...Show More
4) Canada’s Electric Vehicle Mandate: Will Drivers Have Enough Cars in 2026?
Pull the plug on the Zero Emissions Vehicle mandate until we’ve got clarity on trade. That’s the advice from industry watcher Brian Livingston. The Institute’s fellow-in-residence has crunched the num...Show More
5) Why Canadians are Turning to Finfluencers… and How We Can Stop the Trend
About a third of Canadians are taking financial advice from “finfluencers”. Golfdale Consulting’s Gary Edwards warns that this is a recipe for disaster for a demographic that can’t afford to gamble wi...Show More
6) Budget 2025 with Bill Robson: What Canadians Need to Know
Canada does not have a credible fiscal plan. After Ottawa revealed the details of its “sea change” budget, the Institute’s Bill Robson explains why Mark Carney’s first budget in the age of Trump fails...Show More
7) Unleashing Innovation with Catherine Beaudry
Think Canada has a productivity problem? Polytechnique Montreal’s Catherine Beaudry connects the dots between productivity, innovation, and one of the country’s other big issues: scaling-up small busi...Show More
8) What Canadians Can Expect From Parliament This Fall with Paul Wells and Colin Busby
The fall sitting of the House of Commons begins today, and it’s an uphill battle for Canada’s novice politician turned Prime Minister. Veteran political affairs reporter Paul Wells joins the C.D. Howe...Show More
9) Experts Recap University and College Foreign Student Caps
With foreign student caps now firmly in place, how are Canada’s colleges and universities fairing? According to Alex Usher of Higher Education Strategy Associates and the University of Waterloo’s Mika...Show More
10) Why Canada Won’t Hit Its Immigration Reduction Target
Ottawa won’t meet its goal of reducing temporary immigration at this rate. The Institute’s Parisa Mahboubi asks why the federal government set a target it can’t meet, and tells Michael Hainsworth what...Show More