Down to Business Podcast
1) Why Sidewalk Labs' sweeping Toronto smart city proposal faces hurdles (with Financial Post reporter James McLeod)
There are a few hurdles that need to be cleared before a prime piece of real estate on Toronto’s waterfront is turned into what could be the first of many smart city developments. Financial Post repor...Show More
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Didn’t know the “urban data trust” that Sidewalk Labs is setting up to address the data privacy issues is actually just a Trojan horse becau...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) 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 choice...Show More
3) 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 cho...Show More
4) 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/a...Show More
5) 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. Vis...Show More
6) 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/a...Show More
7) '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 abou...Show More
8) Tariffs work best for Trump when they remain threats
Meredith Lilly, a trade adviser under former prime minister Stephen Harper, on the roots of Donald Trump's trade dispute and where it goes from here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...Show More
9) The Delivery Economy explodes: Looking for a relief valve in the delivery economy as traffic grows - Part 2
In episode two of The Delivery Economy, Gabe speaks with Ivan Waissbluth. Fed up with traffic in Toronto, Waissbluth co-founded NRBI, which has been building a rapidly growing fleet of electric cargo ...Show More
10) The Delivery Economy explodes: A Down to Business deep dive - Part 1
In the first episode of The Delivery Economy, Down to Business host Gabe Friedman explores the astonishing economics of e-commerce with the CEOs of two Canadian companies.Sylvia Ng discusses her decis...Show More