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The CDHI Podcast
Hosted by Michael Hainsworth, the CDHI Podcast is your go-to source for trusted policy intelligence. From energy to healthcare, inflation and the labour market, this podcast is an ongoing in-depth interview series with leading experts on the most critical economic issues affecting Canadians.
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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 politic...
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 Strateg...
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 targe...
US, Canada & Mexico Negotiators on Why Free Trade Matters
What does it take to protect $1 trillion in trade? Three CUSMA negotiators share the importance of preserving duty‑free trade between Canada, the US,...
Don't Inflate the Bank of Canada's Mandate with Steve Ambler and Jeremy Kronick
Should Canada adopt America’s monetary policy? The Institute’s Jeremy Kronick and Steve Ambler explain to our Michael Hainsworth that changing the way...
Interprovincial Trade Progress with Ryan Manucha
In the age of tariffs, it’s now or never, and Ottawa needs to accelerate the breaking-down of inter-provincial trade barriers. Institute trade expert...
Banking on Infrastructure Banks with Sebastien Betermier
Canada needs new infrastructure, but there’s a catch-22: developers can’t move forward without financing, and investors are wary of early-stage risk....
Energy Independence with Travis Toews and Rory Johnston
Energy independence from the United States requires resolve. Alberta’s Travis Toews and Rory Johnston of Commodity Context tells our Michael Hainswort...
Canada's Municipal Class Clowns? with Bill Robson and Nick Dahir
Your high school teacher would fail you for it. So why areCanada’s biggest cities getting away with fudging their fiscal homework? The C.D. Howe Insti...
Intelligent AI Policy with Anindya Sen and Rosalie Wyonch
Canada is great at AI development, but what should the country’s first Minister for Artificial Intelligence make his key priorities? University of Wat...
Auto Trade Back to the Future with Stephen Beatty and Daniel Schwanen
Turning back the clock to 1965 is the secret to automotive trade negotiations with the United States. Former Toyota executive Stephen Beatty and C.D....
Negotiating with Trump with Mitzie Hunter and Jason Kenney
Canada is largely following our Trade Crisis Working Group’s strategy. But how do we implement massive changes to the country’s inter-provincial trade...
Budgeting for Trump in 2025 with Bill Robson and Don Drummond
In the age of Trump, how do you prepare Canada’s finances for a protracted trade war? The Institute’s Bill Robson and Don Drummond advise we balance t...
Growing Small into Big: The Housing Crisis Solution with Paul Beaudry and Jeremy Kronick
Solving Canada’s multiple housing crises requires thinking big – about smaller cities. In this episode of the CDHI Podcast with Michael Hainsworth, Va...
Pension Tension and the Trump Trade with Claude Lamoureux
We're saying “bye America, buy Canada” amid Donald Trump’s trade war. But even before he returned to office, there has been a growing drumbeat to turn...
Toronto's Big Smoke (Screen) Budget with Bill Robson and Nick Dahir
Torontonians might be shocked to learn their back-to-back property tax increases come at a time when city hall has more than a billion dollars in the...
Tapping Immigrant Talent with Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang
Canada is squandering a vital resource in its skilled immigrants. On this episode ofthe CDHI podcast with Michael Hainsworth, two C.D. Howe Institute...
Countering Trump's Trade Tariffs with Gary Hufbauer, Daniel Schwanen and Bill Robson
Elbows up: Canada is fighting Trump’s tariffs and a former US Treasury insider likes our strategy. Gary Hufbauer warns US standing will continue to sh...
Healthcare System, Heal Thyself with Mark Holland and Rosalie Wyonch
Canada’s healthcare system must continue to evolve,
according to Federal Minister of Health Mark Holland. On our latest episode, Minister Hollan...
Trump's Tumultuous Tariff Threat with Meredith Lilly and Daniel Schwanen
Donald Trump isn't backing down from his threat to hit Canada with 25 percent tariffs. But Canada is fighting back.
Michael Hainsworth s...
Capital Gains Bullet Dodged with Jack Mintz and Alex Laurin
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to step down has put the controversial capital gains tax plan’s future into question. Is it a bullet dodged,...
The 2024 Year in Review
With 2024 almost behind us, Michael Hainsworth shares some of the CDHI podcast's most fascinating interviews and policy conversations during the cours...
No Balanced Budget For Christmas with Bill Robson
Two bombshells were dropped on Canadians this week with the abrupt departure of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland – and news that Canada spent $20 bi...
Ho, Ho, Hold the GST Holiday with Bill Robson and Don Drummond
The holidays may be about eating to excess, but Ottawa’s “GST Holiday” is little more than “fiscal junk food”. On this episode of the CDHI podcast, In...
Prescribing Innovation with Rosalie Wyonch and Helen Angus
Ever since ChatGPT started making headlines for helping students write their essays, artificial intelligence (AI) has gotten a bad rap. But machine le...
Trump Won, Now What? With John Baird and John Manley
The decision by American voters to send Donald Trump back to the White House continues to reverberate around the world. Canada’s biggest trading partn...
Another Day Older and Deeper in Debt with Parisa Mahboubi and Bill Robson
When it comes to Canada's finances, the country is aging in more ways than one. With a shrinking workforce, government revenue growth slowing, and cos...
Elections, Trade and NATO with US Ambassador David Cohen
Like it or not, Canada is living in interesting times.
Our only neighbour and biggest trading partner is holding an election that...
Regent Debate Redux with Conrad Black and Martha Hall Findlay
Should Canada be worried about a possible second Trump presidency, or excited?
On September 24th, the C.D. Howe Institute hosted...
Canada's Productivity Problem
Since the mid-1980s, US labour productivity has grown by 100 percent. But in Canada, it's only grown by 40 percent. Lower productivity means the econo...
Wilbur Ross on Trump Back in the White House
If Donald Trump returns to the White House in 2025, Canada needs to prepare to open its wallet wider to NATO, and ask itself it is willing to die on t...
Why an Empty-Homes Tax Doesn't Solve the Housing Crisis with Gherardo Caracciolo
If the goal of a vacant-homes tax is to improve housing affordability, it doesn't work. But if its goal is to improve housing availability, it does. T...
Avoiding a Greek-Style Debt Crisis with Andrew Coyne and Trevor Tombe
Federal and provincial governments in Canada are too casual about deficits and public debt, according to Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne and eco...
Optimizing Immigration for Economic Growth with Mikal Skuterud and Christopher Worswick
Canada needs to return to the immigration system that made us the envy of the world. Economists Mikal Skuterud and Christopher Worswick explain that c...
Countdown to CUSMA with Lawrence Herman
From cows to cars, Canada is at risk of entering the trilateral review of CUSMA from a position of weakness unless Ottawa steps up and encourages the...
The Doctor Dilemma with Tingting Zhang and Rosalie Wyonch
Solving Canada’s healthcare crisis requires a combination of strategic policy reforms, technological innovation, and a shift towards more collaborativ...
Are Canadians Willing to Pay for Net Zero? with A.J. Goulding and Nik Nanos
Are Canadians Willing to Pay for Net Zero? with A.J. Goulding and Nik Nanos
Prospects for the World Economy in the Polycrisis with Martin Wolf
How do we get global powers to work together to solve the world’s polycrisis? Financial Times Chief Economic Commentator Martin Wolf dives into the pr...
Seniors' Care Scenarios with Rosalie Wyonch
Building more LTC facilities won’t solve Canada’s long-term care crisis. The C.D. Howe Institute’s Rosalie Wyonch tells host Michael Hainsworth that t...
Tax Reform is Taxing with Heather Evans
If you care about the direction of the country, you must
care about tax reform. That’s the sentiment from the Canadian Tax Foundation’s Heather...