C.d. Howe Institute
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editora: Podcast
- Duração: 65:59:14
- Mais informações
Informações:
Sinopse
The C.D. Howe Institute is an independent not-for-profit research institute whose mission is to raise living standards by fostering economically sound public policies. Widely considered to be Canada's most influential think tank, the Institute is a trusted source of essential policy intelligence, distinguished by research that is nonpartisan, evidence-based and subject to definitive expert review.
Episódios
-
S4 E15: The Future of the Bank of Canada's Balance Sheet
03/11/2022 Duração: 31minThe Bank of Canada’s balance sheet has ballooned under COVID-19. The C.D. Howe Institute’s Jeremy Kronick and Steve Ambler join host Michael Hainsworth to discuss why, why it won’t be coming down any time soon, and how taxpayers may be on the hook as interest rates skyrocket.
-
S4 E14: Only Hot Air? with Charles DeLand
04/10/2022 Duração: 18minOttawa wants to slash greenhouse gas emissions from Canadian home heating. But is the goal little more than hot air? The C.D. Howe Institute's Charles DeLand tells host Michael Hainsworth that cutting emissions to 0% by 2050 will cost more than $6 billion a year and we need to start renovating homes now.
-
S4 E13: STEM Skills Shortage Solutions with Bill Robson and Jayson Hilchie
27/09/2022 Duração: 29minCOVID-19 has intensified the need for digital and STEM skills, but Canada lags in this area. Why? For insight into the solutions to a generational problem, Jayson Hilchie of the Entertainment Software Association of Canada joins C.D. Howe Institute CEO Bill Robson and host Michael Hainsworth to discuss the two paths Canada must take to remain competitive and fuel our economy.
-
S4 E12: Canada's 2030 ERP and the Future of Alberta's Oil Patch with Kent Fellows
10/08/2022 Duração: 32minCanada's Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) is missing details required to make informed decisions about a way forward. And 2030 is right around the corner. But C.D. Howe Institute Fellow-in-Residence Kent Fellows tells host Michael Hainsworth he’s optimistic Canada’s oil patch will remain competitive for years to come even if the ERP doesn’t factor it in.
-
S4 E11: Lives Put On Hold The Impact Of The COVID-19 Pandemic On Canada's Youth With Parisa Mahboubi
28/07/2022 Duração: 21minThe economic fall out of COVID-19 could be permanent for Canada’s youth. The Institute’s Parisa Mahboubi tells Michael Hainsworth they’ve been hit with a one two punch of diminished education and poorer job prospects.
-
S4 E10: Going Dutch: Choice, Competition and Equity in Healthcare with Rosalie Wyonch
20/07/2022 Duração: 24minCOVID-19 has shone a spotlight on the continuing collapse of Canada's healthcare system. But the pandemic is only a symptom of an underlying problem. The C.D. Howe Institute's Rosalie Wyonch tells C.D. Howe Institute Podcast host Michael Hainsworth that bold changes are needed – and we can look to the Dutch model for inspiration.
-
S4 E9: Inflation and a Recession with Bill Robson and Jeremy Kronick
04/07/2022 Duração: 32minRaising interest rates to cool inflation is only part of the solution. But as the C.D. Howe Institute's Bill Robson and Jeremy Kronick tell host Michael Hainsworth, fiscal policy that increases corporate Canada's productive capacity to meet demand isn’t likely, leaving the central bank with the task of dousing the inflationary fire from 2 years of COVID-19 spending.
-
S4 E8: The New Climate Bargain
10/06/2022 Duração: 29minWith more than 100 days into the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, how do we avoid climate change from becoming just the latest casualty? RBC’s Colin Guldimann, the Pembina Institute’s Jan Gorski, and the The C.D. Howe Institute’s Charles DeLand tell Michael Hainsworth how we can keep our goals on track.
-
S4 E7: Inflation with David Dodge and Stephen Poloz
20/05/2022 Duração: 29minInflation is at a new 31 year high and the Bank of Canada is taking the unusual step of warning that interest rates are set to substantially rise. Former Bank of Canada governors David Dodge and Stephen Poloz sat down with Michael Hainsworth to discuss what’s different this time around, and why fiscal policy needs to take the wheel when monetary policy has only one lever to pull.
-
S4 E6: The Economic Consequences of the War in Ukraine
14/04/2022 Duração: 29minThe economic consequences of the Ukraine-Russia War are in the trillions. What does it mean for Canada, energy security and climate change? Dan Ciuriak and Monica Gattinger of the University of Ottawa tell Michael Hainsworth the fall-out has only just begun.
-
S4 E5: Combatting Money Laundering to Help Ukraine with Kevin Comeau
17/03/2022 Duração: 19minCutting-off Vladimir Putin and his enablers from global finance is the world’s primary weapon against the #UkraineRussiaWar. But as Kevin Comeau writes in his latest Intelligence Memo, it’s a weapon weakened by bureaucracy in Canada.
-
S4 E4: Getting Serious Shadow Budget 2022 with Bill Robson
11/03/2022 Duração: 27minIt’s time to get serious about paying for COVID-19 and preparing for the next crisis. The C.D. Howe Institute’s Bill Robson tells Michael Hainsworth it’s time to talk about spending cuts and tax increases. #podcast #cdnpoi #caneco
-
S4 E3: Shoppers' Online Choices Transform Retail
09/02/2022 Duração: 27minCOVID-19 has left its mark on Canadian retailers. However, what does this mean for your favourite "touchless" commerce? Retail analyst Bruce Winder joins Michael Hainsworth and the C.D. Howe Institute's Vice President, Research Daniel Schwanen to discuss his new report.
-
S4 E2: Fixing Medicare with Don Drummond and Duncan Sinclair
27/01/2022 Duração: 30minCanada's healthcare system is failing. With the elderly population three times greater than when Tommy Douglas proposed Medicare, Queen's University's Don Drummond and Duncan Sinclair discuss why the Canada Health Act is failing against its five famous principles, and what to do about it.
-
S4 E1: The Effect of Online Learning on Student Performance with Emily Oster
11/01/2022 Duração: 21minElementary school students educated primarily online during the pandemic are falling behind by as much as an entire letter grade, according to a study delivered by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Brown University Professor of Economics Emily Oster says it’s enough of an impact that policy makers need to consider student performance when making decisions on school closures.
-
S3 E24: Reliable Budgets and Transparency with Bill Robson
14/12/2021 Duração: 35minCanada's federal, provincial, and territorial governments have over the last 20 years routinely blown their budgets. Senior governments have overshot their spending targets by a combined $119B, while underestimating tax revenue by as much as $143B. C.D. Howe Institute CEO Bill Robson joins Michael Hainsworth to discuss why governments are so far off their mark and what can be done to fix budgetary disconnects.
-
S3 E23: Canada's Sky High Costs for End of Life Care
02/12/2021 Duração: 27minIf most Canadians want to die at home, why don't we? Two out of three will die in a hospital and the cost is enormous. Doctors James Downar and Kieran Quinn offer solutions to cut costs and give us the end of life we want.
-
S3 E22: Canada's Economic Recovery with John Stackhouse and Cynthia Leach
25/11/2021 Duração: 23minWe welcome back RBC's John Stackhouse and Cynthia Leach to discuss how an estimated $280B saved by Canadian households during the pandemic will impact economic recovery, and what role public policy should play in guiding Canada out of the pandemic tunnel and into the light.
-
S3 E21: Canada's $2 Trillion Dollar Transition
11/11/2021 Duração: 29minIn part one of a two-part series, RBC’s John Stackhouse and Cynthia Leach join our Michael Hainsworth to discuss the road to reducing Canada's 730 million tonnes GHG to net-zero. With COP26 now behind us, the hard work of selling climate change action at home begins and Canada’s biggest bank has spent the last year investigating how best to shift to a net zero policy by 2050, or sooner, and calls it “The $2T Transition”.
-
S3 E20: The Gig Economy and EI with David Gray
25/10/2021 Duração: 25minThe gig economy worker has been doing much of the heavy lifting during COVID-19, delivering everything from shopping packages to dinner. But when one loses their job, they fall through Employment Insurance holes in Canada’s social safety net. Author David Gray asks: should gig workers be covered by the EI regime? The answer, not surprisingly, is complicated.

Experimente 7 dias grátis
- Acesso ilimitado a todo o conteúdo da plataforma.
- Mais de 30 mil títulos, entre audiobooks, ebooks, podcasts, séries, documentários e notícias.
- Narração dos audiolivros feita por profissionais, entre atores, locutores e até mesmo os próprios autores.