Canada's Economy, Explained

Canada’s Economy, Explained is the official podcast of the Business Data Lab at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, hosted by Senior Research Director Marwa Abdou.Whether you’re a business leader, policymaker, or simply curious about the forces shaping our economy, this podcast brings you real-time data, sharp analysis, and conversations that matter. From workforce trends and inflation to trade, innovation, and inclusion, we unpack the stories behind the stats — with leading economists, industry voices, and fresh perspectives.Timely. Insightful. Unfiltered. This is where Canada’s economy gets explained.

Canada's Economy, Explained is a business podcast hosted by Canada, with 30 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #29

  No Permanent Friends: Trade, Power and the New Geography of Economic Security with Wendy Cutler and Deborah Elms

  May 25, 20261h 36mS0

  <p>Trade used to be about efficiency. Now it’s increasingly about resilience, leverage and security. </p><p>In the season finale, host Marwa Abdou sits down with two of the world’s leading trade policy voices: Wendy Cutler, Vice President at the Asia Society Policy Institute, and former Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative following nearly three decades at USTR, and Deborah Elms, Head of Trade Policy at the Hinrich Foundation, and former Founder of the Asian Trade Centre in Singapore. Together, they unpack how the global trading system is being rewritten in real-time as countries increasingly reorganize trade aroun...

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  Episode #28

  The Weight We Carry: Debt, Wealth and Risk in Canadian Households with Stephen Poloz

  May 11, 20261h 14mS0

  <p>For years, Canada has been described as a stable economy. Strong banks. Disciplined policy. Rising household wealth. But underneath that stability, something else has been doing much of the heavy lifting — households. </p><p>Canadian households now carry some of the highest debt burdens in the advanced world, with mortgage debt and housing wealth increasingly shaping not just personal finances, but the broader trajectory of the economy itself. What happens when growth becomes deeply tied to household balance sheets? And what does that mean for productivity, business investment, inequality, and long-term economic resilience? </p><p>In this episode, Marwa Abdo...

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  Episode #27

  Their Dollar, Everyone’s Problem: The Architecture of U.S. Dollar Dominance and Global Monetary Power with Kenneth Rogoff

  Apr 20, 20261h 3mS0

  <p>You earn it in one currency. You spend it in one place. It feels local. Personal. Contained. </p><p>But the system that determines how money actually behaves operates at a different level entirely. </p><p>In this episode, host Marwa Abdou sits down with Kenneth Rogoff, Maurits C. Boas Professor of Economics at Harvard University and author of Our Dollar, Your Problem, to unpack the architecture of U.S. dollar dominance and what it means for the global economy. </p><p>For decades, the U.S. dollar has functioned as the backbone of global finance. It anchors trade, sha...

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  Episode #26

  Why Are Things Still Expensive? The Economics Behind the Inflation Hangover with Claudia Sahm & Doug Porter

  Apr 6, 20261h 28mS0

  <p>Inflation is cooling. The data says the worst is behind us. So why does everything still feel so expensive? </p><p>In this episode, we unpack one of the defining economic puzzles facing advanced economies today: The gap between what the numbers say and what people actually feel. Because inflation isn’t just about how fast prices are rising, it’s about where they land, and what it takes to live with that shift. </p><p>Featuring insights from Chief Economist Claudia Sahm and BMO Chief Economist Doug Porter, this episode explores how pandemic-era inflation reset the price level, why hi...

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  Episode #25

  From Points to Paycheques: The Interconnection Between Canada's Immigration Design and the Skills Gap with Anna Triandafyllidou and Christopher Worswick

  Mar 23, 20261h 36mS0

  <p>Canada has built one of the most ambitious immigration systems in the world. For decades, our system has selected newcomers based on education, language ability and professional experience, with the expectation that those skills will translate into economic opportunity. </p><p>But that translation is not automatic. </p><p>In this episode, host Marwa Abdou, migration scholar Dr. Anna Triandafyllidou and labour economist Dr. Christopher Worswick examine a central tension at the heart of Canada’s immigration model: The gap between how systems measure talent before arrival and how labour markets translate talent after arrival.  </p><p>Drawing on resea...

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