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Amanda Lang

Construction workers rig materials for a lift in Toronto on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press.
Amanda Lang

‘A decades-old problem’: Amanda Lang on Canada’s flagging productivity. Plus, the BOC’s interest rate hike

This episode of In Conversation with Amanda Lang features discussion on recent data on Canada’s poor productivity performance and the consequences for national living standards. They also cover the Bank of Canada’s recent interest rate hike and whether its 2 percent inflation target will withstand the current bout with inflation.

Burnt out trucks from a wildfire sit on a property near Drayton Valley, Alta., Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press.
Amanda Lang

‘We’re running out of ways to mitigate risk’: Amanda Lang on insurance in the age of extreme climate events, the Alberta election, and Q1 GDP numbers

This episode of In Conversation with Amanda Lang covers this week’s Q1 GDP numbers, the Alberta election results and their implications for Canadian public policy, and State Farm Insurance’s withdrawal from home insurance in California and how it may foretell a growing policy issue in Canada.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre right,  with Frank Blome, third left,  CEO of PowerCo SE, pose for photos after a news conference announcing the construction of an electric vehicle battery production plant by Volkswagen Group’s battery company PowerCo SE in St. Thomas, Ontario Friday, April 21, 2023. Tara Walton/The Canadian Press.
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Is this a race to the bottom?: Amanda Lang on the EV subsidies. Plus, the consequences of 100 million Canadians

This is the third episode of The Hub’s bi-weekly series featuring Amanda Lang. The discussion centres on the recent political controversy over electric vehicle subsidies in Canada as well as the possible economic, social, and political consequences of growing to 100 million Canadians by 2100.

Members of the The Writers Guild of America West picket at an entrance to Paramount Pictures, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/AP Photos.
Amanda Lang

‘A necessary evil’: Amanda Lang on recent high-profile strikes and the role of labour unions in the modern economy

This episode of Amanda Lang features discussion on recent high-profile labour strikes in Canada and the United States and the questions they raise about the so-called “right to strike”, the role of labour unions in the modern economy. Plus, the Florida Panthers ban Canadians from playoff games.

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