2020 will be known as “the year of unprecedented times.” As COVID-19 vaccine injections begin, we look back at how Canada handled the pandemic – what we did right and what we did wrong – with crisis communications expert David Herle of The Gandalf Group, and the C.D. Howe Institute’s CEO Bill Robson.

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S2 E22: 2020 – The Year of Unprecedented Times

Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca believes parents don’t have confidence in Premier Doug Ford’s back to school plan. Del Duca says if made premier, he would make education his top priority. But by 2022 it’s expected COVID would be behind us as vaccines are distributed through the course of next year. So what’s his plan to get the economy back on track? And is now even the time to talk about that? Del Duca believes the time to set aside partisan politics in the COVID fight has come — and tells host Michael Hainsworth that the tipping point was Ford’s lack of focus on a safe return to the classroom.

S2 E21: Ontario's COVID Response with Steven Del Duca

The second wave of COVID-19 is upon us, and hard lessons learned over the spring aren’t necessarily being applied today. So how do we flatten the curve going into the holidays? Hear insights from former Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada Paul Jenkins, Colleen Flood of the University of Ottawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics, and C.D. Howe Institute policy analyst Rosalie Wyonch.

S2 E20: Flattening the Curve on the Second Wave

What will it take to put Canada on the path to prosperity in a post-COVID world? The economy is forecast to rise in 2021 but it’s a case of “one step forward, two steps back.” Taxing our way out of Coronavirus debt isn’t the solution, warn Goldy Hyder and Robert Asselin of the Business Council of Canada. And Deloitte’s Chief Economist Craig Alexander tells us the solution was obvious before even the first confirmed case.

S2 E19: The Path to Prosperity Post COVID-19

With the U.S. Presidential election right around the corner, what would Donald Trump's re-election mean for Canada? Michael Hainsworth put that to the Wilson Centre’s Christopher Sands and former PMO communications director Scott Reid, and learned how we might navigate four more years of a Trump presidency.

S2 E18: Donald Trump Has Won, Now What?

With the U.S. Presidential election right around the corner, what would a Joe Biden win mean for Canada? Michael Hainsworth sits down with the Wilson Centre’s Christopher Sands and former PMO communications director Scott Reid, to find out if a Biden victory will smooth over some of the cracks in the US-Canada relationship.

S2 E17: Joe Biden Has Won, Now What?

Open Banking is the future of finance. But how do we convince our banking system to “move fast and break things?” EY Canada’s Abhishek Sinha outlines to Michael Hainsworth the key pillars that are critical to innovation and success in the financial services sector of the 21st century.

S2 E16: Open Banking with Abhishek Sinha

The C.D. Howe Institute’s Fiscal and Tax Working Group is urging Ottawa to recommit to the idea of fiscal sustainability. As former finance ministers John Manley and Janice MacKinnon tell Michael Hainsworth, the federal government can’t do the heavy lifting of restarting the economy on its own.

S2 E15: The Need for Fiscal Anchors with John Manley and Janice MacKinnon

COVID-19 laid bare the Achilles Heel of global trade. But as Canada’s Chief Trade Commissioner Ailish Campbell at Global Affairs Canada tells host Michael Hainsworth, not all of Canada’s exporters and importers were hit — or are recovering — equally.

S2 E14: Adapting to New Realities in Trade

COVID-19 has highlighted the need to break down interprovincial trade barriers. But how do we clean up the patchwork nature while protecting workers? Two influential economists tell host Michael Hainsworth what it would take to boost the economy during a pandemic.

S2 E13: Breaking Down Internal Trade Barriers

Sustainable Finance isn’t a buzzword, it’s the future of finance. But why is Canada lagging China, and the E.U.? RBC’s Andy Chisholm tells host Michael Hainsworth Canada needs to focus its efforts to compete.

S2 E11: Sustainable Finance with Andy Chisholm

What does the real estate market look like after quarantine? Host Michael Hainsworth speaks with OMERS President & CEO Blake Hutcheson and CIBC Capital Markets economist Katherine Judge for insight into the commercial and industrial property markets.

S2 E10: The Future of Commercial and Industrial Real Estate under COVID-19

Vaping is safer than smoking. But is Canada taking the right approach to a technology that could save lives? C.D. Howe Institute Research Fellow and Concordia University professor Ian Irvine says the drop in cigarette sales illustrates vaping’s upside.

S2 E9: The Vape Debate with Ian Irvine

We're starting to get quantifiable data on the impact of COVID-19 on Canadian businesses. More than half say they won't survive beyond the next 90 days without revenue. Economist and C.D. Howe Senior Fellow Glen Hodgson tells us the survey findings will help us anticipate a few factors as Canada starts the process of re-opening its economy.

S2 E7: Business Impacts of the Pandemic and Restart with Glen Hodgson

Canada is emerging from the first wave of the pandemic with high levels of private and public debt. That's why the Crisis Working Group on Monetary and Financial Measures is urging Canada to recommit to getting our fiscal and monetary houses in order once COVID-19 has passed. Working Group co-chair Mark Zelmer and C.D. Howe Institute Associate Director of Research Jeremy Kronick join host Michael Hainsworth to discuss the key fiscal anchors that will keep Canada’s economy from floating adrift post pandemic.

S2 E8: Monetary Anchors with Mark Zelmer and Jeremy Kronick

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