This tech company grew fivefold in just over a year — and stayed in Canada
This week on Down to Business, Lightspeed CEO Dax DaSilva talks about his company's remarkable growth spurt, how it is attracting and keeping talent a...
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What you need to know about Canadian business this week in under 30 minutes. Hosted by the Financial Post's Emily Jackson.
Addressing single use plastics left behind by takeout food
This week on Down to Business podcast, Megan Takeda-Tully talks about starting a company during a pandemic, the challenges of her endeavor and what’s ...
Canada's unemployment is high but the number of people quitting jobs is also rising. What's going on?
This week on Down To Business, Prof. Jennifer Robson talks about whether employers may end up hiking wages, the labour shortage and the Canada Recove...
Canada is addicted to high-rising home prices — and that's the problem
This week on Down To Business Prof. Paul Kershaw talks about how rising real estate prices are distorting Canada’s economic growth and hurting younger...
Uncovering Canada's role in supporting slavery in the Caribbean
This week on Down to Business, University of Toronto's Padraic Scanlan talks about the controversy around Henry Dundas and some unsettling chapters of...
'That world is over:' Airbnb CEO on how the pandemic has disrupted how we live and travel forever
This week on Down to Business Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, talks about how his tech startup survived the most disruptive time for trave...
How facial recognition technology impacts our dignity, autonomy and human rights
This week on Down to Business, Wendy Wong, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto where she is also a research lead at the Schw...
Smaller housing markets set for a shock when life shifts back to the cities
With the Federal Election around the corner, leaders are rolling out their political platforms, including promises on housing and affordability. This ...
'The pandemic is going to be a catalyst to change how we do income support:' Craig Alexander
This week on "Down to Business," Deloitte chief economist Craig Alexander talks with Financial Post's Larysa Harapyn about the election issues dominat...
The jobs most at risk of being transformed by automation
This week on Down to Business, Natalia Mishagina, research director at the Institute for Research on Public Policy in Montreal, where she focuses on t...