The Wealthy Barber Podcast #19 — Amanda Lang: Canada’s Economy and the Impacts of AI
Jun 17, 2025
Amanda Lang, a seasoned Canadian business journalist and host of Taking Stock, shares her insights on Canada's economy. She highlights pressing issues like productivity struggles and the housing crisis, alongside a discussion on the potential changes to capital gains tax. Lang also delves into the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on recent job markets and entrepreneurship, articulating the risks and opportunities it presents for future generations. Her perspectives provide a thought-provoking look at Canada’s economic landscape.
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Canada's Productivity Challenges
- Canada's productivity matches the U.S. when excluding top earners.
- Losing top talent to bigger markets hinders Canada's economic growth.
Address Housing Affordability
- To fix housing affordability, build more homes and stop favoring investors.
- Housing should be a home, not a lucrative investment asset.
Tax Policies to Curb Investor Housing
- Increase capital gains tax on real estate to stop favoring investors.
- Remove tax incentives that promote housing as an investment, not a home.
