The CDHI Podcast

Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff tells Michael Hainsworth he’s optimistic the delayed decision on a 21st century “city within a city” will be a green light, discusses the data privacy issues with the Toronto Quayside plan, and outlines some of the advances the company has researched in sustainable and affordable housing.

New year, new opportunity. 2020 will be the Federal Government’s first real opportunity to build on the platforms of the October 2019 election. Queen’s University adjunct professor Don Drummond and the Institute’s Ben Dachis look ahead to the first full year of governing the new minority government.

Host Michael Hainsworth sits down with economist and Harvard professor Edward Glaeser to talk housing supply, the affordable housing crisis, and and why he believes the housing market is rigged against millennials.

In this episode of the C.D. Howe Institute podcast, Michael Hainsworth speaks to Alberta Finance Minister Travis Toews about his province’s plans to get back into the black within four years, lower corporate taxes, and go it alone on CPP. Also, Grant Bishop, the C.D. Howe Institute’s Associate Director, Research, provides some analysis on Alberta’s fiscal situation.

Canada punches above its weight in Artificial Intelligence Research, but investment is down. Deloitte Canada's Shelby Austin and Uber's Inmar Givoni join Michael Hainsworth on this episode to talk about the advantages of "buying Canada" and the challenges of future government support.

How are Canada’s coffers faring going into the election? C.D. Howe Institute Senior Fellow Glen Hodgson says Canada’s political platforms aren’t preparing for a potential recession — or even a slowdown. On this week’s podcast Michael Hainsworth delves into what the political promises mean if the economy goes south.

With Canada's 2019 federal election around the corner, and the possibility of a recession, why aren’t the major party leaders talking about what they would do in the event of a downturn? Bill Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute talks with Michael Hainsworth on what spending versus tax cuts means for Canada’s economy.

Canada has a labour force problem. Many of us aren't matched to our jobs, and with A.I. on the rise and the continued march of automation, the problem is set to worsen. Miana Plesca from the University of Guelph and C.D. Howe Institute's senior policy analyst Parisa Mahboubi join host Michael Hainsworth to discuss why Canada underperforms the OECD on matching skills in the workplace.

As the political situation in the United Kingdom grows ever more precarious, Michael Hainsworth sits down with David Blancheflower, professor of economics at Dartmouth College and former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, to ask what Brexit means for Canada, broader relations with the EU, and offer some clues as to what the long term ramifications will be.

America is the big winner in the CUSMA trade pact, with more access to Canada’s dairy and poultry markets, increases in intellectual property protection for pharmaceuticals, and new rules on cross-border data flows all tilting the balance in favour of the U.S. In this episode, Michael Hainsworth talks to Dan Ciuriak about some of the controversial issues arising from the agreement.