Taking Stock with Amanda Lang
Taking Stock with Amanda Lang
A weekly series spotlighting the biggest and most significant news stories affecting the world of business and the economy. Taking Stock with Amanda Lang brings business stories from the global stage to Canadians every week and explains why they matter.Social links:
Assessing the effectiveness of Carney’s tax changes
After catching you up on some of the big stories of the week, Amanda Lang discusses whether the tax changes announced by Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Canada Investment Summit will be effective at attracting capital, with John McKenzie, CEO of TMX Group.
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How Canada should respond to U.S. trade hostility
What should Canada be doing in the face of its current trade friction with the United States? Amanda Lang talks it over with David Frum, conservative commentator and staff writer for the Atlantic. Then in her Takeaway segment, Amanda examines the collective shrug in response to the warning from the…
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Tariff support for Canadian businesses
Amanda Lang discusses whether supports in place are enough to help Canadian businesses adjust to the U.S. trade war, with Isabelle Hudon, CEO of the Business Development Bank of Canada.
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Ottawa’s latest steel sector support plan
After catching you up on some of the big stories of the week, Amanda Lang discusses the federal government’s new support for the beleaguered Canadian steel sector -- and whether the program opens the door to more support for other sectors -- with Steven MacKinnon, Canada's Minister of Transport.
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Questioning the right to strike in Canada
Amanda Lang takes a ‘by the numbers’ look at how work stoppages hit the Canadian economy. Amanda then digs deeper into the issues with Derrick Hynes, President and CEO of FETCO, and Jim Stanford, Director of the Centre for Future Work.
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How Ottawa can help Canada’s nuclear industry
Amanda Lang presents a special look at the nuclear energy industry in Canada … beginning with ‘by the numbers’ details on the state of nuclear in this country. Amanda then examines how the federal government can play a role in de-risking the massive upfront investments involved in nuclear with Geor…
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Adapting to fire
The last three fire seasons in Canada have been among the 10 worst on record, and the country is facing growing wildfire risk as Canada warms at twice as fast as the global average. Amanda Lang speaks with Ryan Ness, Director of adaptation research at the Canadian Climate Institute.
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Changing attitudes when it comes to ‘Buy Canada’
Amanda Lang takes a ‘by the numbers’ look at attitudes when it comes to ‘buying Canadian’ … then digs into the issues with Dax Dasilva, CEO of Canadian fin tech Lightspeed. Amanda then speaks with Ross Prusakowski, deputy chief economist at EDC, for an update on the changing landscape for Canadian …
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The state of trade in Canada
Amanda Lang presents a special episode on the state of Canadian trade … she begins with a ‘by the numbers’ look at the state of the country’s exports and imports … then discusses how the economy has been faring with Pedro Antunes, chief economist at Signal 49.
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Are stocks overdue for a correction?
After catching you up on some of the big stories of the week, Amanda Lang discusses whether stock markets are overdue for a correction with Philip Petursson, Chief Investment Strategist at IG Wealth.
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