
Leadership Perspectives
Get closer to our work with The Conference Board of Canada’s Leadership Perspectives series. Each episode, we sit down with senior Conference Board leaders and researchers to discuss issues that affect Canadians. Topics include economics, education, sustainability, HR, and Indigenous and Northern perspectives. We're proud to be Canada's foremost independent, evidence-based applied research organization. Since 1954 we have provided leaders and decision-makers with the economic analysis, applied research, data, networks and events they need to solve Canada's most complex challenges. © The Conference Board of Canada. All Rights Reserved.
Podcasting since 2020 • 62 episodes
Leadership Perspectives
Latest Episodes
Economics Matters Ep. 19: Fixing Canada’s Problems with Competition with Vass Bednar and Denise Hearn
Some argue that market concentration in their sectors is inevitable. They say Canada’s small population, vast geography, and global competition create natural monopolies—and that protecting their dominance is necessary to build globall...
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Economics Matters Ep. 18: A Plan for Immigration and Growth with Lisa Lalande and Pedro Antunes
Growth is a central concept in economics. Economies must continue to grow to generate more capital, improve labour productivity and create higher standards of living for populations. But, in 2024, the experiment in growing through a drama...
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Episode 18
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Economics Matters Ep. 17: The Economics of Net Zero with Tony Bonen and John McNally
As we experience the hottest summer on record, reaching our Net Zero goals has become one of the most urgent challenges of our time. Canada's target is to achieve a net-zero economy—either emitting no greenhouse gases or offsetting any emission...
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Economics Matters Ep. 16: Reinventing Cities with Mary Rowe and Pedro Antunes
The last four years have brought many changes to the ways in which we live, work and shop. These new habits are reshaping cities and the road to the new normal is proving very bumpy for cities across the country. In this episode, our gues...
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Economics Matters Ep. 15: Reacting to the 2024 Federal Budget
The April 2024 federal budget is like game seven of a Stanley Cup playoff run for economists. It’s a critical time when decisions on spending and taxation are made that can help or hinder our economic direction. In this spec...
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