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.
Episodes
62 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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Episode 19
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28:17
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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30:35
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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Episode 17
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32:56
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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Episode 16
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32:12
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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Episode 15
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34:53
Economics Matters Ep. 14: Canada’s Productivity Emergency with Tony Bonen and Andrew Sharpe
Everyone from the Bank of Canada to leading economists from across the country are discussing what’s at the root of Canada’s productivity challenges. To help us sort through the discussion, I’m joined this episode by the Conf...
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Episode 14
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25:43
Economics Matters Ep. 13: C-Suite Perspectives with Pedro Antunes and Dana Peterson
In this episode, we delve into the minds of CEOs, exploring their concerns and insights as revealed in the 25th edition of the C-Suite survey conducted by The Conference Board. Our guests, Dana Peterson, Chief Economist, The Conference Board an...
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Episode 13
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27:26
Economics Matters Ep. 12: Looking Back, Looking Forward with Pedro Antunes and Linda Nazareth
In this final episode of 2023, we invite two leading economists to explore key issues facing the Canadian economy. We delve into how the world of work is evolving and consider whether Canada might be lagging behind other nations that are more r...
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Episode 12
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19:05
Economics Matters Ep. 11: Immigration, Inflation and Housing with Pedro Antunes and Kathryn Dennler
Over the past months, various players have come out to point a finger at the role immigration is playing in a long list of what ails our country. From inflation, to housing affordability, to struggling post-secondary institutions, ...
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Episode 11
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21:29
Economics Matters Ep. 10: Will AI Take Your Job with Mike Burt and Benjamin F. Jones
Doomsday scenarios are the currency of the day when it comes to artificial intelligence’s impact on the jobs market. But technologists aren’t always that great at economic forecasting. To help us sort through the hype, we’re joined this e...
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Episode 10
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29:54
Economics Matters Ep. 09: The Economic Impact of the Wildfires with Pedro Antunes and Derek Nighbor
The year 2023 has already marked itself as Canada's worst forest fire season in history, and it's only July. A glance at today's fire map reveals almost every province battling blazes that have spiraled out of control. In this episode, ...
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Episode 9
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28:38
Economics Matters Ep. 08: Canada’s Housing and Rental Affordability Crisis with Tony Bonen and John Pasalis
The pandemic created upward pressure on housing and recent increases in interest rates are pushing affordability even further away for some. The OECD now ranks Canada as having the most expensive housing market among all other G7 countries.&nbs...
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Episode 8
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29:32
Economics Matters Ep. 07: Fiscal Responsibility with Pedro Antunes and Kevin Page
In this episode, our guests Pedro Antunes, Chief Economist of The Conference Board of Canada, and Kevin Page, founding President and CEO of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy at the University of Ottawa, discuss the evolving definiti...
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Episode 7
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Ep. 25: Canadian Telecoms and The Promise of Independent Towers with Dan Carpenter and Wendy Zatylny
Canada’s mobile broadband usage numbers are dismal. We rank dead last in mobile broadband users and have some of lowest mobile data usage compared to other G7 countries. These metrics need to improve. While there is much discussion ...
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Episode 25
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20:44
Economics Matters Ep: 06 - Economic Forecasting with Ted Mallett
In this episode of Economics Matters, we look behind the curtain at the world of economic forecasting. Our colleague Ted Mallett, The Conference Board of Canada’s Director of Economic Forecasting, gives us his take on how he and his team ...
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Episode 6
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25:35
Economics Matters Ep: 05 - Inequality in Canada with Pedro Antunes and Mike Moffatt
For economists, inequality is a critical issue because the more unequal a society is, the more challenging it is for that economy to grow and thrive. This episode we explore the data on inequality in Canada to separate fact from fic...
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Episode 5
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23:30
Economics Matters Ep: 04 - Canada’s Long-Term Economic Outlook with Sohaib Shahid and Brett House
Canada used to pride itself as being one of the best places to live in the world, but our international ranking is on the decline. Many people have questions about the long-term economic growth path for the country. How will demographic issues—...
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Episode 4
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37:12
Economics Matters Ep: 03 - Economic Outlook for 2023
As we near the end of December, many economists are looking back at the year that was. But that’s the past. What can we expect for the future?We’ve asked two leading economic thinkers to give us their forecasts on the key issues that the...
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Episode 3
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Ep. 24: Fixing the Path from International Student to Permanent Resident with Iain Reeve and Kathryn Dennler
Canadian Universities and Colleges are increasingly welcoming students from around the world to study in Canada. We estimate that over the last ten years, over a million international students have come to study in Canada. And that ...
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Episode 24
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25:04
Economics Matters Ep: 02 - Labour market woes with Mike Burt and Armine Yalnizyan
Canada’s labour market is facing an unprecedented set of challenges. We keep hearing the dual realities of low unemployment levels but high job vacancies. There is a loud and growing chorus of business owners who complain that the...
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Episode 2
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Economics Matters Ep: 01 - Recession Risk with Sohaib Shahid and Jimmy Jean
This is the first episode of Economics Matters, a Conference Board of Canada podcast. This series will bring you some of the leading economic thinkers from Canada and around the world to talk about key issues in the economy. In our ...
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Episode 24
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37:09
Ep. 23: How Recent Trade Agreements Are Regulating the Digital Economy with Matt Malone
Canada is a trading nation. Throughout our history, trade has been one of the foundations of our economy. Equally important has been to establish rules for international trade. This episode we hear how trade agreement commitme...
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Episode 23
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18:48
Making Sense of Data with Tableau – Episode 5 – Carolyn Loh on Driving Customer Value Through Analytics
Of course, analytics helps the internal operations and management of an organization but how is that, in turn, helping their customers? In this final episode of our five-part series on data analytics, Carolyn Loh talks with host Takara Small ab...
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Episode 5
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18:22
Making Sense of Data with Tableau – Episode 4 – Tamara Augsten on Fostering a Citizen Driven Analytics Culture
Organizations often struggle with fostering a data and analytics culture to the detriment of their analytics programs. In this fourth episode of our five-part series on data analytics, Tamara Augsten talks with host Takara Small about her work ...
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Episode 4
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29:31
Making Sense of Data with Tableau – Episode 3 – Maxime Cohen on Becoming a Data Driven, Innovative Organization
Analytics has a major role in enabling innovation-induced growth among small and medium sized businesses, allowing them to scale-up rapidly. In this third episode of our five-part series on data analytics, Maxime Cohen talks with host Takara Sm...
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Episode 3
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