The war in Iran has radically changed the way that oil and gas moves around the globe. Since the war began, North American energy exports – such as petroleum and liquefied natural gas – have increased. Now, there is pressure on Canada to meet the increased demand.
The Globe’s energy reporter, Emma Graney, is on the show to explain how some Canadian companie ... Show More
May 7
Saudi Arabia’s vision for its future is crumbling
Saudi Arabia has spent a decade pouring billions into investments to modernize their finance, entertainment, sports, technology and tourism industries, to help shift their economy away from oil. Now these efforts, called Vision 2030, are being challenged, in part, by the war in I ... Show More
23m 33s
May 5
What does Canada gain by hosting the new global defence bank?
Canada has spent the last year shoring up defence spending. Now a new multilateral financial institution, the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank, is being established with the promise of offering stable financing to member countries. After months of negotiations, Canada was se ... Show More
20m 31s
Apr 2025
Canada’s New Leader Is Ready To Take on Trump
Mark Carney, a former banker, won Canada’s national election on Monday. Carney ran on an anti-Trump platform, and he's promised to try to decouple his country’s economy from its biggest trading partner and, lately, its biggest threat. WSJ’s Vipal Monga explains how Trump’s trade ... Show More
16m 42s
Jan 2025
Canada's PM Trudeau: disaster in office, disaster on departure
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he is resigning. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump is talking about annexing Canada and making it the 51st state. To discuss the disaster, political economist Radhika Desai is joined by Dimitri Lascaris, host of the indepen ... Show More
1h 6m
Mar 2025
Canada's New Leader, ICE Arrest Columbia Student, Congress and The Budget
Canada's ruling Liberal Party has a new leader, Mark Carney, a former central banker who now faces the challenge of steering the country through economic turmoil and a tense trade relationship with the United States. Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student and pro- ... Show More
12m 22s
Apr 2025
Ep. 2188 - Canada Veers LEFT: Ugly Trudeau Wins!
Liberal Mark Carney wins the Canadian elections, overcoming an enormous lead for the conservatives back in December; President Trump faces down threats from Russia, Iran, and China; and the White House unleashes new measures on illegal immigration.
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51m 42s