Podcast Episodes

Why Canada is violating its own Russian sanctions

Canada is getting heat for granting a Montreal company an exemption from Russian sanctions. The company fixes turbines used in the Nord Stream 1 pipe…

3 years, 5 months ago

Why bonds might be more important than stocks

The bond market moves three times as much money as the stock market. But it’s boring. The “sure thing” with a steady if modest return and low risk. S…

3 years, 5 months ago

Should the Pope reverse a 500-year old Church law on his trip to Canada?

It is largely anticipated that Pope Francis will deliver another apology to Indigenous people while in Canada this week. But are there actions he cou…

3 years, 5 months ago

Stress Test: How TikTok changed the vibe of personal finance advice

Today we're bringing you an episode of Stress Test, a Globe and Mail podcast about personal finance, hosted by Rob Carrick and Roma Luciw.

Gen Z and m…

3 years, 5 months ago

The most important revelations from the January 6 hearings

The January 6 Committee hearings have shared several surprising revelations and explosive testimony over the last few months. To make sense of it all…

3 years, 5 months ago

The court case challenging Canada’s public healthcare

On Friday, B.C.’s Court of Appeal upheld a lower court’s decision that access to medical care should be based on need and not the ability to pay. The…

3 years, 5 months ago

What we learned from the Nova Scotia shooter’s spouse

More than two years after Canada’s worst mass shooting, we’ve finally heard from someone who was there at the start. Lisa Banfield, the shooter’s com…

3 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka's crisis and its relationship with China

Sri Lanka is in crisis right now. After months of fuel, medicine and food shortages, protestors have taken to the streets – and the homes of the coun…

3 years, 5 months ago

City Space: How can cities prepare for climate change?

Today we're bringing you an episode of City Space, a Globe and Mail podcast about how to make our cities better, hosted by Adrian Lee.

Climate change …

3 years, 6 months ago

Decoding the Bank of Canada’s supersized interest rate hike

The Bank of Canada raised the benchmark interest rate by one percentage point on Wednesday. The surprise move is the biggest hike since 1998. The agg…

3 years, 6 months ago