Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCanada is capping student visas. Why now? And will it help?
Episode 1007
Over the past several years, the number of international students Canada admits has exploded—to more than one million in 2023. While these students h…
2 years, 6 months ago
The legal fight for the future of artificial intelligence
Episode 1006
The New York Times is suing the creator of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence bot the Times alleges was trained on millions of its copyrighted artic…
2 years, 6 months ago
A Wedding?! In This Economy?!
Episode 999
This year, Erica is getting married! Together, with her fiancé, they set a budget of $50,000, however, she's a few months away from the big day and t…
2 years, 6 months ago
Why this women's hockey league is truly different
Episode 1005
There have been previous attempts to launch a professional league for the best women skaters in the world—the stars we've all watched at the Olympics…
2 years, 6 months ago
Why Canada's infrastructure planning phase never ends
Episode 1004
In 2021, then-Infrastructure minister Catherine McKenna announced a process to assess all of Canada's existing infrastructure in order to better use …
2 years, 6 months ago
A strange truck and an ambitious target: EVs in 2024
Episode 1003
It's shaping up to be a very strange year for electric vehicles. The market leader by a mile has just launched a much-ridiculed truck. Despite growin…
2 years, 6 months ago
Will Saskatchewan's fight with Ottawa end in handcuffs?
Episode 1002
Starting this month, Saskatchewan has stopped collecting a carbon levy on home heating. This is, of course, against the carbon tax legislation passed…
2 years, 6 months ago
Canada's Dry: "We’re in a new game here"
Episode 1001
Winter on the prairies is not usually a time to worry about drought, and fire. At least, it wasn't. But large swaths of the country, from BC through …
2 years, 6 months ago
Pay Back CERB...or Go Bankrupt?! In This Economy?!
Episode 998
Kara is being asked to pay back all the money she received from the Canada Emergency Response Benefit back in 2020. But she’s making less now than sh…
2 years, 7 months ago
Why are Canada's passenger trains so slow?
Episode 1000
If you compare us to peer countries, it's an embarrassment. Other nations have high-speed rail corridors shuttling thousands of people across distanc…
2 years, 7 months ago