- Is Canada’s EV dream dead?
Monday, May 19th 2025
After Honda announced it is hitting pause on a $15 billion investment in electric vehicle production in Canada, questions are swirling about three other major EV projects in line for billions of dollars in public subsidies.
With Trump’s tariffs and overall economic uncertainty, how realistic is it the Canadian auto sector will transition to nearly all-electric production by 2035?
Host David Smith speaks with Tim Dimopoulos, publisher of Automotive News Canada, about the outlook for the dream of a made-in-Canada EV supply chain.
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- Weekend listen: No federal budget until the fall - what does that mean for you?
Sunday, May 18th 2025
A big week on the budget front, for multiple reasons.
Not only did Ontario release a budget that aims to get the province through the trade war, we learned that the new Liberal government will NOT be releasing a spring document.
Host of "In This Economy" Mike Eppel digs into the consequences of all the budget news this week and has a sneak peek on what the Bank of Canada might do next.
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- Weekend listen: No federal budget - what does that mean for you?
Sunday, May 18th 2025
A big week on the budget front, for multiple reasons.
Not only did Ontario release a budget that aims to get the province through the trade war, we learned that the new Liberal government will NOT be releasing a spring document.
Host of "In This Economy" Mike Eppel digs into the consequences of all the budget news this week and has a sneak peek on what the Bank of Canada might do next.
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- The Big Debrief: Reaction to PM Carney's choice of cabinet
Saturday, May 17th 2025
Today on The Big Story - we're debriefing, big time.
Hosts David Smith, Kris McCusker and Cormac Mac Sweeney get together to chat about Prime Minister Carney's choice of cabinet and the fallout from a mixed week on the job.
Join us for "The Big Debrief", a weekly examination of the news events of the week, as seen through the eyes of the people reporting on them.
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- Digging into flight safety after serious concerns are raised about Newark Airport
Friday, May 16th 2025
It’s been a rough few weeks at the airport in New Jersey after two radar and radio outages - but there’s a lot more to the story.
The acting administrator with the U-S Federal Aviation Administration says travel into Newark is safe.
But it’s not the only issue with air travel in the U-S this year, which might have some travelers concerned ahead of the summer travel season.
Host Kris McCusker speaks to George Ferguson - Senior Aerospace, Defense & Airline analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence – about what’s been happening, how it gets fixed and who is to blame.
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