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Down to Business

What you need to know about Canadian business this week in under 30 minutes. Hosted by the Financial Post's Gabe Friedman.

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What Canada is doing wrong in its world-leading immigration push

What Canada is doing wrong in its world-leading immigration push

Down to Business talks to Prof. Rupa Banerjee about what works and what doesn't in Canada's immigration policy Learn mor... Read more

2 Aug 2023

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Why more Canadian workers are at risk of mental health incidents

Why more Canadian workers are at risk of mental health incidents

This week on Down to Business, Paula Allen, senior vice-president of research and client insights at Telus Health, discu... Read more

26 Jul 2023

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Dispatches from the battery economy: How Nano One pivoted its focus after North America's rapid EV adoption

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How the devastation of wildfires ripples through the whole economy

Down to Business examines the economic impacts of wildfires, with an eye towards the less-obvious ripple effects Learn m... Read more

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The hidden beliefs about money that sabotage us all

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