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John Risley on his big green hydrogen bet
Wonk - May 09, 2024 05:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJohn Risley is best known for his by-the-bootstraps creation of global seafood giant Clearwater — and for orchestrating its sale to a coalition of First Nations. The self-made billionaire’s next big project is as chairman of World Energy GH2, which plans to build a massive green hydrogen project ...
Trevor Tombe, economic truth-teller, is kind of a big deal
Wonk - May 02, 2024 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe University of Calgary economics professor’s views on the intersection of policy and economics are in high demand because, well, his cool empirical perspective makes them so compelling. Trevor Tombe talks to host Edward Greenspon about why the now-operational Trans Mountain pipeline isn’t the ...
'The fascinating economist’ Craig Wright, on the role of a big bank forecaster
Wonk - April 25, 2024 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs chief economist at the Royal Bank of Canada for the past 23 years, Craig Wright has offered essential insight through booms and busts, from the great financial crisis to the pandemic. Everyone from CEOs to prime ministers, to news reporters have relied on his prognostications. When he retires ...
Mark Podlasly on the really big news in Budget 2024
Wonk - April 18, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingTucked into this year’s federal budget document was something a little out of the ordinary and of great consequence: Indigenous Loan Guarantees. The program has the potential to open massive energy and resource developments that will benefit both Canada and Indigenous communities. Mark Podlasly i...
The new chief economist of the OECD, Álvaro Santos Pereira, on solving the productivity crisis
Wonk - April 10, 2024 05:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCanada’s lagging productivity has become what the Bank of Canada calls a national ‘emergency’. The OECD’s incoming chief economist, Álvaro Santos Pereira, a dual citizen of Portugal and Canada, is one of the foremost experts on the subject. He talks to host Edward Greenspon about why Canada lags ...
Emera CEO Scott Balfour on the urgent energy transition
Wonk - April 04, 2024 05:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingScott Balfour is the CEO of Emera, the owner of Nova Scotia Power and a major player in energy in the United States. He is central to the efforts to wean Canada off carbon and build a clean electricity system – all at a time when demand for power is soaring. He talks to host Edward Greenspon abou...
Halifax Mayor Mike Savage on how a big city keeps up with growth
Wonk - March 28, 2024 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAfter 12 years leading one of Canada’s fastest growing cities, Halifax Mayor Mike Savage recently announced he’ll be stepping down. In his time as mayor, Halifax went from worrying about its declining, aging population to becoming a magnet for newcomers and residents from other provinces. Savage ...
Head of Canadian Olympic Committee David Shoemaker on how to win at the Olympics
Wonk - March 21, 2024 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDavid Shoemaker is the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee, the organization tasked with promoting Olympic values and helping get Canadian athletes onto the podium. He talks to host Edward Greenspon about why he expects big things in Paris, the challenge of making sport safer in Canada, and the...
David Shoemaker: How to win at the Olympics
Wonk - March 21, 2024 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDavid Shoemaker is the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee, the organization tasked with promoting Olympic values and helping get Canadian athletes onto the podium. He talks to host Edward Greenspon about why he expects big things in Paris, the challenge of making sport safer in Canada, and the...
Rupa Banerjee: What does Canada really want from immigration?
Wonk - March 14, 2024 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCanada is perhaps the most successful immigration nation in the world. But its system is showing some cracks, as immigration is twinned in the public mind with housing shortages and high rental costs. Rupa Banerjee, Canada Research Chair in Economic inclusion, Employment and Entrepreneurship of C...
What does Canada really want from immigration?
Wonk - March 14, 2024 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCanada is perhaps the most successful immigration nation in the world. But its system is showing some cracks, as immigration is twinned in the public mind with housing shortages and high rental costs. Rupa Banerjee, Canada Research Chair in Economic inclusion, Employment and Entrepreneurship of C...
Beverley McLachlin: the problems with the online harms bill
Wonk - March 07, 2024 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe longest-serving Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, and the first woman to hold the position, weighs in on the good and the bad of the federal government’s long-awaited online harms bill. She talks to host Edward Greenspon about anti-hate laws, freedom of expression and why some pro...
JP Gladu on the rise of big Indigenous business, and life on Lake Nipigon
Wonk - February 29, 2024 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJP Gladu is one of Canada's visionary leaders in the national dialogue around Indigenous ownership in the economy. He has decades of experience bringing Indigenous communities together with industry and governments in pursuit of their economic sovereignty. He joins host Edward Greenspon to talk a...
John Hannaford on the historic challenges facing the public service
Wonk - February 22, 2024 05:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJohn Hannaford is the Clerk of the Privy Council, the most senior job in the public service. It is really three jobs rolled into one: deputy minister to the Prime Minister, Secretary to the cabinet and head of the public service. Hannaford talks to host Edward Greenspon about the historic challen...
Paul Wells on not being mean, and building an empire
Wonk - February 15, 2024 05:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPaul Wells is the dean of political reporting in Canada. For 30 years he wrote for national news outlets before recently launching his own little media empire. He has a buzzing Substack and podcast. His brand name is now, well, his name. He joins host Edward Greenspon to talk about his life in a ...
‘Are you a bot?!’ Shingai Manjengwa on why we shouldn’t fear AI
Wonk - February 08, 2024 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingShingai Manjengwa is one of the leading AI educators and thinkers. She is the head of AI education at chainML, the founder of Fireside Analytics, and the director of professional development at the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence. She talks to host Edward Greenspon about how AI actua...
Wearables for everyone: Dr. Vivek Goel on data-fueled health care
Wonk - February 01, 2024 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDr. Vivek Goel was an ace up Canada’s sleeve when the pandemic hit. He’s a physician and top public health researcher. He was on COVID-19’s Immunity Task Force and advised the national body for COVID-19 research. He’s also the president of the University of Waterloo. He talks to host Edward Green...
It’s not easy being a Liberal in Alberta. Anne McLellan on a life in politics
Wonk - January 25, 2024 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAnne McLellan is known as ‘Landslide Annie’ for her nail biting wins as a Liberal MP in Alberta. She served as Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Minister of Public Safety, Minister of Health and deputy Prime minister. Today, she’s a co-chair, along with form...
Chief Crystal Smith on the life-changing impacts of LNG
Wonk - January 18, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCrystal Smith is the elected chief of the Haisla National Council and the guiding force behind a multi-billion-dollar LNG project on Haisla territory that is fast becoming a model for Indigenous led and owned development. She talks to host Edward Greenspon about the dramatic changes occurring in ...
From space to cabinet: Marc Garneau on a remarkable life
Wonk - January 11, 2024 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMarc Garneau has been a naval officer, an astronaut and a cabinet minister. He’s led the Canadian Space Agency and served as ‘Capcom’ at NASA – that is, the voice of Houston on shuttle missions. For his remarkable career(s), his name is etched in the history books, on two highschools and a postag...
Mentoring Elon Musk and the future of wind: Peter Nicholson
Wonk - December 21, 2023 19:58 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPeter Nicholson has advised leaders of the OECD, major corporations and was instrumental in Canada's deficit busting 1995 budget. Today, the dean of public policy thinking in Canada has turned his efforts to the topic of wind power, and its potential to make Atlantic Canada the next energy superp...
Jayna Hefford on launching the Professional Women’s Hockey League
Wonk - December 14, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJayna Hefford is one of Canada’s most decorated Olympians, having won four straight gold medals. She’s also one of the top goal scorers ever to play the game of hockey. Now she’s turning her considerable talents to the Professional Women’s Hockey League, a six-team league of elite players that hi...
Jeff Elgie on his fight to save local news in Canada
Wonk - December 07, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAt a time when news outlets are falling into decline and disappearing from the map, Jeff Elgie has been steadily growing Village Media from his base in Sault Ste Marie, Ont. In the process he has wound up at the centre of one of the most important debates of the digital news era: how to effective...
Bob Rae on life at the UN and following in his dad’s footsteps
Wonk - November 30, 2023 05:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations Bob Rae has taken on what may be his most consequential role in a 45-year career largely in public service. From the invasion of Ukraine to the war between Israel and Hamas, he speaks for Canada with a rare and often critical clarity. Ambassador Rae ta...
Introducing Wonk
Wonk - November 29, 2023 15:00 - 35 seconds ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSounding out smart policy and the passionate people behind it. Wonk is a weekly conversation with the leaders and policymakers who are shaping our democracy, driving the economy, and tackling the issues that matter to Canadians. Hosted by author, former journalist and president and CEO of the Pub...
Ep. 78: Growing Canada's Infrastructure with John Casola
Wonk - March 30, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode of Policy Speaking, John Casola, Chief Investment officer of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, joins host Edward Greenspon to break down what the Infrastructure Bank does, why we need it and what projects are in the pipeline.
Ep. 78: Growing Canada's Infrastructure with John Casola
Wonk - March 30, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode of Policy Speaking, John Casola, Chief Investment officer of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, joins host Edward Greenspon to break down what the Infrastructure Bank does, why we need it and what projects are in the pipeline.
Ep. 77: Trade and Tough Decisions with Steve Verheul
Wonk - March 08, 2023 15:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode of Policy Speaking, Steve Verheul, Canada's former Chief Trade Negotiator, joins host Edward Greenspon to discuss negotiating the new NAFTA, the strength of middle powers, and Canada's potential leadership in creating a new trading system.
Ep. 77: Trade and Tough Decisions with Steve Verheul
Wonk - March 08, 2023 15:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode of Policy Speaking, Steve Verheul, Canada's former Chief Trade Negotiator, joins host Edward Greenspon to discuss negotiating the new NAFTA, the strength of middle powers, and Canada's potential leadership in creating a new trading system.
Trade and Tough Decisions with Steve Verheul
Wonk - March 08, 2023 15:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode of Policy Speaking, Steve Verheul, Canada's former Chief Trade Negotiator, joins host Edward Greenspon to discuss negotiating the new NAFTA, the strength of middle powers, and Canada's potential leadership in creating a new trading system.
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