Gabriel Friedman
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How immigration and an aging population will affect Canada's housing market
Desjardins' Randall Bartlett talks to Down to Business about how immigration will affect Canada's housing market. Listen here. → Read More
Teck Resources, Canada's biggest diversified miner, appears set to go all-in on 'green metals'
Canada's biggest diversified miner Teck Resources Ltd. may be on the verge of announcing a spin-off of its coal operations. Find out more. → Read More
Agnico CEO talks short-term funds, diversification and how gold miners succeed
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.'s Ammar Al-Joundi noted that inflation was causing the gold producer's costs to inch upward. Find out more. → Read More
Agnico CEO talks short-term funds, diversification and how gold miners succeed
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.'s Ammar Al-Joundi noted that inflation was causing the gold producer's costs to inch upward. Find out more. → Read More
Magna investing $470 million to build new Ontario battery assembly plant, retool factories
Magna will build a 500,000 square foot factory in Brampton, Ont., to help Ford keep up with surging demand for its F-150 Lightning. Read on. → Read More
Maybe Canada's economy can pull off that soft landing after all
Article content Somehow, so far there has been no recession, and the economy has chugged through, even adding 150,000 jobs in January, about 10 times as many as expected. The question now is whether those headwinds blow the economy off course in 2023, or if the storm passes? James Osborne, a director and senior economist at TD Economics, earlier this month co-authored a report suggesting that… → Read More
Barrick's ties to Canada dwindle as other miners secure access to country's rich gold belt
Barrick's ties to Canada are narrowing, especially now that rival Newmont is closing in on a purchase of Newcrest Mining. Read more. → Read More
The big question about the biggest deal in gold mining history is — why?
Newmont's bid to buy gold miner Newcrest has raised questions about whether it will create a company too large for its own good. Read on → Read More
Riding a 44% gain in its share price, Agnico's first new CEO in 25 years is bullish on 2023
Agnico-Eagle's new chief executive, riding a 44% gain in the gold miner's shares since the summer, is calling for a bullish 2023. Read on → Read More
How Ottawa's zero-emission vehicle mandate might affect auto prices
Ottawa's electric vehicle (EV) mandate has renewed the debate over car prices. Find out more. → Read More
Harnessing the sun is closer than ever
Article content Although humans can already harness nuclear power through fission — splitting atoms — but that process creates radioactive waste, poses the risk of a runaway reaction and can be weaponized. Fusion, by contrast, involves fusing atoms and promises a carbon-free form of energy with less waste and risk. Earlier this month, for the first time in human history, U.S. scientists achieved… → Read More
Canada vows to stop funding overseas oil and gas projects, but billions in support still on the books
But Export Development Canada may still provide billions of dollars in support for fossil fuel projects in other countries in 2023. Read on. → Read More
Why Canada ran short of children's Tylenol — and why it could happen again
Article content He expects shortages will continue to grow in the future until a more comprehensive plan is developed and implemented. As if on cue, children’s Tylenol arrived back on shelves in Canada last month, and now parts of the U.S. face shortages. As always the interviews are edited for clarity and brevity. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and YouTube where you can also… → Read More
Ottawa sends 'very clear signal to Chinese investors' with tightening of critical minerals policy
Ottawa is making a pivot away from Chinese investors, which have spent years amassing positions in Canadian mining companies. Read more. → Read More
The four-day workweek is coming
Why are we still working the hours we were in the '70s? Down to Business looks at the future workweek — and it's shorter. Listen in → Read More
'They see stability and calm here': Canada looks like a good place to invest to some EV producers
Canada offers "stability, predictability and the rule of law" to companies, says Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne. Read more. → Read More
How Volkswagen's interest in Canada shows auto sector dynamics are shifting in country's favour
Canada is moving to capitalize on the shift to electric vehicles and is positioning itself as a source of raw materials. Read more. → Read More
How entrepreneurs are turning mining waste into usable metals amid the electrification boom
A wave of entrepreneurs are discovering that what was waste in years past may not be waste anymore and indeed, may be valuable. Read more. → Read More
Rare-earth magnets are key to our electric future — and China controls 93% of them
Down to Business talks about recycling rare earth elements to make components crucial to an electric society. Listen in → Read More
'Barrick is responsible for the violence': New lawsuit filed in Ontario about troubled Tanzania mine
It marks the third lawsuit filed in connection with alleged human rights abuses at Barrick's Tanzanian gold mine. Read more. → Read More