In this special back-to-basics edition of the Canadian Chamber Podcast Canada’s Economy, Explained, host Marwa Abdou cuts through the alphabet soup of GDPs, CPIs, and BoC rate cuts to answer the simple questions Canadians keep asking:

Why is it easier to trade with the U.S. than across provinces?
Why is climate policy so expensive?
Why are interest rates cooling inflation but putting the freeze on housing?
Why is youth unemployment so high?
And what’s really at stake in Mark Carney’s first federal budget?

Whether you’re an economics novice or just looking for a clear-eyed refresher, this episode gets straight to the point on how our economy really works, and why sometimes it doesn’t.