What 1.5 Million Barrels per Day Could Mean for Canada’s Economy
From ARC ENERGY IDEAS by ARC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
March 17, 2026 · 46 min · Season 1 · Episode 318
About this episode
The episode discusses the impact of increased business investment on Canada's economy and the need for stronger economic growth strategies.
Over the past decade, the Canadian economy has been driven largely by consumption and government spending, while business investment has remained relatively flat. To accelerate Canada’s economic growth, an objective emphasized by Prime Minister Mark Carney, Canada will need stronger business investment, particularly investments with the “one-two punch” of growing the economy through increased capital spending in the early years and greater exports in the longer term. To explore the hist...
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Host: ARC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Topics covered
- Canada's economy
- business investment
- government spending
- economic growth
- capital spending
- exports
Keywords
- Canada
- economy
- business investment
- government spending
- economic growth
- capital spending
- exports
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