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The episode discusses Canada's technical recession and the political responses from Carney and Poilievre, including the use of generative AI in political advertising.

So it looks like technically Canada is in the midst of a “technical” recession, but, technicalities aside, is a 0.2% drop in growth really that big a deal? ​Carney hasn’t said much on the subject, just that this is just a “settling-in period” while his policies take effect. On the other hand, Poilievre seems almost gleeful, saying that it’s a result of a “banker who can’t budget”. Oh, and he’s made a whole attack ad dunking on the technicalities of a technical recession with a little help from generative AI. Is this what politics has come to? Host: James Nicholson Credits: Andrea Varsany (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Douglas Soltys Additional music by Audio Network Apply to CANADALAND’s Audio Journalism Fellowship at labs.canadaland.com Go to canadaland.com/live   to find out more about our live show, June 18th at the Halifax Convention Centre! Further reading:  Sharan Kaur: Why top economists are rejecting the ‘recession’ narrative - CTV News ‘Technical Recession’, the Backstory: Why has the Canadian Economy Flatlined? - Policy Magazine…

People in this episode

Host: James Nicholson

Guest: Douglas Soltys

Topics covered

• technical recession
• Canadian economy
• politics
• generative AI
• economic policy

Keywords

• technical recession
• Canada
• Carney
• Poilievre
• generative AI
• politics
• economy

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Organizations: Audio Network, CTV News, Policy Magazine, CBC News, Bloomberg

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