Canada is a Warning to the Rest of the World!
From Patrick Boyle On Finance by Patrick Boyle
April 8, 2026 · 32 min · Season 6 · Episode 14
About this episode
The episode discusses Canada's economic challenges and their implications for the rest of the world.
Canada has every advantage a country could ask for — vast natural resources, a stable democracy, world-class universities, and a highly educated population. So why has its GDP per capita fallen from 80% of the American level to around 70% in little more than a decade? In this video, we look at how a protected economy, a housing market that rewarded sitting still over building things, and a productivity gap that has been quietly compounding for thirty years have combined to create what the Bank of Canada called a "productivity emergency" — and what it might mean for the rest of the developed world. Patrick's Books: Statistics For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3eerLA0 Derivatives For The Trading Floor: https://amzn.to/3cjsyPF Corporate Finance: https://amzn.to/3fn3rvC Ways To Support The Channel: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PatrickBoyleOnFinance Buy Me a…
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Host: Patrick Boyle
Topics covered
- economy
- productivity
- housing market
- GDP
- Canada
- developed world
Keywords
- Canada
- GDP per capita
- productivity emergency
- housing market
- economy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bank of Canada
Places: Canada, America
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