Shaping Canada’s Economic Future with Barry Sawyer, Bea Bruske, and Magali Picard

About this episode

Labour leaders in Canada discuss the future of work and economic policies affecting workers at the 2026 Progress Summit.

At the 2026 Progress Summit: Defending Democracy Across Borders, Canada’s labour leaders discussed what labour is fighting for: a different economic and trade future that puts workers at the centre. As Trump-era trade and economic policies reshape decisions about jobs, industry, and investment, workers and communities in Canada are feeling the effects. From manufacturing to public services to war-shock inflation, economic choices are being made that will reshape the future of work on both sid...

People in this episode

Guests: Barry Sawyer, Bea Bruske, Magali Picard

Topics covered

• labour rights
• economic policy
• trade
• workers' rights
• public services
• inflation

Keywords

• economic future
• labour leaders
• trade policies
• workers
• manufacturing
• public services
• inflation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Broadbent Institute

Places: Canada, Trump

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