Canada Has Everything, Except Urgency: Goldy Hyder on Canada’s Economic Drift

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Giles Gherson interviews Goldy Hyder about Canada's economic challenges and future prospects.

In this year-end episode of Toronto Talks, Giles Gherson sits down with Goldy Hyder, President & CEO of the Business Council of Canada, to look back on a tumultuous 2025 — and ahead to the choices Canada must confront in 2026. Together, they examine an uncomfortable paradox: a country with every structural advantage a modern economy should want still finds itself struggling to scale companies, attract investment, or remove the barriers it built for itself. As they reflect on the year, the...

People in this episode

Host: Giles Gherson

Guest: Goldy Hyder

Topics covered

• Canada's economy
• business challenges
• investment barriers
• economic growth
• 2025 review
• future planning

Keywords

• Canada
• economic drift
• Goldy Hyder
• business council
• investment
• 2025
• 2026

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Business Council of Canada

Places: Canada

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