About this episode

Amanda Lang discusses the Canadian economy with economist Frances Donald, emphasizing the need for urgency amidst challenges.

One of the dangerous things about constantly talking about the challenges that our economy faces is losing the sense of urgency that it needs. With the new fiscal update under our belts, and plenty of uncertainty in the weeks and months ahead, host Amanda Lang checks in with one of Canada’s top economists, Frances Donald, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at RBC.

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Lang

Guest: Frances Donald

Topics covered

• Canadian economy
• fiscal update
• economic challenges
• urgency
• uncertainty

Keywords

• Canadian economy
• Frances Donald
• RBC
• fiscal update
• economic challenges
• urgency
• uncertainty

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Organizations: RBC

Places: Canada

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