Stephen Poloz on dealing with dual economic shocks

About this episode

Stephen Poloz discusses inflation risks and economic uncertainty in the context of recent global events.

These past few years, inflation has been a beast. No sooner under control from the last supply chain shocks, the war in Iran has it rearing its head again. Stephen Poloz was Canada's central bank governor from 2013 to the summer of 2020. He’s now a special advisor at the law firm Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt. He joins host Amanda Lang to talk about inflation risks, dealing with growing uncertainty and the importance of embracing the fourth industrial revolution. This episode — part of a series on economic growth — is sponsored by CPA Ontario.

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Lang

Guest: Stephen Poloz

Topics covered

• inflation
• economic growth
• supply chain
• uncertainty
• fourth industrial revolution

Keywords

• inflation
• economic shocks
• Canada
• central bank
• supply chain
• industrial revolution

Sponsors

CPA Ontario

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran

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