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Why 2026 is a make or break year for Canada
On this episode of WONK, host Amanda Lang talks to Kevin Carmichael and Jean-Francois Perreault about the growth imperative, moving past trade worries and the time for bold moves
Published:Thursday January 8, 2026
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If ‘uncertainty’ was the word of 2025, what will the new year bring for Canada’s economy and the world? On top of the now familiar trade and tariff worries for Canada, we are facing technological change and now new geopolitical concerns. So what lies ahead? Kevin Carmichael is The Logic’s economics columnist and editor at large. Jean-Francois Perreault is the chief economist at Scotiabank. They talk to host Amanda Lang about what’s on their lists of the big issues to watch in the year ahead.
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