In Conversation with Amanda Lang: Canada's inflation rate & a new study on health-care spending

Published 2024-02-21
Award-winning journalist and best-selling author Amanda Lang and The Hub's Editor-at-Large Sean Speer discuss Canada's slowing inflation rate in January and its possible economic and political consequences as well as a new study out of the University of British Columbia on Canadian health-care spending and the intergenerational issues that it raises.

The Hub Dialogues feature The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. This episode is generously supported by the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolowski Charitable Foundation.

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All Comments (12)
  • @mr.c.2888
    Amanda Lang! There's a name I havent heard in a long time! Her and OLeary were great!
  • @ianleslie6971
    Just a quick thought, go into the non doctor shortage, because in North west bc. No personal doctors and the walkin clinic is 13 deep waiting. And it must be worse for the homeless, especially if means testing is mandated. I wonder if that might be from a perspective of privilege?
  • As for OAS, why not adjust the clawback rather than tinker with the age eligibility? It needs to fit with CPP which is built around 65 as the default age. As for marriage, why all the emphasis on the lack of marriagible men? There are plenty of reasons for men to avoid marriage today. Glad to see Amanda talk about the male bashing taking place.
  • @TheTruthAlways
    Why did Trudeau cancel Harper's OAS reform? Vote buying is all he knows.
  • @rickveleke6966
    For the young, eliminate down payments for homes and structure mortgages to be more homeowner friendly. Banks have reached such great highs in profits for as long as there have been banks in Canada, they can give back in this crisis
  • @BoppityBoopy
    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂inflation 2.9%😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂