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64:35

Best of Free Lunch: What The Heck Is Productivity,...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/28

Peak Pals! We're re-airing some of our favourite episode of the Free Lunch podcast. today we're talking about productivity with William Huggins, a lecturer on corporate finance, economics, and statistics at the DeGroote School of Business, about:What productivity is and how we measure it. Why productivity matters for the economy. Why wages have become disconnected from productivity. Why Canada's productivity is lagging behind other developed countries. How some countries without

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69:04

Best of Free Lunch: A Disturbing conversation about AI

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/27

Hey Peak Pals , we've decided to start dropping old episodes of Free Lunch into the feed on weekend. We don't air that podcast anymore, but there are still some really relevant conversations that were had and we want to give you a chance to listen to them again or maybe for the first time.

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9:10

Is Canada Post toast? 📬 - Ottawa tells Canada Post...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/26

If you’ve got a dog that loves barking at the mailman, it’s time to sit them down and deliver some difficult news. The U.S.’s creep towards state-owned companies is now encroaching on a Canadian firm.

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17:02

Hasta-la-Visa 👋- U.S. adds $100,000 fee for visas,...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/25

The visa program that’s brought some of Silicon Valley’s best and brightest to the U.S. just got a ~1,900% price increase. Worried about job security in a shaky economy? More Canadians are considering the one surefire way to make sure you don’t get laid off: hiring yourself. Peak Pals, stick around to the end of this episode for a conversation with Alex Howell, AirBnB's policy lead for Canada where we talk about the company's impact on housing.

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8:46

Tragic mushrooms 🍄- Canada’s mushroom industry gets...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/25

Canada’s (legal) mushroom industry is booming, and the U.S. is starting to get a little jealous. The U.S.’s creep towards state-owned companies is now encroaching on a Canadian firm.

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13:52

Such great heights 🆙- Canadian stocks are on a tear,...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/24

No doubt some Canadian investors were happily eyeing their portfolios yesterday. Truck stops should swap potato chips for microchips to appease their future customers: robot drivers.

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7:57

Start me up 🏁- Startup studio bags new funding, U.S....

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/23

A Toronto startup studio has some new ideas on how to build the next Shopify. Say what you will about the Trump administration, they’re there when a desperate friend needs a bail out.

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9:01

CanCon, can do 🇨🇦 - The CRTC plots new content...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/19

Big Tech companies will spend the next week arguing why they shouldn’t have to bankroll Canada’s music industry. A new report confirms what we already kinda knew about the feds’ carbon cutting goals: they bit off more than they could chew.

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7:31

Clock’s ticking ⏰ - CUSMA’s days are officially...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/18

Canada’s negotiating team is going to need to brush up on The Art of the Deal.Canadian miners need more money to cash in on the critical mineral rush. With Chinese investments out of the question, the Middle East is stepping right up.

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9:12

Escape hatch ⚜️ - Québec secularism law heads to...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/17

Québec’s favourite constitutional escape hatch could be sealed shut.The metaverse might be dead, but Meta’s still betting that people want to strap computers to their faces.

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8:32

Halved or quartered? ➗ - The push to end quarterly...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/16

Call it financial climate change: we could one day see fewer earnings seasons.The federal government might be quietly sitting on an AI gold mine, and the tech industry is politely asking it to stand up.

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7:54

Home sweet home 🏠 - Ottawa launches homebuilding...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/15

The feds are giving Canada’s housing sector a $13 billion shot in the arm. Investing with purpose? You might need to watch what you say.

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7:30

Playing dirty 🧼 - Telus files a complaint against...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/12

Telus has accused Rogers of playing dirty and wants Canada’s telecoms regulator to send it to the penalty box.It’s gonna take more than a new line of yoga pants to fix Lulu’s balance sh

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8:16

Buy now, worry later 🛍️ - BNPL takes over Wall...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/11

A Swedish fintech has managed to build a US$20 billion business by letting people procrastinate their buyer's remorse.It’s not a rare mineral, but the humble wiring in your home is about to become a lot more important.

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8:16

Air time 📱-Canadian companies take on scammers,...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/10

Some of Canada’s biggest companies are building the Avengers equivalent of a fraud-fighting team. At this rate, the 2027 iPhone lineup will be able to fit in your wallet.

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9:13

Liquid loonie 💲- National Bank bets on Canadian...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/09

We could soon have a new loonie that can’t get lost in the couch cushions. If you’ve been hoarding a brilliant idea for a new sports league, now’s the time to pitch it.

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7:52

Hollywood gamers 🎮 - The big screen embraces...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/08

Hollywood wants to give video games a big screen update. Hook up that IV and get out Tylenol because Canada’s EV mandate isn’t looking all that healthy.

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8:32

Protein Craze 🍗 - Starbucks gets in on the protein...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/05

All those fitness influencers telling everyone to eat protein may have more influence than you think. Sometimes even small things can feel like big victories…

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9:45

The slump continues 📉 - Canadian labour...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/04

If you thought Canada’s economy couldn’t get any worse, then you haven’t seen the latest labour productivity numbers. The NFL season kicks off today with the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles taking on the Dallas Cowboys.

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9:17

Divorce in aisle five 💔 - Kraft Heinz is...

The Peak Daily ·

2025/09/03

After 10 years together, the marriage of two snack food giants has gone bad, like a bottle of expired mayo, or a moldy bowl of KD. Having trouble reaching someone at the CRA? The good (and bad) news is you’re not alone.

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