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Policy lessons from North America’s second-largest economy

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, we speak to deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland about the biggest challenges facing Canada’s government

This week we sit down with the woman who is second-in-command of a large North American country, is heir apparent to take over as party leader and whose party faces a daunting upcoming election. Chrystia Freeland, the deputy prime minister of Canada, joins Money Talks to discuss housing shortages, immigration policy and shifting attitudes to global trade. What lessons are there from Canada for the rest of the world?

Hosts: Alice Fulwood, Tom Lee-Devlin and Mike Bird. Guests: Chrystia Freeland, deputy prime minister of Canada and The Economist’s Simon Rabinovitch.

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