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Wonk

Wonk

By: Public Policy Forum
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WONK is a show about big ideas in unprecedented times. Hosted by Amanda Lang, we unpack some of the most pressing issues and challenges facing Canada, and talk to some leading thinkers and policymakers about how to tackle them. New episodes drop on Thursdays. This feed also hosts the archive for Public Policy Forum's podcast, Policy Speaking.Public Policy Forum Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Gov. Josh Shapiro on Canada-U.S. relations

    Gov. Josh Shapiro on Canada-U.S. relations
    Jun 25 2026
    Josh Shapiro is the governor of Pennsylvania. He talks to host Amanda Lang about fixing CUSMA, the importance of the U.S. midterms and the trade instability caused by President Donald Trump. This is the final episode of season 4 of WONK. We’ll be back this fall with a brand new season.
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    32 mins
  • How to make a nation of supertraders

    How to make a nation of supertraders
    Jun 18 2026
    The need to pivot away from our dependence on the U.S. as a trading partner has definitely been driven home to Canadian businesses. But actually doing that is a different story. If there's a base camp for that climb, it's Export Development Canada (EDC), the Crown Corporation whose mission is to help Canadians develop new markets. Alison Nankivell, EDC's CEO, joins host Amanda Lang.
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    33 mins
  • Evan Solomon on the promise and perils of AI

    Evan Solomon on the promise and perils of AI
    Jun 11 2026
    Few innovations have held the amount of promise and — let's face it — peril as artificial intelligence. Will it be mankind's greatest leap forward or its absolute demise? Into this uncertainty comes Canada's new AI strategy, one which tries to walk the line between promise and peril. Host Amanda Lang talks to Evan Solomon, Canada's first Minister of AI and Digital Innovation.
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    32 mins
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