Oct 28: Canada's auto sector goes electric & A look inside the Indigenous economy

Smart Prosperity: The Podcast

1. Overhaul in Canada's auto sector. A pair of bombshell announcements mean that Canada is on its way to becoming a major zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) maker. But how does an entire industry go through that kind of transition?
   • [min 2: 50] Charlotte Yates – President and Vice-chancellor, University of Guelph
   • [min 7:51] Jerry Dias – National President, Unifor
2. Barriers to the Indigenous Economy. With the confrontation over Mi'kmaq (Sipekne’katik) lobster fishing rights as a backdrop, the President & CEO of the Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business talks about barriers to Indigenous businesses and communities in getting a piece of the economy.
   • [min 13:55] Tabatha Bull – President & CEO, Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business
3. “60-Second Report”: Building a Greener Recovery – Lessons from the Great Recession
   • [min 19:55] Edward Barbier – University Distinguished Professor, Department of Economics and Senior Scholar, School of Global Environmental Sustainability at Colorado State University
4. “Five Other Things Happening in the Clean Economy This Week”
   • [min. 21:53] Mike Moffatt - Smart Prosperity Institute

HOST: Eric Campbell
WEB: podcast.smartprosperity.ca