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Good Question with Amanda Lang

Antica Productions, Amanda Lang

Every great conversation starts with a good question. Not the kind that shows off, the kind that shows up. A good question isn't trying to prove something, it's genuinely curious to hear the answer.

These are the conversations host Amanda Lang has been having for more than three decades. Conversations about business, about politics, about the ideas and forces that shape our lives.

Episodes of Good Question with Amanda Lang will drop weekly, starting September 9th.

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#8
Thursday · 45 min
Ian Bremmer: America's Break With Canada Is Permanent. Now What?
Is America's relationship with Canada permanently changed, and what does that mean for our future? Host Amanda Lang sits down with American political scientist, and GZERO Media founder Ian Bremmer to discuss Trump's weakening political power, the growing threat from Russia, and whether Canada can navigate our increasingly unpredictable world.
#7
October 8 · 40 min
Frances Haugen: Why Big Tech Can’t Regulate Itself
The power that big tech wields in our lives and the potential for it to do harm is front and center. Facebook's recent $17 billion settlement in the US is aimed at limiting some of those harms - at least to young people - and that settlement can be directly traced to Frances Haugen. She is the whistleblower who gave the world the evidence it needed and is also the subject of a new movie from screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, The Social Reckoning. Host Amanda Lang speaks to her about misinformation, reg
#6
October 1 · 43 min
Jason Kenney: What’s Really Driving Alberta’s Separatist Movement
What’s fuelling Alberta’s growing separatist movement and where does it go from here? Host Amanda Lang sits down with former Alberta premier Jason Kenney to talk about the roots of Western alienation, the politics driving today’s separatist push, and what’s at stake in Alberta’s October 19th referendum.
#5
September 24 · 48 min
Heather Reisman on books, tariffs and the 'antidote to antisemitism'
Heather Reisman, founder and CEO of Indigo, believes that despite all the tech at our fingertips, reading is having a comeback. She talks to host Amanda Lang about many big questions facing Canada – how we should be thinking about AI regulation, what Canadians can do to reduce mounting antisemitism, and why she wants Canadian kids to be ‘the best readers in the world’. After everything she’s built, what keeps her going? As she puts it, she created “Disneyland”, and gets to go there every day.
#4
September 18 · 38 min
Canada wants investment. So what are we going to build?
It's safe to say this week’s Investment Summit passed the vibe check. It was slick, well attended, and there was real breaking news about tax cuts and privatizing airports to elevate the sense of urgency. There was also the promise by half a dozen big Canadian investors to spend more in Canada, but we can't help wondering what's next. Host Amanda Lang speaks with Steve Maynard, Managing Partner Government and Public Sector at EY, and Vass Bednar, Managing Director of the Canadian Shield Institut
#3
September 17 · 37 min
Putting Canada on the World Investment Map
Canada's first ever Investment Summit held in Toronto this week was a message to global investors that Canada is open for business and ready for the big leagues. Canada's largest pension fund already plays there. John Graham is the CEO of CPPIB, the investment arm of Canada Pension Fund. He spoke with host Amanda Lang about the opportunities Canada needs to show the rest of the world.
#2
September 14 · 27 min
Can Canada compete for Global Capital?
Canada is keen to attract more global capital, but are we ready for the investment we’re seeking? Host Amanda Lang sits down with Shane Dunn, EY-Parthenon Canada Managing Partner, to discuss what it will take to make our country more attractive to investors. They explore why investor confidence matters, the role of foreign capital, and whether Canada is finally poised for a new era of growth. This episode was brought to you by EY-Parthenon. © 2026 Ernst & Young LLP. All Rights Reserved. A membe
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September 9 · 48 min
David Frum on trade, tariffs and Trump’s “waning mischief”
On this inaugural episode of Good Question with Amanda Lang, our guest is something of an anomaly. David Frum is a Canadian who has become one of America's best known public intellectuals. He's a staff writer at The Atlantic and host of his own podcast, The David Frum Show. He and Amanda talk about the ongoing trade war between Canada and the US, and why his advice to Ottawa is to "sign nothing".
September 2 · 30 sec
Introducing GQAL
Every great conversation starts with a good question. Not the kind that shows off, the kind that shows up. A good question isn't trying to prove something, it's genuinely curious to hear the answer. These are the conversations host Amanda Lang has been having for more than three decades... conversations about business, about politics, about the ideas and forces that shape our lives. Produced by Antica Productions.

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