BCA Podcasts
Episodes
The Brief: A Conversation with Alberta Mayors Jyoti Gondek and Amarjeet Sohi
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With over 50% of Alberta's population living in Calgary and Edmonton, the success of these two cities is vital to the future of the province. And at t...
The Energy Evolution: Oil Sands Pathways to Net Zero Initiative
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just as climate change is a global challenge, climate action is a global solution. Tackling this challenge will require many actors—investors, innov...
The Brief: The State of Alberta's Economy Going Into 2022
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The economy may be close to back to normal, but daily life sure isn't. In this episode, BCA economists Alicia Planincic and Mike Holden join Scott and...
The Brief: What's On the Minds of Albertans?
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's on the minds of Albertans heading into 2022? From questions around COVID, to thoughts on the economy and education, to better understanding Alb...
The Brief: 2021 Year in Review with BCA President Adam Legge
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're closing out our 2021 podcast season with some reflections on the past year, from the big events to policy wins for Albertans, and giving listene...
C-Suite Unplugged: Nancy Southern, Chair & CEO, ATCO
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode of the 2021 season, we're speaking with a CEO that almost needs no introduction. Nancy Southern has long been a pillar in Alberta...
C-Suite Unplugged: Mark Little, President & CEO, Suncor
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As one of Canada's largest integrated energy companies, Suncor has long been the energy supplier of choice in Canada—and is now emerging as a leader...
The Brief: Challenges in the Global Supply Chain
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
These days, you might find it more challenging to find your favorite product at your local boutique or grocery store or even to purchase a laptop or p...
C-Suite Unplugged: Scott Bolton, President & CEO, UFA
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine starting your CEO career just a few months before the pandemic hit. Scott Bolton took the reigns of UFA's top job just a few months before COV...
Measuring Child Care Affordability
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Affordable child care is certainly good economic policy; however, different measurements of "affordability" can have different policy implications. On...
An Inside Look at Dentons Canada's Vaccination Program
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As vaccinations become more important to the health, safety, and sustainability of our economy, employers of all sizes are weighing impacts and risks ...
C-Suite Unplugged: Trent Fequet, President & CEO, Steel River Group
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From a small, remote community to now running one of the fastest growing start ups, Trent Fequet's journey into entrepreneurship and leadership is as ...
The Brief: Innovation in Canada with Jim Balsillie, former Chairman & Co-CEO of Research in Motion (Blackberry); Co-Founder & Chair of the Council of Canadian Innovators
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the rise in innovation and digital transformation continues to sharpen our focus on the intangible economy, what is Canada doing to invest in and s...
The Energy Evolution: Alberta's Opportunity in Geothermal
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Geothermal energy might be experiencing a renaissance these days. An industry that is over 100 years old has experienced relatively slow growth; howev...
The Brief: Long-Term Unemployment in Alberta with Michele Evans, ADM, Labour & Immigration, Alberta Government
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
High unemployment has not been synonymous with Alberta's labour market for many decades; however, a couple oil price crashes and a global pandemic has...
C-Suite Unplugged: Wayne Arsenault, President & CEO, Big Rock Brewery
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Just in time for summer, Big Rock Brewery President & CEO Wayne Arsenault joins Adam Legge on this C-Suite Unplugged episode of AlbertaBETTER. Hear th...
The Brief: Unlocking the Modern Indigenous Economy with Chief Billy Morin of Enoch Cree Nation
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With entrepreneurship skyrocketing within Indigenous communities, the modern Indigenous economy holds a tremendous amount of opportunity. Chief Billy ...
C-Suite Unplugged: Brent Hesje, CEO, Fountain Tire
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From a double bay garage in Wainwright, Alberta to locations across Canada, Fountain Tire is a true Alberta success story. Brent Hesje, CEO of Fountai...
The Energy Evolution: Alberta's Opportunity in Lithium
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lithium—it's something you use every day but likely never think about it. However, without it, we couldn't power our smart phones, electronics, or e...
C-Suite Unplugged: Alex Pourbaix, President & CEO of Cenovus
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From lawyer to CEO of one of the biggest energy companies in Canada, Alex Pourbaix, President & CEO of Cenovus, stands out in a space predominantly le...
Building Resilience Amid Uncertainty—The State of Mental Health in Alberta
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the economic impact of COVID appears to be waning, the mental health impact is a growing concern. On this episode, Dr. Robbie Babins-Wagner returns...
C-Suite Unplugged: Ed Sims, President & CEO, WestJet
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is like to lead one of Western Canada's most iconic companies through a pandemic? On this episode, we sit down with Ed Sims, President & CEO of W...
A National Childcare Program—A Conversation with Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Canada's Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development joins the show to discuss the recently an...
What Budget 2021 Means for Alberta (Bonus Episode)
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BCA's Chief Economist Mike Holden joins the show to talk about the federal government recently released budget. We discuss overall impressions and imp...
Survival of the Mission: Strengthening the Role of Non-Profits in Alberta
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When we think of prosperity, we often think of business growth or government policy, but we don't often think about the vital role that non-profits pl...
Unicorns in Alberta: Building Billion Dollar Tech Companies in Alberta
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From financing to talent, how do you grow not one but two tech unicorns in less than two years? On this episode, Marcos Lopez, Managing Director of Sh...
How an Industry-Led Economic Strategy Can Spur Growth and Innovation for Canada's Future
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Industry Strategy Council was formed in May 2020 to gather the talent and experience of Canada's top business leaders to assess the economic impac...
Celebrating Alberta's Powerful Women Leaders—Karen Brookman's Story
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day 2021, co-hosts Alicia Planincic and Brittany Brander are sharing the stories of just a few of Alberta's incredi...
Celebrating Alberta's Powerful Women Leaders—Kristi Cawthorn's Story
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day 2021, co-hosts Alicia Planincic and Brittany Brander are sharing the stories of just a few of Alberta's incredi...
Celebrating Alberta's Powerful Women Leaders—Annie Korver's Story
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day 2021, co-hosts Alicia Planincic and Brittany Brander are sharing the stories of just a few of Alberta's incredi...
Celebrating Alberta's Powerful Women Leaders—Terri Steeves' Story
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate International Women's Day 2021, co-hosts Alicia Planincic and Brittany Brander are sharing the stories of just a few of Alberta's incredi...
Canada Isn't Very Productive—Why That Matters and What We Can Do About It
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Productivity is essential to not only enabling economic growth but also to improving our personal well-being. Robert Asselin, Senior Vice President of...
Alberta's Spending & Revenue Problem—Examining the Provincial Fiscal Model and How to Fix It
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alberta has a fiscal challenge. For years, our governments have spent too much and earned too little. Now, the debt is racking up. BCA's Economists Mi...
Alberta's Natural Gas Opportunity— A Conversation with Dale Nally, Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From hydrogen and LNG to petrochemical and plastics recycling, Alberta's natural gas opportunity is immense. Alberta's Associate Minister of Natural G...
What a Biden Presidency Means for Canada—and Alberta
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scotty Greenwood, CEO of the Canadian American Business Council, joins the show to discuss the historic (and historically important and successful) re...
C-Suite Unplugged: Cory Janssen, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of AltaML
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cory Janssen, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of AltaML and long-time champion of Alberta's tech and innovation ecosystem, joins the show to talk about how artifi...
C-Suite Unplugged: 2020 Year in Review with BCA President Adam Legge
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode, we asked BCA's President Adam Legge to share his reflections, thoughts, and insights on 2020; the challenges and opportunitie...
Achieving Canada's Climate Goals with Clean Resource Innovation
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the ecosystem of clean resource innovation in Canada. Joy Romero, President of the Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN), and VP, Technolog...
An Economy for All: Exploring Indigenous Economic Participation in Canada
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Indigenous economy has been experiencing explosive growth in Canada recently. Tabatha Bull, President & CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal...
Time to Fly Again? The Story of Calgary International Airport During a Global Pandemic
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
COVID devastated the air travel industry. Bob Sartor, President & CEO of the Calgary Airport Authority, joins the show to talk about the impact of the...
The Cost of Canada's Low-Carbon Economy
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Canada's cost to transition to a low-carbon economy is estimated to require capital investments in the $90-166 billion range. Ryan Riordan, co-author ...
Alberta's Fiscal Woes—What Can We Do About It?
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Top Alberta economists Trevor Tombe, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Calgary and Mike Holden, Chief Economist at the Business Co...
It'll Get Worse Before It Gets Better: Alberta Business Leaders Economic Expectations
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Alberta Business Expectations Survey (BES) is a quarterly tool, developed by the Business Council of Alberta, to assess forward-looking trends in ...
What The Speech from the Throne Could Mean for Canada (and Alberta)
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The federal government delivered its much-anticipated Speech from the Throne this week. Our team breaks down what this speech means for Albertans and ...
Educating & Preparing Our Workforce For & Through Recovery
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a post-COVID economic recovery, building better businesses, industries and sectors requires an adaptable and innovative workforce. We're exploring ...
Building Better Businesses Through Diversity, Inclusion and Equity
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The business case for diversity, inclusion and equity in our businesses is strong—and has been made many times over. This episode looks at three per...
Feeding the World: Alberta's Agri-Food Opportunity
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The world needs sustainably produced and reliable food—and Alberta has the companies, talent, natural assets and entrepreneurialism to provide that....
Child Care Subsidy Redesign and What it Means for Albertans
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Hardly a conversation about Alberta's economic recovery goes by without mentioning the need for affordable and accessible child care. With recent fund...
More Than a Cheque: Reducing Poverty and Building Shared Prosperity in Alberta
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
More than 220,000 Albertans live in poverty—and that's just in Calgary and Edmonton alone. In this episode, we dive into the landscape of poverty in...
Canada's Energy Future in a Climate-Focused World
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What does Canada's energy sector look like in the future? Two of Canada's top energy business leaders join the show to talk energy, environment, ESG a...
A Challenge-Driven Industrial Strategy
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The world—and its economies—are changing. The rise in intangible assets and capital and shifting geopolitical assumptions and priorities have prom...
Behind the Scenes with Russ Girling, President & CEO of TC Energy
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Go behind the scenes and get to know Russ Girling, President & CEO of TC Energy and founding member of the Business Council of Alberta. We talk about ...
Relaunching Alberta Part 3: Is Big Brother watching? Demystifying contact tracing
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Contact tracing has a long history in helping manage public health crises, but gaps in traditional methods have given rise to digital solutions. But, ...
Relaunching Alberta Part 2: Adapting CERB to a post-shutdown economy
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What was designed to help support Canadians through a health crisis, no longer works as economies re-open and people return to the workforce. In Part ...
Relaunching Alberta Part 1: Solving the daycare problem
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a special series of AlbertaBETTER, Relaunching Alberta, we explore some of the key issues and questions that need to be considered as we relaunch a...
Rebuilding Alberta's economy wisely: A conversation with Dawn Farrell
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dawn Farrell, President & CEO of TransAlta and a founding member of the Business Council of Alberta joins the show to share her insights to how we mak...
There's a crisis in our beef industry, so what do we do about it?
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Kee Jim joins the show to talk about the ongoing crisis in the livestock industry in Canada. We dive into the events that got us to the crisis, ho...
Negative oil prices: what happened, and what's next?
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Energy expert Peter Tertzakian breaks down what a negative price environment means for the energy industry and what the future of the sector might loo...
Small business in Canada: how do we recover from COVID-19?
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Small businesses have been acutely impacted by COVID-19, as public health orders to stay home, physically distance and close non-essential businesses ...
Canadians firms are experiencing liquidity challenges, so what can we do about it?
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As COVID-19 continues to have a devastating effect on the economy, we turn our attention to the state of liquidity with the larger companies in Canada...
Supporting Mental Health Amid COVID-19
12 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robbie-Babins Wagner, CEO of the Calgary Counselling Center joins co-hosts Adam Legge and Brittany Brander for a thoughtful look at how crisis situati...
What are Canadians thinking about COVID-19?
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Darrell Bricker, Global CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs dives into why Canadians feel more acute impacts to their personal economy rather than their perso...
An Expert Look at the COVID-19 Relief Measures with Serge Dupont
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Serge Dupont, a Senior Advisor at Bennett Jones, joins us to break down the economic and financial relief measures announced by the federal government...
A Local Look a COVID-19 Part Two: A Conversation with Chief Tom Sampson about Calgary's Response to COVID-19
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 of our two-part series on local responses to COVID-19, we are speaking with Chief Tom Sampson of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency on ...
A Local Look a COVID-19 Part One: A Conversation with Mayor Naheed Nenshi about Calgary's Response to COVID-19
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Over the next two episodes, we are taking a closer look at how the city of Calgary is responding to both the health and economic crisis including the ...
The Federal Government's COVID-19 Response: Is It Big or Fast Enough?
22 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Government of Canada announced its COVID-19 economic response package last week, but many wonder if the speed and scale of the stimulus are enough...
A National Conversation on COVID-19 with Goldy Hyder, President & CEO of the Business Council of Canada
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 is spreading rapidly across Canada and the world, and many Canadians are worried about their jobs, incomes, savings, businesses, and the heal...