As managing director of the Canadian Agrifood Policy Institute, Tyler McCann sees a need for more investment if agriculture is to meet its superpower goals in food production. That means more foresight amongst both public and private institutions and ambition to build the infrastructure that’s needed for a climate-resilient sector. 

In this Digging Deeper podcast, Tyler explains that the future of automation -- adopting AI and robotics -- depends on more than just financing.

Digging Deeper

Tyler McCann argues for more agriculture investment

Chris Holman welcomes back Tom Kelly, President & CEO, Automation Alley, Troy, MI.
There were several things Chris wanted to find out from Tom in this latest interview.
Q. Before we get started, can you remind our listeners what Project DIAMOnD is?

Q. Last month, you had the Governor at the Mackinac Policy Conference talking her desire to expand the program statewide and now, you have been mentioned in a national report that explores ways to improve U.S. competitiveness in advanced manufacturing. Can you tell us more about this report?

Q. What does this mention mean to Automation Alley? Why is Project DIAMOnD essential to improving our country’s competitiveness in advanced manufacturing?

Q. And as I mentioned briefly earlier, this is the same program that the Governor talked about just a few weeks ago at the Mackinac Policy conference, right?

Q. What is next for Project DIAMOnD?

Q: How can manufacturers get involved with the project?

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Michigan Business Beat | Tom Kelly, Automation Alley -  Project DIAMOnD Gaining National Attention!

Tonight, Thursday, August 1st, at 6 pm on The Brian Crombie Hour I interview ✅ Jock Finlayson. ALL my 🎤 podcasts and 🎦 videocasts can be accessed any time on my web site www.briancrombie.com which holds repository of all my shows. 📌 Jock Finlayson is currently a Senior Fellow and the Peter Brown chair in Canadian competitiveness at the Fraser Institute, Canada’s top ranked think tank. Previously he was Executive VP and chief economist at the Business Council of British Columbia. For the past 20 years, he has been a leading voice on economic and public policy issues affecting British Columbians. Jock talks about Canada’s competitiveness. We discuss where does Canada rank, globally, in terms of overall competitiveness? Are government policies and programs serving to boost Canada’s global appeal as a place to invest and grow a business? If not, where are we falling short? The Brian Crombie Hour airs ⏰ 6:00 pm nightly. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2Oioec8. Stream, listen, like, watch and share. Thank You!

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Jock Finlayson | Canada Competitiveness

Tonight, Thursday, September 12th, at 6 pm on The Brian Crombie Hour I interview ✅ Jock Finlayson. ALL my 🎤 podcasts and 🎦 videocasts can be accessed any time on my web site www.briancrombie.com which holds repository of all my shows. 📌 Jock Finlayson is currently a Senior Fellow and the Peter Brown chair in Canadian competitiveness at the Fraser Institute, Canada’s top ranked think tank. Previously he was Executive VP and chief economist at the Business Council of British Columbia. For the past 20 years, he has been a leading voice on economic and public policy issues affecting British Columbians. Jock talks about Canada’s competitiveness. We discuss where does Canada rank, globally, in terms of overall competitiveness? Are government policies and programs serving to boost Canada’s global appeal as a place to invest and grow a business? If not, where are we falling short? The Brian Crombie Hour airs ⏰ 6:00 pm nightly. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2Oioec8. Stream, listen, like, watch and share. Thank You!

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Business Community Disappointed in Lame Duck Legislature's Unemployment Tax Increase - Job Providers

Michigan Business Beat | Three Organizations Share Concerns over Lansing Lame Duck Session.

Chris Holman welcomes Kelli Saunders, Vice President Policy & Engagement, SBAM - Small Business Association of Michigan, Wendy Block, senior VP of business advocacy, Michigan Chamber, and Joshua (Josh) Lunger, Vice President of Government Affairs, Grand Rapids Chamber.

The three organizations joining in on this interview were a part of six Michigan organizations among Business Community Disappointed
in Lame Duck Legislature’s Unemployment Tax Increase on Job Providers.

Welcome Kelli, Wendy, Josh, bring us up to speed on why your three organizations are among six reacting to the legislature's action?

LEO was sharing the state's positive view on the action, but what should the business community be concerned about?

Is there any action your organizations or the business community can take?

What's next on these topics?

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Michigan Business Beat | Wendy Block, Joshua Lunger And Kelli Saunders - Business Community Concerns

This lecture discusses key ideas from the 20th century German philosopher, sociologist of knowledge, and phenomenologist, Max Scheler's work Ressentiment, which provides an interpretation of Friedrich Nietzsche's concept of that same name. It focuses on Scheler's analysis of two main sources of ressentiment, namely the desire for revenge, on the one hand, and envy, jealousy, and the competitive impulse. There are other affects that can figure into ressentiment as well, that Scheler identifies, such as hatred, malice, spite, the urge to detract, and schadenfreude.

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Today marks 75 years since the Schuman Declaration. What started first and foremost as a peace project has developed into a European Union with a single market, an official currency for 20 EU countries and freedom of movement. However, at the age of 75, the European project is being attacked from the outside by a war right at its border and an American President questioning the decades long Trans-Atlantic relationship, but also faces challenges from within. 

To mark Europe Day, host Catarina Vila Nova sat down with Arancha González Laya, Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po. González has previously held positions in the European Commission, United Nations, World Trade Organization and served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain.

Sustainability, competitiveness and security are, according to González, the three biggest challenges facing the EU and countries can’t afford to ignore any of them. There is space for disagreement, she adds, but that must be done within the rules of the game.  

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Policy Voices | 75 years later, is it time to revisit the Schuman Declaration?

34% is the share of New Yorkers who now rate the city’s quality of life excellent or good in CBC's recent citywide survey "Straight from New Yorkers." This is substantially lower than the 51% who rated quality of life positively in 2017. At the same time, the competition with other places to attract and keep residents and business is fierce. 

In this episode, CBC brought together leaders from New York's business, labor, nonprofit, and real estate sectors to discuss the ways in which we can come together to make New York an affordable, competitive, and vibrant City.

-Vincent Alvarez, President of The New York City Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
-Wayne Ho, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Chinese-American Planning Council
-Jim Whelan, President of the Real Estate Board of New York
-Kathryn Wylde, President and CEO of the Partnership for New York City
-Moderated by CBC Vice Chair William Floyd, Senior Director, U.S. State and Local Government Affairs and Public Policy at Google

You can learn more about CBC's campaign "Smart Choices, Better Future" by visiting https://bit.ly/SmartChoicesBetterFuture

34%, the "Smart Choices, Better Future" Edition

Tonight, Thursday, August 21st, at 6 pm on The Brian Crombie Hour I interview ✅ Wendy Cukier. 👉 ALL my 🎤 podcasts and 🎦 video casts can be accessed any time on my web site https://briancrombie.com which holds repository of all my shows. 📌 Wendy Cukier, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Ted Rogers School of Management, Founder of the Diversity Institute, and Academic Director of WEKH and the Future Skills Centre, highlights AI’s dual nature as both a force for progress and a risk if left unchecked. She calls for smart regulation that supports innovation while protecting society. Drawing on research with Canadian companies, she notes hurdles facing small and medium enterprises and argues AI can help manage disruptions while immigrant talent strengthens competitiveness. She emphasizes AI’s impact on jobs, from healthcare to communications, showing how some roles vanish as new ones emerge, stressing Canada must close commercialization gaps, upskill workers, and embrace immigration to drive growth.

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Wendy Cukier | AI and Innovation

Tonight, Thursday, August 21st, at 6 pm on The Brian Crombie Hour I conclude the show by discussing ✅ AI. 👉 ALL my 🎤 podcasts and 🎦 video casts can be accessed any time on my web site https://briancrombie.com which holds repository of all my shows.

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