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How well positioned is Canada, and by extension B.C., to do business with countries across Asia in the coming years? Will we be looking to build even closer ties amid trade uncertainty with the U.S.? HSBC economist Fred Neumann (1:17), who’s in Toronto this week at the Global Emerging Markets conference, joins the show to discuss the state of Asian economies amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.

And we’ve all heard the word blockchain bandied about the past two years. Now companies are wising up to the need to find credible technical experts in this emerging field. Lighthouse Labs co-founder Jeremy Shaki (14:46) discusses why his coding school is launching a new program aimed at experienced developers who want to become blockchain experts.

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No. 28: Do real blockchain experts exist yet?

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Deepak Anand (0:43), vice-president of government relations at Cannabis Compliance, walks through the Senate’s passing of Canada’s legalization bill.

Blakes Vancouver partner John-Paul Bogden (13:55) sheds light on some of Canada’s most significant private M&A deals from the past several years.

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No. 29: Canada steps closer to cannabis legalization, but not this summer

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Simmering tensions at the G7 summit in Quebec quickly escalated over the weekend as U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over Twitter. Are trade and diplomatic relations really at their worst point in years or is this part of an effort for Trump to look tough ahead of his historic meeting in Singapore with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un? Daniel Schwanen from the C.D. Howe Institute (1:52) joins the show to recap the biggest developments to come out of the G7 summit.

What makes for a good corporate citizen in Canada? From diverse representation in the boardroom to documented reductions in the output of emissions, Corporate Knights CEO Toby Heaps (20:20) discusses his firm’s annual corporate citizenship rankings and where B.C. organizations stack up vs. the rest of Canada.

No. 30: What went wrong at the G7 summit?

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Carlo Dade (0:42), director of the centre for trade and investment policy at the Canada West Foundation, breaks down President Trump’s tough trade talk, and where Canada and U.S. relations go from here.

BIV’s weekly tech panel (15:14) discusses Amazon’s labour concerns, and whether Sesame Street’s venture fund can get kids coding for play. Amielle Lake, entrepreneur-in-residence at the University of British Columbia, rejoins the show, along with Linda Fawcus, founder and CEO of Gluu Technology Society.

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No. 31: NAFTA 2.0? Look to 2020

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What comes next after the historic meeting in Singapore between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. The leaders have both pledged peace but there are few details on how this will be accomplished. Yves Tiberghien (1:07), director emeritus of the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia, joins the show to discuss what comes next.

Then, Retail Insider’s Craig Patterson (13:57) discusses the latest scathing criticisms of Lululemon from founder Chip Wilson as well as how Canadian retailers are prepping for tariffs.

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No. 32: What’s next for Trump and Kim after Singapore?

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Ian Russell (0:42), president and CEO of the Investment Industry Association of Canada, discusses how the federal government’s passive income taxation changes will affect small business financing, and exacerbate Canada’s investment challenges.

Two guests discuss the story behind a world-renowned sculptor’s Canadian debut at Parq Vancouver. Liberty Wines founder Ian MacDonald and Sotheby’s International Realty Canada agent Christa Frosch (16:38) look at the installation’s expected impact.

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