About this podcast
Welcome to The Raitt Stuff. A CIBC Capital Markets podcast series focused on current hot topics.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 54 episodes
- The Defence Innovation Opportunity · 18 min · Episode 64The Hon. Lisa Raitt talks to Melanie Nadeau, CEO of COVE, the globally recognized innovation platform helping transform defence-focused ideas into commercial solutions. Together…
- Labour pains: Another UK Prime Minister resigns, what’s next for the UK? · 15 min · Episode 63The Hon. Lisa Raitt is joined by CIBC’s Amber Batool, a former senior bureaucrat in the UK, to analyse the reasons behind Keir Starmer’s resignation, discuss who may be next in…
- Oil’s well that ends well? · 24 min · Episode 62The Hon. Lisa Raitt is joined by Joan MacNaughton, an internationally renowned energy expert and former senior UK government lead on energy, to discuss energy security, the…
- Tip of the iceberg: Unlocking the economic opportunities from the Defence Industrial Strategy · 16 min · Episode 61The Hon. Lisa Raitt is joined by Matthew Lombardi, Co-founder of The Icebreaker, to discuss the opportunities available to tech entrepreneurs in the defence sector and his…
- ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ - Geopolitics in 2026 · 17 min · Episode 60The Hon. Lisa Raitt is joined by CIBC’s Amber Batool, a former senior bureaucrat in the UK, to take a look at the key issues facing Canada, the UK and Europe in 2026. They also…
- The Kids Are Not Alright · 15 min · Episode 59The Hon. Lisa Raitt is joined by Andrew Grantham, Senior Economist, CIBC to talk about his recent report on the struggles of Canadian youth employment. They discuss how…
- Defence of the realm: An analysis of Canada’s new defence spending commitments · 19 min · Episode 58The Hon. Lisa Raitt is joined by the Hon. Perrin Beatty, former federal Defence Minister, to review the impact of Canada joining the new NATO Defence Investment Pledge, its…
- The final frontier: How Canada can lead the space race · 21 min · Episode 57The Hon. Lisa Raitt is joined by Space Canada CEO, Brian Gallant, to talk about the ambitions of Space Canada, the economic opportunities from the commercialization of space, and…
- Concepts of a plan: What’s the deal with the new UK-US trade announcement? · 13 min · Episode 56CIBC’s Amber Batool joins The Hon. Lisa Raitt to discuss the new UK-US trade announcement, the first trade deal announced since Liberation Day and consider what it means for…
- Can’t see the wood for the trees · 19 min · Episode 55Derek Nighbor, President and CEO, Forest Products Association of Canada, talks to the Hon. Lisa Raitt about the impact of US tariffs on the forestry industry, dealing with…
- The future ain’t what it used to be: Europe in the Trump era · 16 min · Episode 54The Hon. Lisa Raitt is joined by CIBC’s Amber Batool, a former senior bureaucrat in the UK, to take a look at the impact of the new US administration on Europe, specifically its…
- Unlocking Indigenous economies for the benefit of all Canadians · 21 min · Episode 53Harold Calla, Executive Chair, First Nations Financial Management Board, joins the Hon. Lisa Raitt to talk about the work of his organization and why it is important to support…
- Capturing the imagination: How the UK is aiming to become a world leading CCUS hub · 18 min · Episode 52The Hon. Lisa Raitt is joined by Ruth Herbert, Managing Director at Essar Energy Transition, and a former senior UK government official, to talk about how the new Labour…
- Big dreams, small homes · 12 min · Episode 51Benjamin Tal, CIBC’s Deputy Chief Economist, talks to the Hon. Lisa Raitt about his recent paper on why modular housing could be part of the solution when it comes to tackling…
- Action not words: How the AIOC is catalyzing Indigenous economic reconciliation · 17 min · Episode 50Chana Martineau, CEO of the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation joins the Hon. Lisa Raitt on the five-year anniversary of the AIOC to talk about their impact. Chana…
- A week is a long time in politics · 23 min · Episode 48The Hon. Lisa Raitt is joined by Professor Janice Stein, Founding Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy to talk about recent geopolitical events. From…
- Britain at the ballot box · 16 min · Episode 47The Hon. Lisa Raitt is joined by CIBC’s Amber Batool, a former senior bureaucrat in the UK, to take a deeper dive into the UK election result which saw the end of 14 years of…
- Getting Canada’s energy future right · 17 min · Episode 46Shannon Joseph, Chair, Energy for a Secure Future, joins the Hon. Lisa Raitt to talk about their recent paper which looks at the energy transition from a consumer perspective and…
- Crossing the line: What does the US Presidential election mean for our shared border? · 16 min · Episode 45Dr Laura Dawson, Executive Director, Future Borders Coalition, joins the Hon. Lisa Raitt to discuss the impact of the US Presidential election on the US-Canada border and why we…
- Digging for victory: How Canadian potato farmers are supporting Ukraine · 14 min · Episode 44Former MP, the Hon. Wayne Easter joins Hon. Lisa Raitt to talk about how his company has been working in Ukraine to help boost its agricultural viability through potato farming…
