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CityTalk Canada
What's working, what's not and what's next for Canada's cities. Presented by noted urbanist Mary Rowe, president and CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute.
Episodes
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Carrot and Stuck
There's still a lot to sort out in Canada's housing market...including the conundrum that billions in government and private capital earmarked for new…
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Alberta (Re)Bound
Double-Header - Part 1 Though it's been a rather unique week in Canada, there are other actions being taken in Alberta (and elsewhere) that are raising…
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The C Word
Double-Header Part 2 The tangle of inter-governmental issues raised by Don Iveson in Part 1, and their impact on effective urban development across Canada…
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Deep River Booms
Innovation is, as with invention, another offspring of necessity... and it can happen in any community ⏤ like, for example, Deep River, Ontario. In this…
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Jane's Ideas - Then & Again
Contemporary urbanists continue to find inspiration in the ideas crafted, tested and authored by American-Canadian activist Jane Jacobs more than fifty years…
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The Economics and Politics of Place
This increasingly longer and larger 'moment' of economic and geopolitical upheaval impacts communities across Canada, though the extent is often hard to gauge…
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Small is Still Beautiful
As global investors descended on Toronto recently to consider putting their money into Canada's infrastructure (and airports), Mary Rowe wanted to consider how…
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Carry-on Economics
This third week of September 2026 was filled with some extraordinary developments regarding Canada's future...from the billions expected to land via the…
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On the Front Lines
With the Canada-USA trade war escalating, there's a particular group of Canadians bearing the brunt of its impact, and whose livelihoods are in peril. They're…
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The Housing In Canada FAQ - part 2
More smart, helpful answers to a wide variety of FAQs about the present and future of Canada's housing ecosystem...provided by many of the leading stakeholders…
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The Housing In Canada FAQ - part 3
More top-level answers to FAQs about the present and future of Canada's housing continuum delivered by leaders from every corner of the country, including real…
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The Housing in Canada FAQ - part 1
Curious about what's really going on with Canada's housing system? Here's your answer... actually, many of them. At its recent Housing Future Summit, CUI…
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Barrie’s mayor on declaring an emergency over encampments
Across the country, people are increasingly turning to encampments for shelter. These informal communities spotlight many complex challenges, from housing…
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Rethinking Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Vancouver’s Downtown East Side has long been associated with high levels of homelessness and substance abuse, issues which many cities across the country are…
CityTalk CanadaUnlocking Capital & Accelerating Housing: Hear from those leading the way
This CityTalk hosted a conversation with the CEOs of Build Canada Homes and the Canada Infrastructure Bank on how to get more built, faster. Ana Bailão, CEO of…
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Libraries: the last shared space?
Many of our cities’ biggest challenges right now are playing out inside public libraries. Library staff come face-to-face daily with issues relating to…
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The Lifehouse: how neighbourhoods can prepare for disaster
The increased threat of extreme weather has made it increasingly clear that we need to better prepare for - and respond to - these events.Author Adam…
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Katrina at 20: lessons from New Orleans
Further reading: “How resilient is New Orleans Today” at The Brookings Institution. Talk to us from your city
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Rebuilding Jasper: one year after the fire
Last summer, Beth Sanders was getting ready to lead a new planning department for Jasper, Alberta when the municipality was evacuated due to wildfires. The…
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What will it take to finally end Canada’s housing crisis?
It’s no secret that Canada is in a housing crisis. The gap between incomes and housing prices has been growing for decades, as governments of all political…
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Friend or Foe for Vibrant Neighbourhoods: Are Festivals Worth It?
Festivals can be a great excuse to get out and see something new. But they can also be disruptive to local residents and businesses. So when do they help a…
CityTalk CanadaSharing the Streets
At the Canadian Urban Institute, better, future-proof infrastructure pervades every project and discussion we have. Ahead of the upcoming Ontario Bike Summit…
CityTalk CanadaLet's Talk About Placemaking
The title of this episode is shared with a report recently released by the Canadian Urban Institute. It compiles the findings from thousands of community-level…
CityTalk CanadaCentre-ville: en Conversation au Sommet
Housing and infrastructure present challenges to nations across the globe. CUI's State of Canada's Cities Summit was pleased to welcome Alain…
CityTalk CanadaDevelopment & Redevelopment: Conversations from the Summit
Day 2 of CUI's State of Canada's Summit in Ottawa (December 2024) offered something new to attendees - walking tours of innovative project sites. Our…
CityTalk CanadaHousing Innovation and Governance: Conversations from the Summit
For the final episode gleaned from the State of Canada's Cities Summit, host Mary Rowe introduces a 'blue-ribbon' panel of housing experts recorded at the…
CityTalk CanadaLocal Matters: Community Wealth Building with Heather Hachigian
Bolstering Canada's local economies has become an instant priority in the wake of proposed actions by the Trump administration. Fortunately, we have no…
CityTalk CanadaLocal Matters: The View from the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce
Host Mary Rowe welcomes another 'tariff/no tariff' conversation with Doug Griffiths and Heather Thomson of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, and frank talk…
CityTalk CanadaLocal Matters: Supporting Community Businesses - A Conversation with Dan Kelly of the CFIB
We interrupt CUI's post-State of Canada's Cities Summit programming for some timely conversation about economic resilience. There's nothing like the wake-up…
CityTalk CanadaCulture, Equity, and Infrastructure: Conversations from the Summit
Mention infrastructure, and it's hard not to picture things like public buildings, transit systems and water/power distribution. However, other vital elements…
CityTalk CanadaBuilding Better, Building Beautiful: Conversations from the Summit
The dozen panel discussions recorded in December 2024 on Day One of CUI's State of Canada's Cities Summit revolved around urban infrastructure in all its…
CityTalk CanadaDesigning Cities, Day and Night: Conversations from the Summit
The Canadian Urban Institute's mobile podcast studio at the State of Canada's Cities Summit in Ottawa last December offered CUI staff the opportunity to chat…
CityTalk CanadaResilience and Innovation: Conversations from the Summit
More forward-thinking discussions on infrastructure from CUI's State of Canada's Cities Summit, these the first of several recorded by our mobile podcast…
CityTalk CanadaSetting the Agenda: Conversations from the Summit
As host Mary Rowe stated early in this series, once you understand what infrastructure is, you can't help but see it everywhere around you. This episode…
CityTalk CanadaInfrastructure for Wellbeing: Conversations from the Summit
Where do you start two days of conversation about the issues around infrastructure in all its modern urban permutations? For host Mary Rowe and her team at the…
CityTalk CanadaFueling Growth and Data-Driven Communities: Conversations from the Summit
More highlights from the morning plenary session of the State of Canada's Cities Summit, presented in Ottawa last December 2024 by the Canadian Urban…
CityTalk CanadaInfrastructure and Canada’s Future: Conversations from the Summit
As the past few episodes of CityTalk:The Podcast have previewed, hundreds of city builders and place makers met in Ottawa on Dec.5th/6th for the 2024 State of…
CityTalk CanadaInfrastructure Matters - A Conversation with Don Iveson
Infrastructure - hardly a stimulating concept, but one that's mission-critical on multiple levels to our daily lives, and to the communities we share. For this…
CityTalk CanadaInfrastructure Matters: A Conversation with Fanny Tremblay-Racicot
As the clock counts down to doors opening at the Canadian Urban Institute's second annual State of Canada's Cities Summit, the CityTalk Podcast offers another…
CityTalk CanadaInfrastructure Matters: A Conversation with Tracy Hadden Loh
The CityTalk Podcast is back...and ready to recruit your attendance at the Canadian Urban Institute's State of Canada's Cities Summit on December 5-6 ,2024. In…
CityTalk CanadaThe Ottawa Sessions - Street Level Thinking
Bringing The Ottawa Sessions to a close is another kind of big-picture' perspective, albeit from street level. In developing 'A Living Capitol,' the downtown…
CityTalk CanadaThe Ottawa Sessions - Bank on it
In episode 3 of The Ottawa Sessions, host Mary Rowe brings you to her new, favourite café to meet Jessie Duffy, owner/operator of Arlington 5 in Centretown…
CityTalk CanadaThe Ottawa Sessions - Design and Redesign
The second episode of The Ottawa Sessions explores the scope of design and, often, redesign, needed to help revitalize the downtown core of our nation's…
CityTalk CanadaThe Ottawa Sessions - The Big Picture
Season Two begins with a four-part series we've dubbed The Ottawa Sessions, featuring conversations with many of the civic, business and governmental leaders…
CityTalk CanadaState of Canada's Cities Summit - Part 4: Communities We All Deserve
The power of community, with its ability to open minds and hearts, reminds us why most of us choose (despite the deepening issues) to live together in cities…
CityTalk CanadaState of Canada's Cities Summit - Part 3: Policies & Pavements: Street-level Solutions
Whatever the scale and scope of the tough issues being discussed in a single day, solutions often seem to be within reach after lunch. In the third of four…
CityTalk CanadaState of Canada's Cities Summit - Part 2: Collaboration is the Key to the City
When wanting to find solutions to urban issues, it's always best to talk to those professionals directly involved. Better yet, invite them to talk to each…
CityTalk CanadaState of Canada's Cities Summit - Part 1: Urban Planet: Innovative City Making Beyond Canada
Sometimes great things happen when you bring the right people together to talk. In this first of four CityTalk episodes recorded at CUI's State of Canada's…
CityTalk CanadaArt For Our Cities' Sake: A Conversation with Patti Pon
For a final preview of the leading voices and topics on the agenda at the upcoming State of Canada's Cities Summit on November 30th, host Mary Rowe chats with…
CityTalk CanadaFragile Neighborhoods: A Conversation with Seth Kaplan
An urban neighbourhood can be many things to its residents beyond a shared place to live. It can be where to find and/or offer support to community members…
CityTalk CanadaThe Economy of Place: A Conversation with Zita Cobb
In the first in a special series leading up to the Canadian Urban Institute's upcoming 'At the Crossroads' conference, CityTalk host Mary Rowe resumes her…
CityTalk CanadaAffordable housing for everyone: a conversation with Romy Bowers, CMHC
Ours is a rapidly urbanizing world, with the latest UN projections at 70 percent of 9 billion people living in cities by 2050. Underlying that challenging…
CityTalk CanadaHealthcare and homelessness: a conversation with Dr. Andrew Bond
CityTalk: The Podcast is where the conversation is always focused on what's working, what's not and what's next for Canada's cities. It's brought to you by the…
CityTalk CanadaThe Case for Conversions
CityTalk: The Podcast explores what's working, what's not and what's next for Canada's cities... and brought to you by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI). In…
CityTalk CanadaThe COVID Dividend Pt.2
CityTalk:The Podcast explores what's working, what's not and what's next for Canada's cities, and is a production of the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI). In…
CityTalk CanadaThe COVID Dividend Pt.1
Welcome to a fresh look at our urban future, brought to you by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI). CityTalk:The Podcast explores what's working, what's not and…