Constructive Thinking

About Constructive Thinking

A podcast by the Progressive Contractors Association of Canada focused on interviewing leaders in construction and public policy across Canada on the important issues, trends and policies that impact the construction industry.

Publisher

Progressive Contractors Association of Canada

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Mar 2025

Latest episode

19 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

37 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Oct 2026

   Canada's Moment to Shine

   PCA's President & CEO, Paul de Jong, concludes his 3-part series focussing on trade, tariffs, and opportunity. Heather Exner-Pirot of the MacDonald Laurier Institute shares her perspectives on Canada's robust opportunity to take advantage of domestic resources amidst moderated regulation and pursuit of international investment.

2. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Building Canada Strong: Trade, Tariffs, and Workforce Mobility

   Brian Dijkema, President of Cardus and Paul de Jong, PCA’s President & CEO, continue a three-part series exploring the impacts of the ongoing tariff dispute. The conversation examines the motivations behind tariffs, Canada’s response, and what these developments mean for the country’s workforce. Special attention is given to labour supply and barriers to worker mobility in the context of the federal government’s Build Canada Strong initiatives.

3. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Understanding the Evolving Canada - U.S. Relationship

   PCA’s President & CEO, Paul de Jong, speaks with Sean Speer of The Hub, unpacking the underlying motivations of the U.S. administration in its ongoing drive to re-engineer trade between Canada and the United States.

Who has been a guest on Constructive Thinking

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Karen Renkema
• Stephen Hamilton
• Tim McMillan
• Darrel Reid
• The Hon Tim McMillan

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 4 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

9

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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