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Prediction Markets Come to Canada via Wealthsimple. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
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- CANADALAND
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- Aug 11, 2026
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- 1697
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Summary
Wealthsimple just launched its new betting platform, but for now, Canadians can only bet on the economy, financial markets, and the weather. So what happens when we start betting on politics? Host Sam Konnert talks to Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Katherine Long about the wild world of Polymarket and Kalshi, the scandals that have followed them in the US, and what Canada can learn before prediction markets inevitably expand. Host: Sam Konnert Credits: Aviva Lessard (Senior Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), imogen sayers (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork) Guests: Katherine Long Photo: Rafael Minguet Delgado Additional music by Audio Network Background reading: #1338 Reality is a Casino as Prediction Markets Enter Canada Lawmakers Call for Federal Probe of Polymarket Over Deceptive Advertising – The Wall Street Journal We Investigated Polymarket’s Deceptive Marketing Campaign. Here’s What We Found. – The Wall Street Journal Think you can win on prediction markets? Here's why you're more likely to lose – CBC News Wealthsimple’s pivot into risky business reflects young Canadians’ financial nihilism – The Globe and Mail Canada has banned some prediction markets. Wealthsimple is showcasing them anyway – Canada’s National Observer Prediction Markets Are Good, Actually – Maclean's Sponsors: Douglas is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protectors FREE with your Douglas purchase today at douglas.ca/canadaland Visit fizz.ca to learn more about Fizz mobile and its long list of added-value features, and activate a first plan using the referral code CAN25 to get…