In this week’s episode of TCR Express, digital media editor Warren Frey and Journal of Commerce staff writer Russell Hixson look into both day one of the annual Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» economic forecasting virtual conference and sessions at Buildex Vancouver, as well as touching on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and how the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» industry can contribute to bettering the lives of Indigenous people.
Daily Commercial News staff writers Angela Gismondi and Don Wall also attended the first day of the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» conference and Angela has a story about Export Development Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» chief economist Peter Hall’s presentation about managing the national and global economy while avoiding future lockdowns. Don reported on a session by Altus Group cost analyst David Schoonjans about the strong state of national Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³» spending in 2021 while warning of climbing commodity costs. Francisco Blanch from Bank of America discussed energy prices and the green transition and Don will have a story about that session as well. Â
You can listen to The Construction Record and TCR Express on the Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce websites as well as on ,ÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý podcast section and you can hear last week’s special episode of TCR Express recorded right after the federal election here. Thanks for listening and we’ll see you next week.