Recession Risk with Sohaib Shahid and Jimmy Jean

This is the first episode of Economics Matters, a Signal49 Research podcast. This series will bring you some of the leading economic thinkers from Canada and around the world to talk about key issues in the economy.

In our first episode, we deal with one of the biggest questions facing our economy—what is Canada’s risk of falling into a recession and what, if anything, can be done about it. To answer this question, our guests Sohaib Shahid Director of Economic Innovation at Signal49 Research and Jimmy Jean, Vice-President, Chief Economist and Strategist for the Desjardins Group share their views on whether Canada’s recession risk is increasing and provide their suggestions for how policy makers can work to minimize its effects.

Sohaib Shahid

Former Director, Economic Innovation, Signal49 Research

Jimmy Jean

Vice President, Strategist and Chief Economist, Desjardins Group