{"id":6864,"date":"2021-01-13T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T12:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2021\/01\/13\/recovery-already-within-sight-why-this-economist-is-optimistic-about-canada-when-others-arent\/"},"modified":"2021-01-13T12:00:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T12:00:47","slug":"recovery-already-within-sight-why-this-economist-is-optimistic-about-canada-when-others-arent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2021\/01\/13\/recovery-already-within-sight-why-this-economist-is-optimistic-about-canada-when-others-arent\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Recovery already within sight&#8217; Why this economist is optimistic about Canada when others aren&#8217;t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s 2021, a new year, a chance to turn the page and to look forward.<\/p>\n<p>With vaccines for the COVID-19 virus already being distributed, economists have started to think about a post-pandemic recovery.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019 episode of Down to Business features Royce Mendes, executive director and senior economist at CIBC Capital Markets.<\/p>\n<p>Mendes sees a lot of \u201cpent up demand\u201d for restaurants and travel and predicted that demand for mundane but necessary services like visiting a doctor or seeing a massage therapist would come roaring back as vaccine distribution advances.<\/p>\n<p>While the pandemic\u2019s recovery has been uneven, and lower wage earners, particularly in the restaurant industry, continue to feel pain, Mendes said the good news is that an economic recovery is already within sight.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" id=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/17521703\/height\/360\/theme\/legacy\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/\" style=\"--height: 360px; border: none\" width=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Listen on <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/downtobiz-apple\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/downtobiz-spotify\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/downtobiz-stitcher\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/downtobiz-google\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a>, where you can also subscribe to get new episodes every Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about the show, or if there are topics you want us to tackle, email us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/news\/economy\/mailto:downtobusiness@postmedia.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">downtobusiness@postmedia.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel\" class=\"more-topic\">\n<h2 class=\"more-topic__title\" id=\"moreTopicLabel\">More On This Topic<\/h2>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"next\" type=\"button\"\/><\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/news\/economy\/outlook-for-the-economy-brighter-than-many-think-cibcs-royce-mendes-podcast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article content It\u2019s 2021, a new year, a chance to turn the page and to look forward. 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