In July’s episode of “From Here to Where?” Rebekah Young, Vice President, Head of Inclusion and Resilience Economics at Scotiabank joins me to discuss the increasingly uncertain global economy and the challenges it imposes on automakers trying to build and sell vehicles in Canada. At the halfway point through the year we also take a deeper dive into the reasons for the depressed vehicle sales levels along with looking at interest rates, inflation, and the resiliency of the Canadian consumer. A talk with any economist these days would not be complete without discussion the “R” word, and I get Rebekah’s take on the risk of a recession in Canada.

In her role at Scotiabank, Rebekah provides thought leadership on inclusive economic growth that ensures higher productivity gains translate into improvements in well-being that are shared broadly across society. She also promotes resilience such that households, firms, and the broader economy, adapt and thrive in an evolving global context. She holds a B.A. in Chemical Engineering from McGill University, and M.SC. in Environmental Policy from the London School of Economics and an MBA from INSEAD in Fountainbleau, France and Singapore.