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The life sciences sector has organized a campaign to gather data on available personal protective equipment (PPE) to ensure that frontline workers are given priority on short notice. The chair of LifeSciencesBC, Wendy Hurlburt, discusses the initiative and the sector’s efforts during the COVID-19 crisis with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe.

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With public transit ridership dwindling worldwide as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, what are transit agencies doing to cope? Spare CEO Kristoffer Vik Hansen joins the show to discuss how the coronavirus may actually accelerate trends in the way we move around.

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Research Co. president Mario Canseco discusses insights from his recent polling work, which explores Canadians' concerns and behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also shares how worries about Canada's economic future compare to what Canadians felt at the start of the 2008-09 global financial crisis.

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Appnovation, a digital consultancy, has offices in 15 countries. Some of those countries offer Canadians some lessons on where the COVID-19 crisis is heading, particularly in how communities and businesses behave. Scott Wassmer, Appnovation’s general manager of the Americas, joins BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe for a discussion.

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Surrey Board of Trade president and CEO Anita Huberman shares the concerns and issues she's heard from members struggling to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Huberman also discusses the province's new economic recovery task force and additional measures the SBOT would like to see governments implement to support business.

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From e-commerce blitzes to brick-and-mortar store closures, Retail-Insider.com editor-in-chief Craig Patterson delves into how the pandemic is reshaping the very constitution of retail as we know it in Canada.

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Canadian Payroll Association vice-president of education Steven Van Alstine discusses best practices for businesses impacted by COVID-19, and offers insight on payroll and government resources available to Canadian companies. Hayley Woodin hosts.

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Note: the video introduction was recorded prior to the B.C. government's latest update and was based on the latest federal government figures for confirmed cases. B.C.'s total number of confirmed cases is now 1,013.

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Bridgitte Anderson, CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, joins the show to delve into the latest announcements from Ottawa as well as the struggles facing businesses throughout the region.

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Business Council of British Columbia chief economist Ken Peacock walks through the council's economic projections for B.C. The "optimistic" scenario could involve tens of thousands of shuttered businesses and hundreds of thousands of jobs lost.

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The Conference Board of Canada has new projections on the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. Chief economist Pedro Antunes joins BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe to discuss the evolving challenges for Canadians in the crisis.

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