2025 will be marked by profound economic and commercial uncertainties, amplified by the United States' announcement to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian products, thus overturning the discussions surrounding the renegotiation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). In this echo chamber where opinions abound, how can we make the right judgments? What shocks are to be expected, and how should they be assessed? Which industries and investments should be prioritized? What opportunities can the GLSL corridor draw from this situation? Considering these questions, how can data science help us make informed decisions? To answer this, we invite you to a unique day combining expert panels and collaborative working groups.

For the past 30 years, CIRANO has contributed to the strategic decision-making of its partners through the production and transfer of high value-added academic knowledge. Today, the CIRANO is a reference in Quebec for the advancement of knowledge in economic assessment of decisions on major social issues and for the development and evaluation of public policies!

For many years, health research at CIRANO has contributed to improving our understanding of the impacts of current and future changes, assessing the impacts of policies put in place, and proposing cutting-edge evaluation methods applied to evidence-based data. Drawing on the CIRANO research community's expertise in healthcare, several research and knowledge transfer activities will address various aspects of the annual theme.

PERSPECTIVES is CIRANO’s journal for the dissemination and valorization of research. Written in a format that is accessible to a wider audience, the articles in PERSPECTIVES provide visibility to the work and expertise of CIRANO's research community.