After a turbulent year for the economy and a record number of interest rate hikes from the Bank of Canada, many Canadians had apprehension heading into 2023 and the possibility of a hard economic downturn.

On a special edition of Newstalk Today, Moshe Lander, an economist and senior lecturer in economics at Concordia University, joins Rosey Edeh and says while he doesn't anticipate a recession, things won't be firing on all cylinders.