b'MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIROn February 9, this coalition for greener mobility hosted aLe 9 fvrier, la Coalition pour une mobilit plus verte a organis webinar to present a roadmap and common actions towardsun webinaire pour prsenter une feuille de route en vue d\'une achieving greater environmental sustainability for the entireplus grande durabilit environnementale pour l\'ensemble du relocation industry. Attending were people from around thesecteur de la relocalisation. globe, and the feedback was very positive.Surtout, nous voulons tendre notre influence en matire de Finally, yet most importantly, we want to expand our diversity,diversit, d\'quit et d\'inclusion (DE&I) de manirece qu\'elle equity and inclusion (DE&I) influence so that it is embeddedsoit intgre dans chaque comit du CERC et qu\'elle soit un sujet within every CERC committee and a talking point at everyde discussion lors de chaque runion. Cela mrite unemeeting. It deserves top-of-mind attention, and we intend toattention particulire.implement this immediately. Nous sommes enthousiastesl\'ide de planifier et d\'organiser Of course as we look forward to 2023, we are excited to plan andune confrence fantastique dans la belle ville de Vancouver. La execute a fantastic conference in beautiful Vancouver, B.C.Plan- planification de l\'vnement est dj en cours, car nous avons ning for the event is already underway as we intend to deliverl\'intention de fournir un contenu pertinent et opportun. Le thme relevant and timely content in an engaging and collaborativede la confrence de cette anne sera "Un nouveau monde du travail manner. This years conference theme will reflect A new world ofplein de dfis et de nouvelles opportunits". Croyez-moi, ce sera une work full of challenge and fresh opportunity. Trust me, this is goinggrande confrence dans un cadre fantastique, et nous esprons to be a great conference in a fantastic setting, and we hope youque vous pourrez planifier votre voyagecan plan your travel accordingly so that we have a strong attend- en consquence. ance and lively participation.Cette priode de l\'anne nous donnetous l\'occasion de nous This time of year provides us all with the opportunity to looktourner vers l\'avenir et de tracer une nouvelle voie en fonction de ahead and chart a new course based on what we think mightce que nous pensons qu\'il pourrait arriver. Dans le monde de la happen. Within the world of mobility, there is always a surprisemobilit, il y a toujours une surprise ou un dfirelever. or challenge in store in any given year.Il peut s\'agir d\'une fusion ou d\'une acquisition qui modifie It might be a merger or acquisition that changes the competitivele paysage pour les socits de gestion de la rinstallation ou landscape for the relocation management companies (RMCs)les dmnageurs d\'articles mnagers. Il peut aussi s\'agir de la or household goods movers. Or, it could be tied to governmentpolitique gouvernementale, qui semble tre le "cheval de bataille" policy, which seems to be the lead horse in 2023 both with theen 2023, tant avec la Loi sur la prohibition qu\'avec les changements Prohibition Act and ongoing changes in immigration. The interesten cours en matire d\'immigration. La politique des taux rate policy and ongoing inflationary pressures will also have ad\'intrt et les pressions inflationnistes actuelles galement un direct effect on our industry and our potential for growth effet direct sur notre secteur et sur notre potentiel de croissance et and success. de russite.Yet regardless of these challenges, our industry will continue toPourtant, malgr ces dfis, notre secteur continueraprosprer, thrive, as we always have. With that in mind, I would like to seecomme il l\'a toujours fait. Dans cet esprit, j\'aimerais que 2023 soit 2023 be a year where we all thrive together! une anne o nous prosprons tous !I look forward to coming out to some of the regional eventsJ\'ai hte de participercertaines des manifestations rgionales planned for the spring ahead, and I hope to see as many of youprvues au printemps et j\'espre vous y voir aussi nombreuxthere as possible. que possible.Looking forward to seeing you, in person, soon! 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