OTTAWA, Dec. 18, 2014 /CNW/ - The Conference Board of experts are available to speak to the media on a number of key topics facing Canadians as 2014 comes to a close and a new year dawns.

If you are looking for year end topics or stories, we propose the following:

Economic Trends and Forecasting (National and Provincial outlooks):

• The recent collapse in crude oil prices
• 2015, the year of (economic) uncertainty: what's ahead for Canada's economy and the provinces
• Housing market prices and trends for 2015
• The changing dynamic of the BC LNG industry
• Consumer debt

National Security and Crisis Management:

1.    Dealing with the threat of Terrorism

• The threat to Canada from foreign fighters -
• The need to combat extremist views and messages on social media
• Changing the perception of these events through how we report them and how we portray these
• Holding on to our values and balancing our responses against those values and our freedoms

2. Dealing with an Evolving Crisis/Emergency Landscape

• What have we learned from the crises/emergencies of the recent past?
• How do we deal with an evolving emergency landscape? - What tools and approaches are we going to need?
• How do we build resilience in our society?

Leadership and Human Resources:

• Regional labour market economic variability
• Wellness and mental health
• Managing multi-generational workforces and the implications for Canada's economy

Health and Wellness:

• In time for New Year's resolutions, what are the benefits of active healthy living?

SOURCE Conference Board of Canada