Marijuana sector likely to constrict as it matures

Published: 7 April 2017

Desautels Professor Ken Lester was interviewed on BNN about the commodification of marijuana post-legalization. He discussed product choice, the question of how branding might be constrained by the...

As feds unveil pot legalization plans, producers’ shares slip

Published: 19 April 2017

Ottawa has released its plan to legalize marijuana, and the hit on big cannabis shares has been heavy. Concerns about how fast the government is moving to squeeze out illegal producers, a law...

Short seller’s morning tweet seems to sink shares of two Canadian companies

Published: 2 June 2017

After of a sell-off of shares in two Canadian companies was apparently triggered by a short seller’s morning tweet, Desautels professor Ken Lester derided the tweet, saying that “There’s no...

Desautels student wins world championship in debating

Published: 1 June 2017

A two-person team from Quebec has brought home first place at the annual Championnat de débat francophone at the École Normale Superieure in Paris....

Getting the terminology right: Just what is a ‘strategic plan,’ anyway?

Published: 31 May 2017

In a recent blog post, Cape Chamber of Commerce & Industry Executive Director Sid Peimer of South Africa asks just what a “strategic plan” is, pointing out that a strategy and a plan are two...

Desautels professor contributes to major paper by green energy group

Published: 30 May 2017

Sustainable Canada Dialogues is a network of academics that was commissioned by Ottawa to come up with a green-energy transition plan for Canada....

After a varied career, an EMBA alumna sets her sights on investment advising

Published: 30 May 2017

Marie-Lou Dorval (EMBA’15) has done almost everything: She’s been a filmmaker, she’s been the president of an agricultural business, and she’s run a restaurant....

The changing face of feminine leadership

Published: 30 May 2017

At the 7th Femmes Leaders conference on May 16th, women executives came together to discuss today’s constantly-changing business landscape and what it requires from them as leaders....

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