Desautels hosts She Builds to spotlight immigrant women entrepreneurs

Published: 30 April 2026

She Builds: Stories of Immigrant Women Entrepreneurs brought together film, conversation, and community to celebrate the lived realities of women building businesses in Canada. Co-hosted by the...

Crossing borders, connecting sectors: The diversification of Canadian trade

Published: 30 April 2026

The Laidley Centre for Business Ethics and Equity brought together leaders from business, government, and academia to examine how Canada can diversify its trading partners, ethically and...

Canada Strong Fund plan raises governance and investor alignment questions

Published: 29 April 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to launch a $25‑billion Canada Strong Fund raises key governance and design questions, according to Sebastien Betermier, an associate professor of finance at...

Highlights from the 2025 LCBEE Business Ethics Conference

Published: 30 April 2026

The Third Annual Business Ethics Conference brought together leading voices to examine what Ethics in Finance looks like in practice. Hosted by the Laidley Centre for Business Ethics and Equity,...

As work moves toward the metaverse, new concerns about employee monitoring emerge

Published: 29 April 2026

As organizations explore new digital frontiers, Emmanuelle Vaast, Professor at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University, urges caution....

Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre hosts 5th Spring Finance Workshop

Published: 29 April 2026

On April 19-21, 2026, McGill Desautels’ Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre welcomed researchers from across North America and Europe for the 5th edition of the Spring Finance Workshop....

High oil prices will push up grocery prices

Published: 29 April 2026

Tensions in the Middle East have sent global oil prices soaring, and Canadians are already feeling the impact at the gas pump. Higher gasoline prices, however, may be only the first effect.

In the oil crisis, the price at the pump could be opportunistically high

Published: 29 April 2026

The war in the Middle East has disrupted oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing gasoline prices higher worldwide. In Canada, prices have surged even though the country does not import...

Walmart is closing some Quebec locations, but also investing in new ones

Published: 28 April 2026

In the face of stiff competition from retailers like Maxi and Super C, Walmart announced it is closing multiple Montreal-area stores. However, the closures don’t necessarily indicate that the...

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