Employees tend to own workplace successes, but blame external factors for failures

Published: 27 March 2025

Nearly two-thirds of employees feel they’ve been ‘thrown under the bus’ by their colleagues—but an even higher number say they’ve never engaged in blame-shifting themselves. “The axe forgets, but...

Trump tariffs induce uncertainty

Published: 11 April 2025

Canada fared better many countries when US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on his so-called Liberation Day. But in this time of tariff turbulence, stability is a rare and fleeting...

As climate research faces uncertainty, SUSANHub.com is a safe haven for data

Published: 15 May 2025

Just six months ago, researchers at McGill launched SUSANHub.com, a platform for sustainability researchers to share their work. The platform has grown quickly and now counts more than 39,000...

Alberta-commissioned report on CPP withdrawal used flawed methodologies

Published: 29 January 2025

When Alberta commissioned a report on withdrawing from the Canada Pension Plan, the resulting document claimed the province was entitled to $334 billion more than half of the plan’s total assets....

President Trump’s trade antics could be a prelude to 2026 USMCA renegotiation

Published: 13 February 2025

It is not yet clear whether US President Donald Trump will follow through on his threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all goods imported from Canada—or even what the motivation for that threat...

The power of purpose in employee motivation

Published: 10 March 2025

Motivating employees isn’t just about perks or pay—it’s about helping them see the bigger picture. According to Jean-Nicolas Reyt, associate professor of organizational behaviour at McGill...

Proposed tax cuts will benefit working people, but also high income earners

Published: 1 April 2025

The federal election campaign is well underway, and the leaders of the Liberal and Conservative parties are both proposing tax cuts for the lowest income tax bracket. Income up to $57,375 is...

Tech products international supply chains make them especially vulnerable to tariffs

Published: 16 April 2025

When U.S. president Donald Trump announced a sweeping tariff policy in April 2020, stock markets plunged. Certain sectors were more affected than others, with large technology firms like Apple and...

Transforming urban mobility at the SGI sustainable transportation roundtable

Published: 9 May 2025

Explore the insights from the second Sustainable Transportation Roundtable hosted by McGill University's Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI). This year's event, sponsored by Alstom, focused on road...

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