Announcing the 2025 Lionel Pelham Kent Scholarship recipients

Published: 2 June 2025

Congratulations to Harley Belfer (BCom’23), Isabelle Erb (BCom’24), Veronica Hall (BCom'24), Raphael Lafleur (BCom’24), Andrea Peck (BCom’24), and Dylan Winick (BCom’24) who were awarded the Lionel...

Clarity is key when passing control of a family business to the next generation

Published: 13 June 2025

Even the most successful family businesses often don’t withstand the march of time. Just because one generation had what the right skills and temperament to run a business doesn’t mean their...

Political tensions between long-time allies fuelled ticket price spike for Canada-USA hockey game

Published: 25 February 2025

When Canada and the United States faced off in the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament, the game held at the Bell Centre was the hottest ticket in Montreal, with some asking prices topping ...

How U.S.-Canada tariffs could hit New York’s economy

Published: 21 March 2025

As U.S.-Canada tariff disputes escalate, New York’s economy faces serious risks, with over $42 billion in trade at stake. McGill University professors Preetika Joshi and Vivek Astvansh warn that...

SUSANhub is a vast growing resource for collaboration in sustainability research

Published: 1 April 2025

Universities are typically organized into silos – engineering, business, medicine – but sustainability requires collaboration across these fields. “For example, solar energy involves policy,...

Tariff uncertainty interferes with business investment

Published: 2 May 2025

Ever since Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement, stock markets have been volatile. The tariffs impact thousands of companies, and with the exact scale and scope of tariffs changing...

MBA students gain global business insights on international study trip

Published: 28 May 2025

In April 2025, MBA students from McGill's Desautels Faculty of Management embarked on a ten-day international study trip to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Istanbul. The experience blended corporate visits...

Leedana is bringing agriculture to the desert--and it got its start at Desautels

Published: 5 June 2025

Egypt’s Nile River Valley has some of the most fertile land in the world. But most of the country is a barren desert where few plants can grow. Hassan Elrakhawy (BCom’24) wants to change that. The...

US steel and aluminum tariffs could stifle investment in Quebec aluminum sector

Published: 21 February 2025

Aluminum-producing towns in Quebec are bracing for the impact of new US tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum. Quebec accounts for about 90 per cent of Canada’s aluminum production, and the tariffs...

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