Federal budget’s deficit spending is lower than some projections

Published: 14 November 2025

Canada’s economy has faced a challenging year. Growth projections are down, yet the federal government’s 2025 budget commits billions to offset U.S. tariffs and adapt to shifting global trade...

Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ does away with de minimis exemption for impots from all countries

Published: 30 July 2025

The de minimis exemption has played a major role in the rise of Chinese fast fashion brands like Shein and Temu. The exemption works like this: if an imported good has a value of less than $800, it...

Ambiversion can be a workplace superpower

Published: 15 August 2025

Being an introvert or an extrovert isn’t an either-or proposition. People who fall somewhere in the middle of the spectrum are called ambiverts, and ambiversion can be a beneficial trait in...

Kate Arthur shares insights into literacy in the age of AI in UNESCO keynote

Published: 17 September 2025

What does it mean to literate in the age of artificial intelligence? According to Kate Arthur (EMBA 2021) , literacy is about more than knowing how to read or write, it’s about having the tools to...

When it comes to public pensions, Luxembourg could learn from Canada’s success

Published: 15 October 2025

Luxembourg is among the richest places in the world. It is a small, landlocked European country, but has carved out a niche as a major financial centre. Yet its public pension system could benefit...

Ryan Kellog’s lecture on clean energy subsidies, clean technology policies, and the green transition

Published: 5 November 2025

What policies can truly accelerate the global shift to clean energy? In a compelling lecture hosted by McGill’s Sustainable Growth Initiative and CIREQ, Professor Ryan Kellogg of the University of...

Despite rise of chatbots, people still prefer human customer services

Published: 23 July 2025

Until recently, the most common way that customers interacted with a company’s customer service was via human agents on the telephone, the web or a mobile app. But increasingly, customer service is...

How AI and big data are reshaping the future of retail

Published: 9 October 2025

The emergence of e-commerce has made for a revolution in retail. Whenever you make a purchase online, you generate data, and that data allows for a higher degree of personalization.

Desautels alumnus Sam Greene helped the Blue Jays reach the World Series

Published: 4 November 2025

In the 2025 Major League Baseball playoffs, the Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff has often looked dominant, even against some of the best batters in the world. Sam Greene (BCom’20, MMA’21) has...

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