Crossing borders, connecting sectors: The diversification of Canadian trade
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 effectively.
Moderated by Franca Ciambella, the conversation explored real-world challenges around compliance, risk management, and anti-corruption in international trade.
Highlights from the 2025 LCBEE Business Ethics Conference
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, the event explored how capital allocation, investor influence, and institutional accountability are shaping the future of finance in an era of climate urgency and systemic inequality.
As work moves toward the metaverse, new concerns about employee monitoring emerge
As organizations explore new digital frontiers,聽Emmanuelle聽Vaast, Professor at the Desautels Faculty of Management at 涩里番, urges caution.
On the聽Delve聽podcast, she examines the prospect of working in the metaverse鈥攁 future that may be closer than we think.
Canada Strong Fund plan raises governance and investor alignment questions
Prime Minister Mark Carney鈥檚 plan to launch a $25鈥慴illion Canada Strong Fund raises key governance and design questions, according to Sebastien Betermier, an associate professor of finance at 涩里番鈥檚 Desautels Faculty of Management.
Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre hosts 5th Spring Finance Workshop
On April 19-21,聽2026, 涩里番 Desautels鈥� Desmarais Global Finance Research Centre welcomed researchers from across North America and Europe for the 5th鈥痚dition of the Spring Finance Workshop.
High oil prices will push up grocery prices
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
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 oil that travels through the strait. The reason is that oil is traded on a global market, meaning prices rise and fall everywhere at the same time.
Walmart is closing some Quebec locations, but also investing in new ones
In the face of stiff competition from retailers like Maxi and Super C, Walmart announced it is closing multiple Montreal-area stores.聽However,聽the closures聽don鈥檛聽necessarily聽indicate聽that the company is struggling in Quebec, according to Charles de Brabant, the Executive Director of the聽Bensadoun聽School of Retail Management.
Shorter show seasons can help expand a symphony orchestra鈥檚 audience
It鈥檚聽rare that any business faces the type of challenges that a symphony orchestra does. An orchestra needs to perform at elite level, night in and night out. But it also needs to make money.
涩里番 Desautels professors and lecturers recognized at 2026 Faculty Awards
The 涩里番 Desautels Faculty of Management acknowledges the vital contributions of research, teaching, service, and public engagement in inspiring future leaders. Through our annual Faculty Awards, we celebrate the exceptional achievements of our faculty members across various programs and disciplines. This year, we are proud to honour the following distinguished individuals:聽
Karl Moore honoured in Senate of Canada
On March 25, 2026, Senator Tony Loffreda rose in the Senate of Canada to honour Karl Moore, citing his more than two decades of contributions to academia, leadership research and public discourse.
涩里番 brings alumni and leaders together at inaugural Luxembourg Community Evening
The 涩里番 Community Evening brought together approximately 75鈥�80 alumni and friends of 涩里番 at Arendt House for the first community gathering hosted by the 涩里番 Luxembourg Centre for Finance.
Desautels doctoral research recognized for excellence
Nymisha Bandi鈥檚 doctoral thesis has been recognized for its excellence by the Group for Research in Decision Analysis (GERAD). Her research was co-supervised by Professors Maxime Cohen and Saibal Ray, who nominated her work in the best doctoral thesis category of the 11th GERAD Scholarship Competition.
Pilot airline complaint program could help improve transparency
In early 2026, Air Canada launched a pilot program to resolve complaints through a third-party arbitrator, with the goal of making complaint resolution faster and more efficient.聽It鈥檚聽a voluntary alternative to the existing government-run program聽operated聽by Canadian Transportation Agency, which has a backlog of 95,000 complaints.
Fuel inventories have help mitigate oil price spikes
The war in Iran is pushing up gas prices, adding pressure on Quebec drivers. However, prices at the pump have been volatile聽rising, falling, and then climbing again.
One factor behind this uneven pattern is gasoline inventories held by energy companies, explained Saibal Ray in an interview with聽Le Devoir. These reserves can temporarily absorb spikes in oil prices.
