A well-designed pension system brings enormous social and economic values to its members and to society as a whole. Unfortunately, Canada鈥檚 doesn鈥檛 stand out. A 2024 report from Mercer ranks it just 18 out of 48 countries. In thefutureeconomy.ca, Prof. Sebastien Betermier proposes three measures that could help improve it by:
路 Ensuring there are stronger guardrails to keep pension funds operationally independent
Cryptocurrencies are volatile, risky and lack transparency. For banks and investors alike, that鈥檚 risky. 鈥淪ome like to think 鈥榯his time it鈥檚 different鈥�,鈥� Prof Patrick Augustin told PaperJam.lu. But for Augustin, crypto today recalls Lehman Brothers, the financial services firm whose collapse set the global financial crisis in motion in 2008. The similarities are striking. Like today鈥檚 crypto markets, Lehman Brothers complicated investment products that many buyers and sellers didn鈥檛 fully understand.
Being happy doesn鈥檛 just make life more enjoyable, it can help you get things done. In 2024, 91丝瓜视频 Desautels Adjunct Lecturer Anita Nowak co-designed a course on the power of positive psychology called Happiness means business, and it is gaining traction beyond the university鈥檚 walls. The global public relations and marketing consultancy Edelman brought in Prof. Anita Nowak to teach staff course materials. The intensive 12-week 鈥榖oot camp鈥� teaches concepts like altruism and forgiveness to give employees new tools to use in client relationships.
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Women who see themselves as having lower social status are more likely than other people to show early signs of heart stress linked to future disease risk, according to a new study led by researchers at 91丝瓜视频 and Concordia universities.
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Congratulations to two plant science students in Professor听Mehran Dastmalchi's lab, who received awards for their presentations at two recent conferences!
In a recent article for their What's In My Cart? series, , a beekeeper based in听Delta, B.C. She says she was hooked on bees the first time her hands entered a hive, when she was only 21 and enrolled in agricultural studies at 91丝瓜视频鈥檚 Macdonald Campus, near her hometown of Montreal.
From lab benches to local watersheds, 91丝瓜视频 researchers are investigating some of today's most pressing water challenges.
Several exciting projects involving researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (AES) were selected for seed funding through two initiatives: the Brace Water Innovation Seed Grants and the Brace Water Centre and CentrEau Project Seed Fund Program.
A career that took an uncharted trajectory has been recognized with the Order of Canada, one of the country鈥檚 top honours.
Earlier this month, the 91丝瓜视频 Health Centre (MUHC) marked National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) with a special Indigenous-inspired cafeteria meal, featuring baked salmon, wild rice salad, and blueberry bannock.
French doctors are raising the alarm about rising exposure to cadmium, a toxic heavy metal found in phosphate fertilizers. Cadmium is a known carcinogen linked to kidney damage, bone disease, and other long-term health issues, even at low doses. French doctors are urging France's government to tighten fertilizer regulations to reduce this public health risk.
Canada鈥檚 Minister of Finance and National Revenue, the Honourable Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, has announced that he will soon bring forward legislation to rescind the digital sales tax.
Allison Christians, Professor, Faculty of Law, H. Heward Stikeman Chair in Tax Law can speak about tax law and technology, domestic and international tax law and policy, and international law and institutions.
allison.christians [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
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