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High oil prices will push up grocery prices

webfull — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:01:56 +0000

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.

Published: 29 April 2026

In the oil crisis, the price at the pump could be opportunistically high

webfull — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:00:16 +0000

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.

Published: 29 April 2026

Desautels doctoral research recognized for excellence

webfull — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:48:18 +0000

Nymisha Bandi’s 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.

Published: 15 April 2026

Fuel inventories have help mitigate oil price spikes

webfull — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:40:47 +0000

The war in Iran is pushing up gas prices, adding pressure on Quebec drivers. However, prices at the pump have been volatile 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 Le Devoir. These reserves can temporarily absorb spikes in oil prices.

Published: 15 April 2026

Spiking oil prices will increase grocery prices

webfull — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:57:56 +0000

Oil is used for transportation, packaging and fertilizer. It is essential to the global economy, and when its price spikes, just about everything gets more expensive. With global supply throttled by conflict in the Middle East, Quebecers will likely feel the pinch, most noticeably at the grocery store.

Published: 16 March 2026

Tariffs are hitting Quebec truck makers hard but a 'Buy Canadian’ push could help

webfull — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 20:49:33 +0000

On November 1, 2025, the United States implemented a 25% tariff on foreign imports of medium and heavy-duty trucks and truck parts—a move that poses significant challenges for Canadian manufacturers.

Canada’s truck building industry is smaller than the auto sector, but the tariffs will nevertheless have an effect on truck makers across the country.

Published: 14 November 2025

Ottawa threatens to sue auto maker Stellantis for violating funding agreements

webfull — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 18:11:19 +0000

When the auto maker Stellantis announced its plan to shift production of the Jeep Compass SUV from Brampton, Ontario to Belvidere, Illinois, the Government of Canada didn’t take the news sitting down. It threatened to sue the multinational company, saying that the shift violated previous agreements between the multinational automotive company and the government, which stipulated the automaker had to maintain its Canadian footprint. “There is a huge amount of taxpayer money that has gone in to this company,” Prof.

Published: 23 October 2025

Tariff loophole fuelling Canadian warehouse sector

webfull — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:38:07 +0000

Tariffs drive up prices for businesses, but some companies are finding a creative loophole to avoid some US tariffs. When a company imports a tariffed good, it pays a tariff. But it doesn’t pay a tariff if the goods are only passing through on the way to a final destination. This creates an incentive for US companies to store inventory in Canada. They can park products here until they sell them, and only pay tariffs on goods that are actually bound for the US market.

Published: 26 June 2025

Tariffs are remaking global supply chains in real time

webfull — Wed, 28 May 2025 19:28:50 +0000

The imposition of tariffs on an ever changing array of products is disrupting global supply chains. Businesses are scrambling to reroute shipments to avoid the hefty fees they could incur as tariffs exceeding 100% are imposed, delayed, or removed entirely—all seemingly at whim. “In the short term, this will be almost like COVID 2.0,” said Saibal Ray, Professor of Operations Management at 91�� Desautels.

Published: 28 May 2025

Saibal Ray and Anna Kim earn prestigious university awards

webfull — Fri, 09 May 2025 16:54:49 +0000

Two researchers at Desautels were among the academics recognized by 91�� with prestigious internal awards for their outstanding scholarship and research excellence. Associate Professor Anna Kim was among the eleven associate and assistant professors honoured with a William Dawson Scholar award, which recognized the demonstrated potential to become a global leader in their field.

Published: 9 May 2025

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