Tech & Media Insurance and IoT: When Data Becomes Dangerous With increased data prevalence, consumers are now subject increased monitoring as companies continuously seek to better understand their customers and improve their profitability.
Business How the Canadian Government Has Failed the High-Tech Sector Year after year, Canadians watch multi-billion-dollar tech companies either collapse or flee to the bay area, and are left asking why their country seems unable to create long-term high-tech growth
Harsh Realities of Endowment Investing Endowment funds' over exposure to risky assets prior to the financial crisis, sky-rocketing management fees, and questionable ethical practices have contributed to growing criticism of their investment models and even called into question their purpose entirely.
Business Fast But Unfair: The Rise of Online Lenders and Renewed Risks in Discriminatory Lending Advances in technology and an increased access to data are changing the way consumers and small businesses secure financing. Everything and anything that’s available can be used to form a picture of who you are and whether you are a reliable borrower.
Business Digital Danger: Cybersecurity in the Age of Global Connectivity As businesses leverage technological innovation for enhanced efficiency and optimization, they in turn expose themselves to increased economic and security related consequences.
Politics Deficits And The Youth Vote As winter has set in across Canada and federal members of Parliament return to the House of Commons, public interest in fiscal policy seems to have waned. Discourse surrounding the federal deficit has been scarce.
Economics Humanity Redundant When people do not have to constantly worry about self-sustenance through fulfilling their basic needs, they focus on specialization, leaving everyone better off. This cycle of innovation is ultimately what drives economic development and how standards of living rise.
Student Life Grade Inflation: A Quiet Epidemic Grade inflation is often discussed as one of the largest threats to the meritocracy of liberal academia. There are many reasons why grade inflation is not addressed in universities, but the simplest answer is often the right one: there are no incentives to do so.
Tech & Media “Bricks-and-Clicks”: A Happy Medium for The Disruption in Canadian Retail The retail landscape in Canada has recently shown signs of weakness, succumbing to the changes brought on by e-commerce and downward pricing pressure.
