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This past weekend, November 6-7, Dalhousie University's Rowe School of Business hosted its 3rd annual Scotiabank Ethics in Action Case Competition and Conference. This entirely student run event ran attracted students from across Canada as well as the US.

Ethics in Action was founded three years ago through a generous grant from Scotiabank to provide an exciting and challenging event for student to learn about ethical leadership in today’s business environment. Ethics in Action includes a conference, business case competition, and video/essay contests for students as well as the announcement of the Ethics in Action National Ethical Leadership Award . The event is fully organized and conducted by a student team from the Rowe School’s Corporate Residency MBA program.

We are proud to announce that Dalhousie placed first on the weekend in both the undergraduate and graduate case competitions. As well, second year MBA student Patrick Brousseau took home the Ethics in Action Essay Competition prize.  

This year there were 10 undergraduate case competition teams and 5 MBA case competition teams competing from all over North America. Fantastic entries were submitted for the video/essay contests. The event’s highlight was the presentation of the National Ethical Leadership award to Professor Irwin Cotler, a former member of Parliament from 1999-2015 and former Attorney General and justice minister under Paul Martin's Government. Throughout his legal career Professor Cotler made a fundamental impact on the development of Canadian Charter rights and the priority of international justice for the Canadian government.

The Rowe School sends a big thank you to everyone who helped make this weekend possible; the organizing committee, advisors, speakers, competitors, judges, volunteers, and especially to our sponsor, Scotiabank.

Below are the weekend final results:  

Graduate Business Ethics Case Competition:  
1st: Dalhousie University
2nd: McMaster University
3rd: Ryerson University

Undergraduate Business Ethics Case Competition:  
1st: Dalhousie University
2nd: University of Price Edward Island  
3rd: University of Alberta

Ethics in Action Video Award: Concordia Case Competition Team
Ethics in Action Essay Award: Patrick Brousseau - Dalhousie University