sa国际传媒

Looking ahead to his budget, expected in March, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will need more than the luck of the Irish, he鈥檒l need a crystal ball.

There was a time when the nature of paper records ensured us all some measure of privacy. Only so many records could be kept and searching them took time. Those days are long gone.

Fearless political predictions for 2013, from a career .150 hitter with a record of swinging at back pitches. 鈥� sa国际传媒 Conservative Party leader John Cummins? Win? He won鈥檛 even run.

Fearless political predictions for 2013, from a career .150 hitter with a record of swinging at back pitches. 鈥� sa国际传媒 Conservative Party leader John Cummins? Win? He won鈥檛 even run.

If you鈥檝e been following media accounts of the U.S. budget negotiations, you might have the impression that a victory has been won. According to the CBC, for example, the U.S.

Patrick McLaren Paul Summerville and Rowan Porta (鈥淢aking the case for a more-welcoming sa国际传媒,鈥� Dec. 30, 2012) make the case that declining populations in developed countries represent a 鈥渄angerous鈥� demographic shift that threatens their economies.

Some people are concerned about genetically modified food, with good reason, but I鈥檓 more concerned about genetically modified kids. One of the aims of the science of genetics is to help us be more healthy and resistant to disease.

Golf is a game in which a series of successive failures, interspersed with the occasional success, may lead the realist to a sense of personal victory.

A well-managed, steady population increase over the next 40 years can position sa国际传媒 among the world鈥檚 most important countries. Throughout history, a growing population has been a key factor in the rise of economic and political power.

Cabo Real, Mexico Some reflections at the end of 2012 鈥� as I watch a Mexican sunrise. 鈥� My favourite newspaper headline at year end is 鈥淧ast Imperfect, Future Tense.