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Column: Flu vaccinations make a good investment

Column: Flu vaccinations make a good investment

An elderly woman was found dead and three people sick with flu-like illness were taken off a Vancouver-Toronto train in Parry Sound, Ont., on Dec. 29. This incident demonstrates how serious infections like influenza can be.
Les Leyne: Public hearing security a bit overdone

Les Leyne: Public hearing security a bit overdone

The federal review hearing into the Northern Gateway pipeline at the Delta Ocean Pointe was just like going back to first-year university at Carleton.
Column: 鈥楶olitically correct鈥 has become pass茅

Column: 鈥楶olitically correct鈥 has become pass茅

This holiday season, I鈥檝e been told, was all quiet on the PC front 鈥 meaning, I guess, that those pesky people who push politically correct language didn鈥檛 manage to ruin anyone鈥檚 Christmas this year.
Column: Jim Flaherty needs a crystal ball this year

Column: Jim Flaherty needs a crystal ball this year

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.
Comment: Police use of vehicle, bar data misguided

Comment: Police use of vehicle, bar data misguided

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.
Column: Courageous predictions for a new year

Column: Courageous predictions for a new year

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.
Column: Courageous predictions for a new year

Column: Courageous predictions for a new year

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.
Column: No one can rescue U.S. when money runs out

Column: No one can rescue U.S. when money runs out

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.
Comment: Population growth takes a toll on the planet

Comment: Population growth takes a toll on the planet

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.
Column: Thrills and chills of raising children

Column: Thrills and chills of raising children

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.