From flanders field... - Memorial Day 2007

Today thousands of Canadians across the nation joined millions of others worldwide to pay their respects to those who served and to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. At 11:00 on the 11th day of the 11th month we paused for a moment to honour our brave soldiers with the reaffirmation that we will never forget.

In Flanders Field - Lt Col John McRae, MD (1872-1918).

New large oil discovery in Brazil is further shifting the energy balance

Petrobras yesterday announced the discovery of up to 8 billion barrels of new oil and natural gas deposits in the Tupi field offshore Santos Basin. This new finds ranks Brazil as world number 8, moving ahead of Nigeria in the oil and natural gas producing nations. Brazil's latest find in the Tupi field ranks the country well against the recent find in Kazakhstan's Kashagan field. Let's see how the market reacts to this. More

The issue of police cameras

Privacy expectation has been a hot topic since the City of Toronto decided to go ahead with the installation and operation of surveillance cameras on the streets in a number of communities in the city. Public space can be defined in a number of ways with varying degrees of privacy expectations, however the streets and public thoroughfares where law enforcement members are hired to protect and keep members of the public safe while they are in use should not be seen as a violation given that these cameras are not reported to be producing x-ray vision nor are they mounted at ground level. Opposition to this latest crime prevention measure warrants serious research as I struggle with the issue of PRIVACY expectation in PUBLIC places. How ridiculously ironic.

We will never forget...

This week will see different cermonies to honor those who have served, are currently serving. Veteran's week will end on Memorial Day Sunday, November 11, 2007. Let's go out rain or shine and honour those brave hero's who have served us and those who continue to fight for our freedoms.