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Interesting contrast: Neil Macdonald: Harper no Obama when it comes to dealing with scandals The fact is, no modern president, Democrat or Republican, has shown the level of contempt for taking questions from the media that …

Global slowdown to hit Canadian economy, stock markets in 2013, economists say (Globe & Mail) A slowing housing market and uncertainty over the shape of a deal on the U.S. “fiscal cliff” are putting a lid …

Dr. Joe Schwarcz: Within the last ten days I’ve been in New York, BC and Washington. I was there to talk about various issues in chemistry but in each instance the topic of conversation with my …

Andy Borowitz: Al Qaeda Disbands; Says Job of Destroying U.S. Economy Now in Congress’s Hands The Sequester Is Going to Devastate U.S. Science Research for Decades (The Atlantic) … one severe impact of the automatic spending …

UN Habitat World Bank: Sustainable Development The Economist: Liveability Ranking and Overview August 2012 Calgary: World’s Cleanest City (HuffPost) … the City of Calgary has made great strides over the years in terms of sanitation and …