“What we’re going to receive and get for this technology is the ability to survey the entire space station,” said Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

“This is very exciting, this shows once again how Canada is well-positioned in those kind of technologies, and is providing expertise to make sure that the station is safe,” Stephane Desjardins said. “We’ve provided Canadarm2 that is currently and constantly being used to maintain the station, so this type of vision system will continue in the same vein.”

Dr. Jan Hux says there is a direct link between the consumption of sugary drinks and diabetes.

“Whether we as Canadians like it or not, lower oil prices are a negative for the economy and they are negative for the Canadian dollar,” said Douglas Porter, chief economist and managing director at BMO Financial Group. “As a very significant oil producer and exporter, lower oil prices are negative for our currency.”

“The old adage is ‘the best cure or low oil prices is low oil prices,’ because supply gets cut back and demand starts to improve,” said Craig Wright, chief economist at RBC. “But this time I think it’s more about the politics of oil prices. We’re seeing a sort of game change in the thinking of Saudi Arabia and OPEC in general and that’s contributing to the ongoing weakness.”

Dr. Joel Lexchin is concerned about drug companies influence on doctors.

Personal finance expert Jean Freed says deeply indebted Canadians will be sorry when interest rates go up.

“When people are calling you saying you owe money, it most likely is a scam,” said RCMP Sgt. Penny Hermann. “The government won’t be calling you and asking you for money.”

“You have to break it down into days, but even waking up in the morning thinking I have to row for 15 hours,” John Beeden said, “you get into a four-hour session, break it down into miles and break the miles down into quarter-miles… You really focus on the ‘now’ and don’t worry about the big picture.”

Amnesty International Canada’s Alex Neve says the Canadian government should have acted at the highest levels on behalf of imprisoned Salim Alaradi.