Don't politicize science, engineeringTimes ColonistIt's a dangerous leap to suggest that because a profession “recognizes” certain ancillary and exogenous factors, it should have an ethical and liability stake in their outcomes and therefore cease …

McKenzie interchange is also social engineeringTimes ColonistSecond, why isn't the building of the McKenzie interchange also called social engineering? It is also an explicit encouragement of a desired behaviour, namely faster-moving traffic, only one …

Council should stop social engineeringTimes ColonistAs with most social-engineering attempts, this proposal will affect only those who do not contribute to the problem. The irresponsible will continue to behave the way they want, anyway. Enforcement of law …

Oil spill is not the end of the worldTimes ColonistRe: “Clark, Trudeau must think we are gullible,” “Ocean plan won't cover massive oil spill,” letters, Nov. 16. Some years ago, a lot of oil drifted onto the coast of Nova Scotia from the tanker Arrow, …