January 2012

The coming of a new year always brings with it the hope, if not the expectation, of better things to come. What we can be sure of is that whatever happens in the next 12 months on the business front including the resource sector will play out against a background of continued turmoil in the Middle East, continuing Euro crises, a U.S. presidential election and some uncertainties about the countries including China that have been fuelling recent growth, particularly in the resource sector. All of which makes it very difficult to predict what 2012 has in store for us except that it will have its share of challenges to be met and overcome.

In that spirit, all of us at Fasken Martineau take this opportunity to wish all of you good luck in dealing with your particular challenges and our best wishes for a happy, successful and prosperous New Year in 2012.

Ian MacGregor | Ottawa
Managing Editor