Even one year is still excessive. In most employment contracts, trial periods are from one to six months.

Even one year is still excessive. In most employment contracts, trial periods are from one to six months.

The monarch has become a symbol for cross border co-operation in North America. Let's hope it doesn't become the symbol read more

The monarch has become a symbol for cross border co-operation in North America. Let's hope it doesn't become the symbol of our common failure to protect the environment.

This is a test of trust-building.

This is a test of trust-building.

I don't like Bush because I don't think he understands poverty or the problems of developing countries. Poor countries want read more

I don't like Bush because I don't think he understands poverty or the problems of developing countries. Poor countries want to have political independence, too -- the freedom to make decisions for themselves.

It gave me chills. The men carrying Jesus and the women carrying Mary, and I'm not even Catholic.

It gave me chills. The men carrying Jesus and the women carrying Mary, and I'm not even Catholic.

They're not using satellite phones. They're using Web sites and posing as teenage girls.

They're not using satellite phones. They're using Web sites and posing as teenage girls.

We have started enriching uranium to the 3.5 percent level.

We have started enriching uranium to the 3.5 percent level.

I've been more involved in football in the last one-and-a-half months here than I have been in the entire year,

I've been more involved in football in the last one-and-a-half months here than I have been in the entire year,

This is something interesting to look at. We should explore this further.

This is something interesting to look at. We should explore this further.