Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2007 (Expressed in United States dollars)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The company is reporting comprehensive income for the first time in 2007, having adopted the new accounting standards for financial instruments which were effective for Canadian companies on January 1, 2007. The most significant components of other comprehensive income were currency translation adjustments and realized and unrealized mark-to-market gains and loss on the companys investments in available-for-sale marketable securities.
DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND INTERNAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information is gathered and reported to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to permit timely decisions regarding public disclosure.
The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures as defined in the rules of the Canadian Securities Administrators, as at December 31, 2007. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted by the Company under Canadian securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in those rules.
Managements Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
The Companys Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting. Any system of internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
The Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that internal controls over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with Canadian GAAP are operating effectively.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in the Companys internal controls over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2007 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect its internal controls over financial reporting.
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