Aislin Bill 101
 //   //  May 17, 2013  //  1 Comment

Quebec — PQ and Language

Dr. Joe Schwarcz: Within the last ten days I’ve been in New York, BC and Washington. I was there to talk about various issues in chemistry but in each instance the topic of conversation with my …

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 //   //  May 14, 2013  //  No Comments

World Economy 2013

How economic dogma has thrown the world out of balance (Globe & Mail) Karl Moore interviews Henry Mintzberg asking: Is business too powerful today? 8 May Jeffrey Sachs: Time to End the Tax Havens (HuffPost) … …

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 //   //  May 12, 2013  //  1 Comment

Terrorism

On Terrorists, Canada and Montreal– Beryl Wajsman (selection of clips) How Terrorist Groups End How do terrorist groups end? The evidence since 1968 indicates that terrorist groups rarely cease to exist as a result of winning …

US Supreme Court justices 2012
 //   //  May 12, 2013  //  No Comments

President Obama and the Supreme Court

Background: Ranking the Politics of Supreme Court Justices (May 2008) Four of the five most conservative justices since 1937 are on the bench today Just how conservative is the Supreme Court, anyway? It’s a question that …

education
 //   //  May 9, 2013  //  3 Comments

Education: demographics and trends 2013

See Wednesday Night #1614, 6 February 2013 All about MOOCs Whether you see them as a catalyst for change or mostly as hype, MOOCs are fundamentally different from other forays into open online learning. Will your …

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Montreal 2010 – 2013
May 17, 2013  //  4 Comments
The Board of Trade sets out some criteria for A new mayor for Montréal Between now and the November 3 election, the Boa ...
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Wednesday Night #1628
May 15, 2013  //  1 Comment
In his column on Skills, Education, and Employment, John Mauldin confirms many of the points raised, in particular: The ...
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WTO
May 16, 2013  //  2 Comments
WTO News on Wednesday-night.com WTO Annual Report 2012 (.pdf) The WTO Annual Report 2012 provides a brief summary of the ...
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Climate change and uncertainty 2012 -2013
May 16, 2013  //  2 Comments
Scientists Agree (Again): Climate Change Is Happening Public opinion on the topic of climate change is notoriously fickl ...