Wednesday-Night

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The last Wednesday Night of the Oughties decade (or what Paul Krugman terms The Big Zero) and amidst all the ponderous year-end reviews, our favorite comes from Josh Freed, who muses on […]

Reminder: Although relatively little has been done to publicize the event, we draw your attention to the presence of the Olympic Torch Relay in Westmount on Thursday (the 10th), beginning at 5:47PM at City Hall (we might ask how it arrived in Westmount if it is beginning at City […]

Russia to supply India with nuclear reactors
International power companies from Russia, France, the UK, the US and Canada are flocking to India with the aim of helping one of the world’s fastest-growing economies meet its energy demands. The contribution of nuclear energy in India is forecast to rise from 4,000MW to as much […]

On the eve of George W. Bush’s luncheon speech to a gathering of individuals willing to fork out a modest $4000 per table, no Wednesday Nighters indicated that they would attend. However, the unanimous reaction to the event was that the Montreal Board of Trade and other sponsors should be billed for the costs of […]

On the eve of Lord Mayor Peter Trent’s return to that office (he is to be sworn in at noon on Thursday), the evening started with the award of OWNs to Wanda Potrykus and Sam Stein, whose faithful participation in Wednesday Night dates back to the early years.
The economy and the dollar
Canada can’t have it […]

Sadly, Joe Harrison passed away in the early evening of September 22, 2009.
He was, thankfully, at home with his family and kept comfortable until he passed. He was ready to go, he said. [And, as we wrote to David, his son, if Joe said he was ready, nothing would have stopped him.]
Joe had a remarkable […]

This is such a great story of consumer revenge. And to think that it originates with a mild-mannered Canadian! We can see a whole new career field opening up for songwriters who can tell sad consumer stories that name and shame the behemoth companies whose customer service departments don’t quite get it. Bravo, Dave Carroll!

A […]

Have chip, will travel
Why chips in passports and ID cards are a stupid idea
(The Economist) A MONTH of tramping around Europe has given your correspondent a chance to see how effective the new e-passports are at border crossings. Between them, his family holds American, Japanese and British passports, each recently renewed. Unlike previous ones, the […]

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AECL ; Douglas Lightfoot’s letter of June 7 to Minister Lisa Raitt on Wednesday-Night.com Nuclear Page
Eric McConachie began his aviation career by joining his older brother, Grant, with CP Air. In 1958, McConachie left the company to join Canadair Ltd. During his nine years at Canadair, he was directly involved […]

Update as the talk continues
Michel Kelly-Gagnon: CN route best for region, business
The Gazette recently endorsed the choice of the CP line as the best route for the long-promised train shuttle between Trudeau airport and downtown (”Readers are right: CP route is miles better,” Editorial, April 18). Admittedly, the CP route has some good arguments in […]