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Jaime Webbe gave birth this Wednesday morning to a fine, healthy baby boy, Sebastian (possibly with an ‘e’ depending on the linguistic circumstance), thus contributing to the growth of the Quebec population and future Wednesday Night attendees. A sleep-deprived Bert telephoned to say that all is well and they are ecstatic.
Guy Stanley’s introduction of Frédéric […]

In response to the video news summaries, there were several negative reactions about the way news is presented.
In a non-technical statement, our favorite technician reminds us that business reports and economic analyses carried on the nightly news are retrospective.  The average viewer is discouraged by the reports, believing that we are in a recession/depression, rather […]

September 24 3:10AM
I apologize that – given the late hour - this must be a somewhat generic message, but it is none the less a heartfelt thank you to each and every one who made this Wednesday Night #1348 a most uncommon Wednesday Night! What a wonderful evening it was, thanks to superb organization (Roslyn, […]

People want to be led
As President Obama was giving his address to Congress on health care just before Wednesday Night convened, our Chairman - who had taped the speech - introduced the topic by asking those gathered around the table what they would say, if they were in his place.  Beryl Wajsman led the […]

The rise and fall of real estate values never ceases to fascinate. John McAfee, founder of the antivirus company has recently lost some 96% of his fortune and consequently put up his New Mexico desert home for auction.  In a sign of the times, the property went for roughly 10% of his investment. Video

Swine Flu […]

Bercovitz marks 85th in style
This Wednesday Night, we plan to celebrate Herb’s milestone 85th birthday and achievements - not least of which, his years of devoted service as Official Scribe of Wednesday Night. We hope that you can be with us, but, if not, do please send a message – TO US – that can […]

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This Wednesday Night, we plan to celebrate Herb’s milestone 85th birthday and achievements - not least of which, his years of devoted service as Official Scribe of Wednesday Night.
For those who want to know, the actual birth date is 25 August, an eventful day […]

More to come
The U.S. Healthcare debate
Throughout much of the world and certainly most of the western world, universal health care is the norm.  The French system has a good reputation for easy access to quality care, but there are many other successful models.  The United States, probably because an acquired dread of “nationalization” fuelled […]

Work in progress - more to come
With glittering representation from the Federal and municipal levels of government, academia, business, science and technology, education, research and just about any other area of expertise (or government intervention), this was a lively and enlightening Wednesday Night. Aside from Canada’s First Astronaut and the Once and Future Mayor […]

Rick Sindelar’s return to Wednesday Night - after a 19-year absence - generated an enthusiastic and convivial turnout featuring some of Wednesday Night’s tenured members along with Chantal Beaubien, home from Cambodia for holidays and Susanna Eyton-Jones, briefly alighting in Montreal between concert ‘gigs’.  
The governments of Canada and the U.S. have invested enormous amounts […]