Wednesday-Night

Upcoming events
26 January
6:30 - 8:00PM
Book launch for Cleo Paskal’s “Global Warring”
Paragraphe Bookstore 2220 McGill College
16 December 5-8PM
Robert Gervais and a few colleagues “will be slinging drinks in order to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis and I was hoping you would join us. We will be the bartenders for a 5 à 8 at Ye Olde […]

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12 November At Issue “Royals versus Republic”

The evening was enlivened by the presence of not only Carman Miller, and other ‘usual suspects’, but also a surprise visit from Martin Barnes.Stimulated by many clips from John Curtin’s film, the debate lived up to expectations. It was […]

Growth is not the Holy Grail. What if we changed the nature of our society and everyone reduced their level of expectations
Despite the serious nature of the topics, the general ambiance was one of levity, no doubt sparked by everyone’s curiosity regarding the identity of the mysterious Montreal billionaire (we didn’t know we had any […]

A small, (competition from the Opéra de Montréal, McGill Chamber Orchestra, pension fund gathering in PEI …) but high quality gathering, devoted its energies to the economic crisis and election campaigns on both sides of the border.
President George W. Bush’s prime-time address to the nation on the financial crisis [Bush […]

The doom and gloom which naturally surrounded the discussion of the world economy was alleviated by the most welcome return of Vithal Rajan, who has spent a number of years in India building organizations to empower the poor, notably the Dalit or ‘Untouchables’. He is a firm believer in microcredit because it gives the […]

We talked about the moon which made me think about Odysseus who must have spent a lot of time looking at it as he was trying to find his way home. We are trying to find our way out of the energy problem and are looking at the moon again. We talked about nations being […]

24 October 2007
Lately, we have spent a lot of time agonizing over the political scene in this country. So much so, that it appears to us we have been neglecting many international news items and issues, so this Wednesday, appropriately United Nations Day , we propose to look at some of (it is hardly […]

Of course the news this week for the inhabitants of this northern realm is all about the Speech from the Throne and the will-they-won’t-they reaction from the Opposition (Liberals above all). Incidentally, we are not overwhelmed by a great feeling of inclusiveness when the full text of said speech published on the Gazette website […]

22ND Annual Gemini Awards Open With Documentary, News and Sports Winners
First of three nights for Industry Awards
(Toronto, ON)  October 15, 2007– At the first of three industry award evenings, the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television awarded 29 winners in the Documentary, News and Sports categories. Tony Burman, winner of the Gordon Sinclair […]

A Song for Africa
Curtin documentary wins prize
Last week, Montreal filmmaker John Curtin won the Canadian International Development Agency’s Deborah Fletcher prize for his documentary A Song for Africa.
Following the screening of the film at the Ex-Centris media centre on St. Lawrence Blvd., a solid crowd of people lined up to congratulate the filmmaker.
“Lord, it’s […]