Wednesday-Night

31 October 2007
Hobgoblins, bats, black cats and jack o’ lanterns may not be present, (depending on your views of the other habitués of Wednesday Night) but there will be a steaming brew of stimulating thought in the company of David Kilgour, Kimon Valaskakis, Hans Black, and Beryl […]

T H E  R E P O R T
Tar Sands
At one time, the supply of fossil fuels appeared virtually endless. It was probably Marion King Hubbert who, in 1956, first clarified the finite nature of the world’s petroleum supply, now painfully evident to consumers of petroleum products. Extraction of oil from the Athabaska Tar Sands, […]

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29 August 2007
We are NAFTA-ed out! The intense discussion last week was excellent, informative and at points highly entertaining, but it’s time to move on.
Today’s […]

February 28, 2007

We are all a-twitter with the countdown to the 25th, but must settle down and take matters (somewhat) seriously this last week of the 24th year.
However, of course, there is nothing more serious than the Oscars, which seem to have attracted more attention for the fashions, or non-fashions, on the Red Carpet than […]

February 21, 2007
GUNG HAY FAT
Noting that Mr. Charest is honoring the tradition of Wednesday Night by calling the election this Wednesday, after unveiling the Liberal platform in plenty of time for intelligent debate on Wednesday Night, we nonetheless are pleased and proud to announce a special Wednesday Night event — the Induction of the […]

25 January 2006

Dear Group of Seven,
Following intensive deliberations, the Committee of the Whole of the Order of Wednesday Night under the skillful direction of Peter Trent, the most tenured member of the august group, has considered nominations and submitted its recommendations to us regarding the elevation of new members to this unique body.
It […]

OWNership and the Group of Seven
Under the skillful direction of Peter Trent OWN, the senior member of the Order of Wednesday Night, the Committee of the Whole (all members in good standing) has carefully scrutinized nominations, consulted and submitted to the Chairman and Leader of the Opposition (Mouse) the names of […]

Ron Meisels, founder and president of Phases & Cycles, […]

21 July 2004
The Report (Photos)
Individual Privacy versus security
The sanctity of personal privacy has always been an important pillar of democracy. Pierre Trudeau’s observations on absolute freedom of bedroom behaviour represented for Canada, a reinforced reminder of that principle. The fallout from the events of September 11 in the United States has severely tested the […]

The Invitation
Today we have the first snow of this extraordinary year and as we write, it is falling with soft persistence, making the overdue seasonal statement, reminding us of Christmases past and the many far-flung and near-by friends who have and continue to enrich our lives throughout each year.
To each and every one of […]