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Musings on the media and the sale of the Montreal Gazette
Update: No surprise — Gazette to go Web only on Sundays
Montreal has, in some ways, developed into a microcosm, its Anglophone population, a relatively small population within an important multicultural community. Until recently CanWest owned the one Montreal based English language daily, […]

Europe and European Council ; Greece on Wednesday-Night.com
Israel loses Turkey, gains Greece as strategic partner
(DEBKA) Greece, a NATO member like Turkey with plenty of Middle East interests, has shown interest in stepping into Turkey’s shoes and investing in stronger military and intelligence ties.
27 June
Greece to test markets with July T-bill auctions
(Reuters) - Greece said on […]

David Mitchell’s unexpected arrival afforded everyone the opportunity to congratulate (through him) his son Parker Mitchell and George Rotor, co-founders of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) , who  next week will receive honorary Doctorates from Queen’s University Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. Patrick Mercier  is […]

Pierre Arbour’s foresight and generosity in creating his eponymous Fondation Universitaire continues to foster bright young students through the Master and Doctoral levels providing them with means for acquiring the education that will enable them to make a contribution to the Quebec economy and their fellow humans not only in their chosen fields but to […]

There is a linkage in tonight’s discussion that centers on infallibility - or the perception thereof - whether it be related to major institutions on Wall Street, the Catholic Church (Pope), or even the off-shore drilling systems
Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
Viewing the aerial photos of the spreading oil that threatens the coastline of Louisiana […]

We look forward to more comments from Wednesday Night economists - and others fascinated by the topic.
From Kimon Valaskakis : Here’s my take.
A. POLITICAL UNION.The remarks about political union are correct. Monetary union should be followed by some of fiscal union itself a prelude to some form of political union. This was the goal […]

Diana, who arrived from the David Suzuki Foundation fundraiser at which Thomas Friedman of the New York Times was the speaker, described the event and the main themes of the speech. She remarked that Mr. Friedman is an even more dynamic speaker in person than in TV interviews (even Charlie Rose) and that his presentation, […]

Dubai
Karl Moore has just returned from leading a trip to Dubai for 25 students from McGill’s Desautels Management Faculty (Dubai an eye-opener for students - McGill program: Met with CEOs, learned about economic planning)
The United Arab Emirates, more particularly Dubai, is the subject of much press these days, not always favorable, much of it concerning […]

More on Wednesday-Night.com
The evening started on a somber note, as Diana noted with sadness the deaths of Judith Patterson’s husband Jamie Tiller and Julius Grey’s father-in-law, Philippe Casgrain. On behalf of all their Wednesday Night friends, we extend our condolences and deepest sympathies to Judith, Julius and their families.
“A huge gap appeared in the […]