Wednesday-Night

Gore gets the green, so can you

Gary Lamphier

CanWest News Service

July 08, 2007

CREDIT: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images

Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore thanks singer Melissa Etheridge during the Live Earth concert July 7, 2007 in Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Some of the biggest names in the music world committed to performing in Live Earth concerts in […]

18 July 2007
By Isabel Chimangeni IPS
Lusaka
Votes cast for presidential contender Michael Sata in the recent election suggest a growing discontent among Zambians over the effects of increased Chinese involvement in their country.
President Levy Mwanawasa won the Sep. 28 poll, but Sata received an overwhelming majority of votes in the capital — Lusaka — and […]

Canadian elites’ judicial “blind spot” for those we admire

People tend to forgive those sins and sinners with which they can identify. The families of drunk drivers rally around their loved ones when they are on trial. “It was a small mistake”, they argue, “out of character and something anyone else could easily have done.” Were […]

More and photos
This Wednesday we have a very special guest: Andrea Mandel-Campbell, author of Why Mexicans Don’t Drink Molson: Rescuing Canadian Companies From the Suds of Global Obscurity, which has been stirring up a lot of media excitement since its appearance. In it she examines why Canadian companies have failed to compete on a […]

Scotiabank Buys Canadian Online Broker TradeFreedom
TORONTO, June 26 /CNW/ - Scotiabank today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire TradeFreedom Securities Inc., a privately owned and dynamic Canadian online brokerage boutique. The transaction complements product offerings currently available through the Bank’s direct investment arm, ScotiaMcLeod Direct Investing. Terms of […]

May 30, 2007
After three weeks of stimulating and highly informative environment and energy (including nuclear) focus, we return to other thoughts.
We are suffering from election blues and that’s not a reference to any political preference.
At this writing, we have no idea how the deal-cutting between Premier Charest and the PQ is working out, but […]

31 January 2007
REMINDER TO ALL: ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7 WE WILL CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF WEDNESDAY NIGHTS. MARK THIS IN YOUR CALENDAR NOW.
Last week we were treated to an exceptionally thorough briefing on the Alberta Tar Sands and we commend the write-up with additional links to any and all who wish to know more about […]

It’s a bit too early to wish the locals Merry Christmas - we don’t put OUR tree up until the 15th or so. But we can offer a simmering seasonal potpourri for your enjoyment.
We have unwrapped a series of early Christmas presents with the outcome of the Liberal Leadership convention (discussed extensively at last Wednesday’s […]

1 November 2006
We had hoped to introduce Martha Hall Findlay to you this Wednesday Night, however, we should have known better than to trust politicians, or their eager organizers. She writes: “I was so looking forward to joining the Salon this coming week, but I’m afraid we’re going to have to cancel (or at least […]

17 August 2005
We are more than thrilled that our son, Marc and daughter-in-law, Jean have arrived from Singapore and will be with us this Wednesday. They bring a fresh perspective to our discussion and will no doubt raise topics and questions to challenge Wednesday Night. In anticipation, we have trolled the news and offer the […]