Wednesday-Night

We are delighted that Anne Lagacé Dowson, the NDP candidate in our by-election will be joining us this Wednesday. As all of you who have not been hibernating (what would be the summer verson of hibernating?) in the woods, absent all forms of print and telecommunications news, the race in Westmount-Ville-Marie is […]

More on the 2008 campaign and issues
Although the early days of the campaign were regrettably short on serious exploration of issues and the candidates’ positions, their websites supplied considerable information. Now that the Democrats have united (sort of) behind Barack Obama, we are moving away from following the issues in one post. There are now […]

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Dear friends/Chers amis!
You are invited to attend the second ever - Wednesday Night salon - west coast edition on Wednesday night May 7th. You are all fabulous fascinating (and busy!) people who are passionate about the world we live in and the people who surround us. […]

Before doing our usual tour d’horizon of news and events around the globe, we would like to call to your attention much pleasanter local happenings: the Octet Plus (with Holly Jonas and David Oliver) concert on Saturday, 26 April; the Infinitheatre fundraiser (John Mavridis) on Tuesday 29 April - featuring […]

We congratulate Beryl Wajsman for bringing this account of disgraceful petty bureaucracy to the attention of Suburban readers, the media and the politicians. And applaud Julius Grey’s involvement. The advocacy of two such powerful and dedicated individuals, coupled with impressive community support, brought about a merciful decision at the political level and a resolution of […]

March 3 2008
Brazil’s lesson for China: do not ignore inequality“:
(FT) In the late 1960s and 1970s, when Brazil was a dictatorship and the economy booming, social policy was neglected. “Grow the cake now, divide it up later”, became the mantra. For the past 20 years, China has sometimes adopted a similar approach.
One […]

February 27, 2008
(Westmount Examiner) Local clinics merge to form Queen Elizabeth Family Medicine Group
Health professionals and elected officials from Westmount are hailing the accreditation and merger this week of four medical clinics into a single family medicine group as an important step towards improving local access to health services which are available through medicare.
Under terms […]

Margaret Lefebvre will introduce her colleague and good friend, George Kesteven, president of the Canadian Association of Income Funds (CAIF) - an organization with dwindling membership in the face of the Conservatives’ taxation policy with regard to income trusts.
Director of Investor Relations for PrimeWest Energy Trust since 2001, George is in a unique position […]

February 20
Headed for the waiting room?
‘doomsday report’ lets couillard look moderate
AARON DERFEL, The Gazette
The man considered the father of Quebec medicare is calling for the end of public health care as we know it.
Claude Castonguay, the former health minister who introduced universal medical insurance in the province a generation ago, issued a report yesterday that […]

February 13, 2008
(The Guardian) Leaked UN report says pollution three times higher than previously thought
The true scale of climate change emissions from shipping is almost three times higher than previously believed, according to a leaked UN study seen by the Guardian.
It calculates that annual emissions from the world’s merchant fleet have already reached 1.12bn tonnes […]