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US blights Asia outlook
Emerging Markets - 5th May 2008
By Steve Garton
The credit crunch has not yet played itself out, and Asian economies are not immune from the effects of falling export revenues, leading financiers insisted this weekend. […]

We welcome two new faces this week, guest experts, who bring knowledge of at least three extremely pertinent topics to the table.
Danny van Gelder will introduce his cousin, Mark Kruger, an economist by training, who serves as Minister Counselor/Head of Section (Economics and Finance) of the Canadian Embassy in Beijing and key link between the […]

Bertrand Revenaz
Greetings:

Whereas, with the approval of the assembly of Wednesday Night Wise Persons, we are pleased to appoint you honorable recipient of the Order of Wednesday Night
In recognition of the your unstinting efforts on behalf of Wednesday Night, your intelligent and thought-provoking interventions on numerous topics, and above all, your unflagging dedication to the […]

Guy Stanley was recently named to the post of Director, Technology and Innovation, at the Conference Board of Canada. He also teaches the NAFTA course and Global Competitiveness at the Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University. He is the author or co-author of five business books, three major federal government reports, and many articles in […]

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Ambassador Kimon Valaskakis
In recognition of your important contribution to […]

Alexandra Tcheremenska-Greenhill, M.D.

In recognition of your consistent contributions to Wednesday Night discourse, whether in person or through messages and references on numerous subjects, and not limited to your own areas of specialization in healthcare, combined with your high level of interest in and support to discussions of political and international developments, with emphasis on the […]

I went to Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton and St. Hilda’s where I read Chemistry. Emigrated to Canada in 1963 and worked for 3 years for Alcan as an analytical chemist. Moved to Sarnia and taught math, chemistry and physics at Lambton College. Moved to Montreal and studied […]

Norbert “Nobby” Gilmore, M.D.
In recognition of your important contribution to the education of Wednesday Nighters on matters related to HIV-Aids in Canada and, more recently, in Africa; your articulation with a rare combination of logic, scientific knowledge, humor and common sense of deeply-felt humanitarian concerns, and your abiding concern for the physical and emotional well-being […]

In recognition of your enthusiastic and sensitive embrace of every aspect of Wednesday Night, your active seeking of new and interesting guests from a range of fields of endeavor, your willingness to assist in developing new topics, and your devotion to the role of arbitrator of the competition for the Chairman’s recognition
By these presents […]