Wednesday-Night

Kilgour and Matas Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
David Kilgour and David Matas, two Canadian human rights crusaders, have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for their work related to the investigation of organ harvesting crimes against Falun Gong practitioners in China.
Infinithéâtre takes home the MECCA for best production
For the 2008-2009 Production of Blessed Are […]

How could they?
Dead student’s family sues McGill governor’s estate
The family of an Algerian student who died in September 2007 after an explosion at the Laurentian cottage belonging to a prominent McGill University governor, who also perished, is suing his widow and estate for $785,000.
The suit was filed in Quebec Superior Court on behalf of the […]

31 Jan 1935 - 5 Sept 2009 R.I.P.
Tracy, Reverend Monsignor George E. was raised in Connecticut, New York City, and Washington D.C., and was a Priest and member of the Diocese of Portland, Maine. After attending Dartmouth his freshman year, where he nurtured his continuing love of song by singing tenor in the “Injunaires” men’s […]

The Gazette: Westmount’s ‘civic conscience’ dies at 79
Don and Sylvia Wedge were waiting for a train while vacationing in Italy, more than 40 years ago, when Don decided to buy a copy of the local paper.
“You don’t speak Italian,” Sylvia said.
But that didn’t matter to her husband. For Don, understanding a word here or there […]

Banning the Burqa (and the niqab)
See the Economist “Banning the burqa — A bad idea…whose time may soon come in parts of Europe” for an even-handed discussion of the two sides of the argument, much of which was iterated this evening
As several European nations, in particular France, debate banning the burqa, Wednesday Nighters were […]

See also Canada after 2008 election and Canada’s political showdown and Liberal Party Convention 2009 ; “Being Michael Ignatieff” by Michael Valpy ; Update: Canada at 150
Keith Beardsley: Hold the snickers over Ignatieff’s boonie tour
Never discount the impact of a handshake or a few brief minutes of conversation. It will also give […]

Pembina Institute; Arctic & Antarctic
U.S. lawmaker wants halt to TransCanada pipeline
House Energy and Commerce committee chairman Henry Waxman urged the State Department to block TransCanada’s planned Keystone XL pipeline.
“This pipeline is a multi-billion-dollar investment to expand our reliance on the dirtiest source of transportation fuel currently available,” Mr. Waxman said in a letter to […]

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Afghanistan, McChrystal and the media - role and responsibility 
The Rolling Stone story The Runaway General that precipitated General Stanley McChrystal’s dismissal provided fodder for discussion of the role of the media in reporting and interpreting news.
The New York Times’ masthead logo, “All The News That’s Fit to Print,” like Jack […]

Chatham House Briefing Paper - Cleo Paskal: How climate change is pushing the boundaries of security and foreign policy ; More of Cleo’s publications ; Global Warring website;  International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Climate Change and Security ; The Regional Impacts of Climate Change ; Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Cleo Paskal’s Global Warring […]

OBITUARY JEAN BOURBONNAIS 1958 - 2010
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Jean Bourbonnais, at the age of fifty-one, following his courageous battle against cancer. He is survived by the love of his life for the past thirty years, his loyal wife Patricia. Also grieving his […]