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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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 […]

The evening opened with a brief video of the presentation of the Lieutenant Governor’s Seniors Medal (Médaille pour les aînés) awarded for volunteer service, to our OWN Herb Bercovitz on May 1st. Peter Trent, who had nominated Herb, was on the stage, beaming with pride. The honorees also included a great number of impressive young […]

World Economic Forum announces Young Global Leaders 2010

Young leaders from 72 countries are honoured for their outstanding leadership, professional accomplishments and commitment to society
Of the selected young leaders, 38 are from North America
Young Global Leaders are selected from a variety of sectors such as business, government, academia, media, […]

Upcoming events
26 January
6:30 - 8:00PM
Book launch for Cleo Paskal’s “Global Warring”
Paragraphe Bookstore 2220 McGill College
16 December 5-8PM
Robert Gervais and a few colleagues “will be slinging drinks in order to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis and I was hoping you would join us. We will be the bartenders for a 5 à 8 at Ye Olde […]

Work in progress
The news that David Oliver and his wife Christine are moving in mid-January to North Hatley, where he is to be the Vicar of St. Barnabas was greeted with a mixture of pleasure for him and dismay that his presence at Wednesday Night will be far less frequent.
The politics of religion
Divine will […]

More on Wednesday-Night.com ; Bercovitz marks 85th in style
This Wednesday Night, we plan to celebrate Herb’s milestone 85th birthday and achievements - not least of which, his years of devoted service as Official Scribe of Wednesday Night.
For those who want to know, the actual birth date is 25 August, an eventful day […]

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Photograph by: Allen McInnis, Gazette file photo
Statement by Helen Fotopulos,
Mayor of the Plateau-Mont-Royal Borough
Monday, June 1, 2009
Greetings everyone,
And thank you for coming,
It is of course with a certain sadness, but especially with the firm conviction that I have made the right decision, that I am here before you today.
I […]