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The accounts of Wednesday Night Salons in chronological order appear below. The task of archiving them is on-going . As stated elsewhere, it was not until the early 90s that we began to keep weekly records of discussions, therefore, there are, unfortunately, major gaps in the earlier chronicles.
Most, but not all, accounts until 2014 were written by our Scribe, Herb Bercovitz, and edited as required, by Diana, however a number of other Wednesday Nighters also contributed their note-keeping talents on occasions when Herb was absent. Since Herb was no longer up to the task, the entries for Wednesday Night consist only of the “Prologues”. Chatham House rules prevail!

Wednesday Night #2278
November 12, 2025, No Comments

The shutdown is almost over and the debate as to whether the Magnificent -or Deplorable- Eight did the right thing or no ...

Wednesday Night #2277
November 5, 2025, No Comments

U.S. Democrats Off-year elections Democrats had a big night. 5 takeaways from the 2025 elections – It’s still th ...

Wednesday Night #2276 UPDATE
October 29, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2276 UPDATE

Interest rate cuts Donald Trump says he wants more rate cuts to help buttress a wavering US economy, and on Wednesday, t ...

Wednesday Night #2276
October 29, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2276

Peter Frise‘s choice for Wednesday Night study: Ian Bremmer: State of the World 2025 (YouTube) Canada-U.S. Relatio ...

Wednesday Night # 2275
October 22, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night # 2275

Breaking news: Carney to lay out budget priorities in [Wednesday] evening speech to students A source familiar with the ...

Wednesday Night #2274
October 15, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2274

No Canadian Thanksgiving holiday for PM Carney as World leaders met in Egypt to discuss post-war Gaza plans amid hostage ...

Wednesday Night #2273
October 8, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2273

Attenborough and Prince William lead tributes to Dr Jane Goodall Dr Goodall died of natural causes while in California o ...

Wednesday Night #2272
October 1, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2272

The U.S. Government Shutdown Again, Trump has engineered a shutdown, the first since 2019, when parts of the government ...

Wednesday Night #2271
September 24, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2271

OUTRAGE is the predominant colour for this week’s U.S  news. Starting with the on-again-off-again Jimmy Kimmel su ...

Wednesday Night #2270
September 17, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2270

Another icon gone! Robert Redford, Oscar-winning director, actor and indie patriarch, dies at 89 After rising to stardom ...

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