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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 #2300
April 15, 2026, No Comments

Before addressing the depressing, not-encouraging, downright awful news, let us celebrate the excellent outcomes of Arte ...

Wednesday Night #2299
April 8, 2026, No Comments

Space – the final frontier Let us start by celebrating the continuing triumph of Artemis II, which has now circled ...

Wednesday Night #2298
April 1, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2298

Stephen Lewis, humanitarian and former Ontario NDP leader, dies at 88 As news of the prominent humanitarian’s death sp ...

Wednesday Night #2297
March 25, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2297

Wednesday Night Decorum As the wars on Iran and Lebanon continue and expand, the topic becomes ever more sensitive, pers ...

Wednesday Night #2296
March 18, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2296

Economies No big-ticket items, lower deficit in Quebec’s modest pre-election budget The budget, entitled “A ...

Wednesday Night #2295
March 11, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2295

IRAN, IRAN, ISRAEL, TRUMP and horrible Hegseth– is there any other news? Most headlines are about the US effort an ...

Wednesday Night #2294
March 4, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2294

Every aspect of the news this week is tinged with the golden glow of the US-Israel war on Iran, which has now spread to ...

Wednesday Night #2293
February 25, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2293

An eventful week that included the 4th anniversary of Russia’s attack on Ukraine; the SCOTUS-POTUS tariff face-off ...

Wednesday Night #2292
February 18, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2292

If events leading up to the first days of Chinese New Year of the Fire Horse 2026 are any indication, it will not be any ...

Wednesday Night #2291
February 11, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2291

The horror of Tuesday’s Tumbler Ridge, B.C. shooting is hard to process. Many questions arise about treatment of t ...

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