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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 #2186
February 7, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2186

Enter the Year of the Dragon Although the prelude to the Chinese lunar new year is less than promising (Blizzards disrup ...

Wednesday Night #2185
January 31, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2185

As Nazi death camp survivors marked the 79th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation on Holocaust Remembrance Day -27 Januar ...

Wednesday Night #2184
January 24, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2184

Legendary Canadian director Norman Jewison dead at 97. John Lownsbrough‘s tribute: He enjoyed a remarkable career, ...

Wednesday Night #2183
January 17, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2183

Ed Broadbent 1936-2024 R.I.P. The Broadbent Institute announced his death in a statement on January 11th. “Our country ...

Wednesday Night #2182
January 10, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2182

More entries to continue the Janus theme Eurasia Group’s Top Global Risks 2024 Here are brief summaries of the 10 most ...

Wednesday Night #2181
January 3, 2024, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2181

Janus Night, The first Wednesday of 2024. We look back -with no affection- on 2023 and forward -with faint hope- to 2024 ...

Wednesday Night #2180
December 27, 2023, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2180

Hanukkah and Christmas 2023 are now memories, as African American and Pan-African holiday Kwanzaa that celebrates histor ...

Wednesday Night #2179
December 20, 2023, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2179

At last, something to celebrate – no, not world peace, but the days are about to get longer! On the eve of the win ...

Wednesday Night #2178
December 13, 2023, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2178

COP28 has ended – a day late – with a legally non-binding Agreement that tepidly endorses a transition away ...

Wednesday Night #2177
December 6, 2023, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2177

Ceremony honours 14 women killed in École Polytechnique mass shooting ‘There has been some progress over the past 34 ...