Wednesday-Night

Ron Meisels will introduce his colleague and friend Jonathan Arter, Senior Executive Analyst at the late Ian Notley’s firm, Yelton Fiscal Inc, who will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Montreal Chapter of the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts. (You wouldn’t expect Ron to bring a […]

More on Wednesday-night.com Food and Cleo Paskal
Agriculture & Food
June 03, 2008
ChinaDialogue.net
Different countries have divergent approaches to international trade, and these are changing the way food is bought and sold. As world leaders meet in Rome this week to discuss soaring prices, C Paskal considers China’s approach.
There is global concern over the security implications of […]

This week we welcome two special guests with very different areas of expertise.
Louise Des Trois Maisons will introduce Jean-Claude Marsan, architect, professor and former Dean of the Faculty of Planning of Université de Montréal, writer, city planner, researcher and candidate for Mayor of Outremont in 2007 …, who has […]

 
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, ECONOMICS, TRADE AND APPROACHES TO GOVERNMENT

Remarks by Hon. David Kilgour. J.D.
Canadian International Council/Conseil International du Canada, Victoria Branch
Changing Dynamics in Canada – U.S. Relations
Dunsmuir Lodge, Victoria May 12-13, 2008

Published in The MetropolitaIn as International security, trade and governance Vol.I No 3 31 May
According to a legend, in creating […]

An unexpected treat … Chil Heward will be bringing his son Geoffrey, Senior Vice-President and Director of G.F.G. Heward.
Geoff began his investment career over 25 years ago working in London England as an Equity Dealer on the London Stock Exchange for Cazenove and Co, returning to Canada with Merrill Lynch […]

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The Métropolitain: A Healthy (Bilingual) Corrective to Self-Censoring Quebec Media on Sensitive Issues
(The National Post Full Comment) As we all are being told, newspapers - the kind that leave your fingers a bit inky, that is - are in decline. Readers and advertisers are […]

More on carbon on Wednesday-night.com see also Carbon trading at Montreal Exchange
The interrelated topics of Energy, the Economy, Environment and Food are on the agenda. It seems that there are none of our panoply of topics that one, if not all of these, does not affect directly or indirectly.
Carbon emissions trading (for the uninitiated […]

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“Israel for ever” Magnificent Photos
Israel through my lens: Sixty Years As a Photojournalist
by Shimon Peres (Foreword), Ruth Corman (Contributor),
David Rubinger (Photographer)

The June 10, 1967 iconic David Rubinger photo above of three Israeli paratroopers who had reached the Western Wall has very special significance to us. David gave us a […]

A lecturer at McGill in International Development, Desirée McGraw frequently advises students to “take something you love and combine it with what you’re good at.”
More on Désirée McGraw
May 15, 2008
Citizen engagement
By Neale McDevitt, McGill Reporter
At 38 years of age, Désirée McGraw has a CV of someone twice her age. As a high school activist, the […]

Last Wednesday Night’s discussion encompassed lunar-based solar technology, reports by Kimon of exciting developments in the New School of Athens global governance initiative, the environment, the economy and, of course, acclamation of the publishing achievement that has given birth to The Metropolitain. It was a full and challenging evening which we […]