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All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson
Wednesday Night #1841 with Akaash Maharaj
Join us in celebrating the Summer Solstice – from here on the days get shorter. Thanks to Gerald Ratzer and other ...
NAFTA – Three Amigos
NAFTA Canada-U.S. NAFTA Negotiations 2017/ 15 June John Ivison: Mulroney urges Trudeau to ‘look around the corner of h ...
Wednesday Night #1840
There are weeks when we are inundated with new news, events, facts, commentary and hypotheses, some of which reinforce p ...
Wednesday Night #1839
Kudos to Cleo Paskal. Wednesday Nighters who attended her “Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific” were enthusiastic about ...
Canada’s Conservatives post 2015 Election
2 June Bernier camp casts doubt on Conservative leadership vote (Globe & Mail) A substantial discrepancy in the fina ...
Wednesday Night #1838
While the Trump tsunami continues to assault our eyes and ears, Canada is contributing its own political drama to the he ...
Wednesday Night #1837
In 1837 there were uprisings in both Upper and Lower Canada against the conservative minority in power. Change that to ...
Middle East & Arab World – Saudi Arabia 2015-17
Burning Oil to Keep Cool The Hidden Energy Crisis in Saudi Arabia Glada Lahn and Paul Stevens (Chatham House December 20 ...
Wednesday Night #1836
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MONTREAL! On May 17, 1642, the city was founded by Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve, who led French mission ...
China: Economy /2
What Did China Accomplish at the Belt and Road Forum? China put on an impressive diplomatic show, but had little new to ...
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China: economy, government, governance
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Elon Musk, Trump, DOGE and MAGA
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U.S. Government & governance January 2025-
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Israel, Palestine/Gaza February – July 2023
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Climate change, uncertainty & security February 2021- May 10, 2023
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SCOTUS & the US courts December 2020- May 2022
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Wednesday Night #1974
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This is such sad news, Diana. He was a presence of calm and reason in our discussions which were sometimes…
Re The UN General Assembly Speaker Schedule is Here! I note that whoever will be speaking for Canada this year…
So many memories, particularly of the years as neighbours on Rosemount Avenue, with shared activities, adventures and lively political discussions.…
I’m sure by now all have heard about Biden’s dropping out. Although we all agreed last Wednesday that this was…
Molly Minturn - My family is heartbroken to share that my father died in surgery on Monday, Feb. 10. It…