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All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson
SCOTUS, US judiciary & legal community January 2024-8 April 2025
American Bar Association When Kamala Harris took on Brett Kavanaugh 8 April Justice Barrett has set a new judicial ethic ...
Wednesday Night #2246
“Liberation Day” / Trump Tariff Day Red, white and bruised: World braces for battery of Trump tariffs on Wed ...
Quebec Environment & energy
2030 Plan for a Green Economy The 2030 Plan for a Green Economy guides the government’s action to reduce greenhouse ga ...
Canada: foreign interference 2023-
Canada – China 2022/3 The difference between foreign-interference ‘hearings’ and a public inquiry 31 March ...
Turkey/Turkiye July 2023 –
22-30 March Turkish opposition leader calls for weekly rallies and deeper economic boycott Özgür Özel expands call to ...
Wednesday Night #2245
As expected, Liberal Leader Mark Carney called an April 28th federal election — and in the face of Donald Trump’s co ...
Sabra Bissette Ledent R.I.P.
Sabra Bissette Ledent 15 September 1947- 21 March 2025 It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Sabra ...
Iran February 2024-April 2025
Institute for the Study of War: Iran Update, October 29, 2023 Iran is home to one of the oldest empires in the world, th ...
Richard G. Gervais R.I.P.
Richard G. Gervais passed away in Montreal on March 10, 2025, surrounded by members of his family. He was the son of Aur ...
Canada Immigration and IRCC August 2023-
Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025 Canada Immigration and IRCC 2021-16 August 2023 Canada’s Economic Imm ...
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Trump Tariffs & Trade October 2025
November 14, 2025, No Comments -
E is for espionage /5
November 14, 2025, No Comments -
Israel, Palestine, Gaza, West Bank 21 September 2025-
November 14, 2025, No Comments -
COP30 Belém Climate Change Conference
November 14, 2025, No Comments -
Canada economy 8 September 2025-
November 13, 2025, No Comments
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Middle East & Arab World: Saudi Arabia August 2023-
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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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UN, Reform & multilateralism September 2024-
October 22, 2025, 1 Comment
Molly Minturn - My family is heartbroken to share that my father died in surgery on Monday, Feb. 10. It…
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.…
Johannah Bernstein post: "eternally proud of my father’s extraordinary aeronautical engineering. legacy. here is a photo of the Canadair Water…