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Wednesday Night #1306 Jacques Clément Report on Cuba
March 14, 2007, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1306 Jacques Clément Report on Cuba

14 March 2007 With a population of thirteen million people, the economy grew by five percent last year, led by very stro ...

Wednesday Night #1304
February 28, 2007, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1304

February 28, 2007 We are all a-twitter with the countdown to the 25th, but must settle down and take matters (somewhat) ...

Sir Nicholas Stern: "You can be green and still grow"
February 20, 2007, Comments Off on Sir Nicholas Stern: "You can be green and still grow"

Economist says you can be green and still grow Much cheaper to act on climate change than to ignore it, business leaders ...

Nymex looks to snap up 10% of Montreal Exchange
February 15, 2007, Comments Off on Nymex looks to snap up 10% of Montreal Exchange

From the Globe and Mail: The New York Mercantile Exchange and the Montreal Exchange announced Wednesday that they have f ...

Wednesday Night #1302
February 14, 2007, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1302

Climate Change and politics While some sceptics remain, pour in a large measure of David Suzuki, Al Gore, melting iceber ...

Wednesday Night #1296
January 3, 2007, 3 Comments

The Report (and photos) The first Wednesday of the year that will see the celebration of 25 years of Wednesday Nights wa ...

Wednesday Night #1295
December 27, 2006, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1295

27 December 2006 We have written, sent and posted our seasonal end-of-year Message and invite anyone we have inadvertent ...

Wednesday Night Salon #1294
December 20, 2006, Comments Off on Wednesday Night Salon #1294

Last week‘s fascinating discussion served to remind us that Microcredit is a major tool for social change and Clim ...

Wednesday Night #1292 – after the Liberal Leadership convention
December 6, 2006, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1292 – after the Liberal Leadership convention

Introduction The crowded room was pervaded by an atmosphere of genial good humour in contrast to the proposed discussion ...

Wednesday Night #1290
November 22, 2006, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1290

November 22, a date that always provokes a certain nostalgia for the political era dubbed: “Camelot on the Potomac ...

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