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September 23, 1998, Comments Off

March 18, 2008 This makes for fascinating reading 10 years later. Note the absence of any reference to environmental con ...

May 20, 1998, Comments Off

An unusual preamble As they arrived in the front hall, guests were treated to a display of brilliant photographs taken i ...

November 26, 1997, Comments Off

The Prologue As the postal strike continues and we are unable to exchange letters, Wednesday November 26th will be an Al ...

November 12, 1997, 1 Comment

12 November 1997 The Report The gathering at the Nicholsons’ on Wednesday, November 12, was unusual. Special guest ...

November 5, 1997, Comments Off

The Economy: The Canadian dollar remains very undervalued. The talk of deflation is not to be taken seriously. Deflation ...

May 29, 1997, Comments Off

Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking. Clement Atlee Dear Da ...

Diana Thebaud Nicholson on Water bombers and wildfiresJuly 6, 2025
Johannah Bernstein post: "eternally proud of my father’s extraordinary aeronautical engineering. legacy. here is a photo of the Canadair Water…
Diana Thebaud Nicholson on Richard Shaw Minturn RIPFebruary 12, 2025
Molly Minturn - My family is heartbroken to share that my father died in surgery on Monday, Feb. 10. It…
Diana Thebaud Nicholson on Herbert Bercovitz OWN R.I.P.December 5, 2024
This is such sad news, Diana. He was a presence of calm and reason in our discussions which were sometimes…
Diana Thebaud Nicholson on UN, Reform & multilateralism September 2024-September 10, 2024
Re The UN General Assembly Speaker Schedule is Here! I note that whoever will be speaking for Canada this year…
Diana Thebaud Nicholson on André-Eugène Audet 1939 – 2024 RIPJuly 25, 2024
So many memories, particularly of the years as neighbours on Rosemount Avenue, with shared activities, adventures and lively political discussions.…

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