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August 17, 2005, Comments Off

A brief summary of Ralph Nader’s lecture at the Festival citoyen Prologue First of all readers should be warned ...

August 15, 2005, 1 Comment

3 August 2005 The Invitation Thanks to our mutual friend, Peter Ratzer , we are delighted to welcome Margaret (“Ma ...

June 15, 2005, Comments Off

Photos (slide show) of the evening Security versus privacy The concept of – and desire for – privacy has changed sin ...

June 8, 2005, Comments Off

With the advent of summer days, would that our world could enjoy a parallel joyous growing season, filled with lush gree ...

May 11, 2005, Comments Off

May 11, 2005 As so often happens, events (or the stars) are aligning to ensure an exciting Wednesday Night this week. Wi ...

April 13, 2005, Comments Off

April 13, 2005 Matter can neither be created nor destroyed. It can, however, be transformed.Energy can neither be create ...

March 16, 2005, 2 Comments

March 16, 2005 Bernard Ebbers It seems only normal that Bernard Ebbers, former C.E.O. of WorldCom, be a topic at Wednesd ...

March 16, 2005, Comments Off

CANADA Following 2.8% economic growth last year, the Canadian economy is likely to grow by 2 1/2 -3% this year, led by c ...

March 2, 2005, Comments Off

Recognition of recent deaths There was a brief recognition of two recent deaths: Hunter Thompson, the inventor of “ ...

February 9, 2005, 1 Comment

See also Jacques Clément on China’s economy and #1197 on Wednesday-Night.com Introduction The evening opened with ...

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.…