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Wednesday Night #2131
The annual WEF (Davos) meeting runs this week (16-20 January) under the theme ‘Cooperation in a Fragmented World’. P ...
Wednesday Night #2130
Peter Berezin is with us and will explain (and defend?) the conclusions of his most recent Strategy Report, encouragingl ...
Wednesday Night #2129
As Quebecers note (we can hardly say ‘celebrate’) the 25th anniversary of the infamous ice storm, Environmen ...
Wednesday Night #2128 – Janus edition
As some slowly wind down celebrations of Rohatsu (Bodhi Day), Winter Solstice, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, while other ...
Wednesday Night #2127
First the Good news It is the Winter Solstice. Wednesday is the shortest day of the year and from here on, the days grow ...
Wednesday Night #2126
The good news this week is from Science Fusion breakthrough is a milestone for climate, clean energy (AP) — Scientists ...
Wednesday Night #2125
COP15 A UN biodiversity convention aims to slow humanity’s ‘war with nature’ When I first went to work ...
Wednesday Night #2124
For months we have been focused on international news of Ukraine, Russia, China, Iran, the looming energy crisis in Euro ...
Wednesday Night #2123
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! In what has become a White House tradition, Biden Pardons a Pair of Thanksgiving Turkeys The pre-Tha ...
Wednesday Night #2122
Jeremy Kinsman sends a link to Tuesday night’s discussion with Larry Haas that covers the key international news, ...
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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…