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Wednesday Night #1756
It’s time to turn our attention to global problems, starting with the refugee crisis and its inevitable impact on ...
Wednesday Night #1755
As there was a highly representative group gathered around the table, it was appropriate to have a tour de table regardi ...
Wednesday Night #1754
Gerald Ratzer outdid himself in relating historical events associated with 1754, including mention of the founding of Co ...
Wednesday Night #1753
Starting with the good news: Congratulations to Canada’s Arthur B. McDonald and Japan’s Takaaki Kajita on winnin ...
Pierre de Bellefeuille 1923-2015
AVIS DE DÉCÈS Pierre de Bellefeuille 12 mai 1923 – 30 septembre 2015 Homme politique, journaliste, défenseur de la ...
Wednesday Night #1752
Terry & David Jones comment: enjoyed your wed night write-up and totally agree with you Fiorina She showed a genius ...
Carol Hooton Gault
Carol Mary Lascelles Gault 1936-2015 Carol died serenely at home in Calgary as she had wished, with her three beloved so ...
Wednesday Night #1751
As Yom Kippur ends, the 2015 Hajj begins and the now-famous tent city at Mina (the one that is definitely NOT for refuge ...
Wednesday Night #1750
The week started with a bang – the news that Australian PM Tony Abbott had been ousted by an internal party vote. ...
Wednesday Night #1749
The Syrian refugee crisis It is hard to believe that it is only a week since the heartrending picture of the lifeless bo ...
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Democrats/progressives – November 2024
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The Papacy 2024-
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China: economy, government, governance
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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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SCOTUS & the US courts December 2020- May 2022
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Wednesday Night #1974
January 15, 2020, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1974
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.…
I’m sure by now all have heard about Biden’s dropping out. Although we all agreed last Wednesday that this was…
Molly Minturn - My family is heartbroken to share that my father died in surgery on Monday, Feb. 10. It…