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Francis H. (Frank) Cabot R.I.P.
December 1, 2011, 1 Comment

(New York Times) Francis H. Cabot, a financier and self-taught horticulturalist who created two of the most celebrated g ...

Wednesday Night #1552
November 30, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1552

The economy has become a national security issue The Euro crisis has taken a turn for the worse. While not our baseline ...

Beatrice Millman (Bea) Bazar R.I.P.
November 26, 2011, 6 Comments

Beatrice Millman Bazar (1914-2009) passed away peacefully on September 28, 2009, just 3 weeks shy of her 95th birthday. ...

Wednesday Night #1551
November 23, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1551

The Report The discussion was enlivened by the arrival of the Greek contingent fresh from the Roundtable Analysis and Di ...

Wednesday Night #1550
November 15, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1550

This week, we have a double treat. Fiona is flying in from Calgary for a 5-day visit, neatly arranged to permit her to b ...

Wednesday Night #1549
November 9, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1549

Is it conceivable to achieve economic growth, equalization of standards of living in the Third World to that of Canada t ...

Wednesday Night #1548
November 2, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1548

Europe and the EU The miracle of the European Union is that has united disparate countries into a common region, the tes ...

Wednesday Night #1547
October 26, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1547

One feels like a hamster these days, eternally scrambling to reach the end of the news wheel (or reel) but never arrivin ...

Wednesday Night #1546
October 19, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1546

Canada’s $35 billion shipbuilding contract The nature of government, more particularly, democratically elected gov ...

Wednesday Night #1545
October 12, 2011, 2 Comments

The main topic remains the Economy – a tradition for Wednesday Night, but we are beginning to wish for a little va ...

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