All posts in Wednesday Nights

The accounts of Wednesday Night Salons in chronological order appear below. The task of archiving them is on-going . As stated elsewhere, it was not until the early 90s that we began to keep weekly records of discussions, therefore, there are, unfortunately, major gaps in the earlier chronicles.
Most, but not all, accounts until 2014 were written by our late Scribe, Herb Bercovitz, and edited as required, by Diana, however a number of other Wednesday Nighters also contributed their note-keeping talents on occasions when Herb was absent. Once Herb was no longer up to the task, no-one volunteered to execute the task with such absolute fidelity. Then COVID invaded our weekly gathering and pushed us to ZOOM, where we remain, and since then, the entries for Wednesday Night consist only of the “Prologues”. Chatham House rules prevail!

Wednesday Night #2317
August 12, 2026, No Comments

Canada-U.S. Wednesday 12 August 3pm Canada, U.S. not yet ready to make tariff deal, Canada unsatisfied with latest U.S. ...

Wednesday Night # 2316
August 5, 2026, No Comments

Lloyd Robertson has died. He delivered the news to Canadians in an authoritative and unflappable manner for more than 40 ...

Wednesday Night #2315
July 29, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2315

R.I.P. Roger Warren, internationally recognized expert on hydroelectric power and distribution, he was a dear friend. We ...

Wednesday Night #2314
July 22, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2314

FIFA 2026 World Cup Fever is over leaving relatively good memories for almost all, and a greatly expanded fan base in No ...

Wednesday Night #2313
July 15, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2313

The China-Philippines South China Sea dispute Preoccupied with the deadly flip-flops of Trump’s policies vis à vi ...

Wednesday Night #2312
July 8, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2312

We and the American people. have survived the July 4th celebrations despite the competitive views, missions and presenta ...

Wednesday Night #2311
July 1, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2311

HAPPY CANADA DAY! Andrew Caddells‘s column Le Canada, Mon Pays is a delight. Articulating the strengths and weakne ...

Wednesday Night #2310
June 24, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2310

Quebec and 24 June Le Québec, ma patrie June 24 is currently known as the Fête nationale, although we prefer, and cont ...

Wednesday Night #2309
June 17, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2309

It has been a tough week, but first, Congratulations to Sylvia Martin-Laforge, Doug Sweet and the many others involved i ...

Wednesday Night #2308
June 10, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2308

Lurking amongst the endless drip, drip, drip of alarming and/or depressing news, there are nonetheless glimmers of light ...