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 #1283 – with Stéphane Dion
October 4, 2006, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1283 – with Stéphane Dion

4 October 2006 Many of you will remember the invitation for Wednesday Night #1273. Now, exactly 10 Wednesday Nights late ...

Wednesday Night #1281
September 20, 2006, 3 Comments

Last week’s Wednesday Night discussion was overtaken by events and thus focused mostly on local issues, with the e ...

Wednesday Night #1280
September 13, 2006, 3 Comments

13 September 2006 As we began to write this week’s invitation we could not help a slight tremor – what would ...

Wednesday Night #1279
September 6, 2006, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1279

The Report The world economy As year-end approaches, there are increasing concerns about the economy with cracks becomin ...

Wednesday Night #1273 – Stéphane Dion/Don Boudria
July 26, 2006, 2 Comments

Following last week’s electric – somewhat disputatious – evening in the company of Julius Grey and Mar ...

Wednesday Night #1267 – with Thomas Mulcair
June 14, 2006, 1 Comment

(Photos) For several reasons, this was an unusual Wednesday Night. It was a singularly one-topic evening. Given the leve ...

Wednesday Night #1266
June 7, 2006, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1266

7 June 2006 Writer’s block is the phenomenon in which a writer temporarily loses the capability to continue writin ...

Wednesday Night #1262 – John Ciaccia Comment on the Invitation
May 9, 2006, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1262 – John Ciaccia Comment on the Invitation

[Editor’s note: We are truly touched by these flattering words from someone whom we admire as a wise person as wel ...

Wednesday Night #1262 – Invitation
May 7, 2006, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1262 – Invitation

10 May 2006 Amidst the cacophony of the chattering classes debating the pros and cons of the Conservative budget, Pierre ...

Wednesday Night #1259 – Dr. René Roy and Cuba
April 19, 2006, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1259 – Dr. René Roy and Cuba

19 April 2006 Introduction Appropriately for the 45th anniversary of the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion [see also archi ...