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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 #2076
December 29, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2076

A Christmas gift to science: After more than 25 years of development and delays, the launch of the James Webb Space Tele ...

Wednesday Night #2075
December 22, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2075

The days are getting longer! Tuesday afternoon’s winter solstice marked the beginning of the winter season. Happy, ...

Wednesday Night #2074
December 15, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2074

As advisories, recommendations, regulations and opinions change by the hour, our thoughts are with friends and Wednesday ...

Wednesday Night #2073
December 8, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2073

On Monday, Montreal and Quebec marked the 32nd anniversary of the mass shooting at the École Polytechnique. Guy Versail ...

Wednesday Night #2072
December 1, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2072

Happy Hannukah to all who are celebrating! Kudos to Andrew Caddell and Kyle Matthews for Monday’s excellent Zoom s ...

Wednesday Night #2071
November 24, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2071

HAPPY (AMERICAN) THANKSGIVING and a big thank you to Terry Jones for reminding us of the utterly delightful Le Jour De M ...

Wednesday Night #2070
November 17, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2070

COP26 ended on Saturday with an agreement that has been greeted with mixed reactions by proponents and opponents alike. ...

Wednesday Night #2069
November 10, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2069

The Royal Canadian Legion marks 100 years of the poppy in Canada A French woman, Anna Guerin, started making cloth poppi ...

Wednesday Night #2068
November 3, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2068

Immediately following the G20 Summit in Rome, The UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) has begun On Wednesday, as the le ...

Wednesday Night #2067
October 27, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2067

Who’s who in Justin Trudeau’s 2021 cabinet Some good picks, some wait-and-sees and … Melanie Joly Mini ...