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 #2056
August 11, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2056

Welcome back, Marc Nicholson after two years of Covid-imposed absence. We will be taking advantage of Alex’s invit ...

Wednesday Night #2055
August 4, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2055

August 4 is a particularly poignant anniversary for Wednesday Nighters. Exactly a year ago, a deadly explosion in Beirut ...

Wednesday Night #2054 with Peter Berezin
July 28, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2054 with Peter Berezin

Welcome back Peter! In his latest weekly report, Peter notes that Investors Are Asking The Wrong Question About Inflatio ...

Wednesday Night #2053
July 21, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2053

As many of you know, I am a huge fan of Heather Cox Richardson and her Letters from an American. As the recent profile p ...

Wednesday Night #2052
July 14, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2052

Aux amis français et francophiles: Bonne Fête nationale ! Thanks to Cornelia Molson, we have just learned about this i ...

Wednesday Night #2051
July 7, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2051

Timing is everything; first, Monday’s amazing Habs’ overtime win, and then Tuesday’s news that a new - ...

Wednesday Night #2050
June 30, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2050

30 June is the last day of  National Indigenous History Month 2021 On Thursday the 25th, as hockey fans were hopefully ...

Wednesday Night #2049
June 23, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2049

Canadiens 1 win away from Stanley Cup final after shutting down Golden Knights What more could Montreal -and Quebec- hoc ...

Wednesday Night #2048
June 16, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2048

A huge thank-you to Lisa Napoli for being with us last week! You can come home now, Joe. Maybe not a perfect ‘miss ...

Wednesday Night #2047 with Lisa Napoli
June 9, 2021, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2047 with Lisa Napoli

Throughout the week we have been consumed by news, reactions and commentary -both national and international- about the ...