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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 #2297
March 25, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2297

Wednesday Night Decorum As the wars on Iran and Lebanon continue and expand, the topic becomes ever more sensitive, pers ...

Wednesday Night #2296
March 18, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2296

Economies No big-ticket items, lower deficit in Quebec’s modest pre-election budget The budget, entitled “A ...

Wednesday Night #2295
March 11, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2295

IRAN, IRAN, ISRAEL, TRUMP and horrible Hegseth– is there any other news? Most headlines are about the US effort an ...

Wednesday Night #2294
March 4, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2294

Every aspect of the news this week is tinged with the golden glow of the US-Israel war on Iran, which has now spread to ...

Wednesday Night #2293
February 25, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2293

An eventful week that included the 4th anniversary of Russia’s attack on Ukraine; the SCOTUS-POTUS tariff face-off ...

Wednesday Night #2292
February 18, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2292

If events leading up to the first days of Chinese New Year of the Fire Horse 2026 are any indication, it will not be any ...

Wednesday Night #2291
February 11, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2291

The horror of Tuesday’s Tumbler Ridge, B.C. shooting is hard to process. Many questions arise about treatment of t ...

Wednesday Night #2290
February 4, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2290

Let us hope they are right! Canada’s famous prognosticating rodents are predicting an early spring. Wiarton Willie in ...

Wednesday Night #2289
January 28, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2289

Thanks to Jan Davis for forwarding A Speech for the History Books – A memorable discourse on America’s place ...

Wednesday Night # 2288
January 21, 2026, Comments Off on Wednesday Night # 2288

Global economy It’s Davos week ‘The old order is not coming back,’ Carney says in provocative speech at Davos ...