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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 #1926
February 13, 2019, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1926

Having enjoyed the intellectual equivalent of a Chinese New Year Feast last week – Wednesday’s discussion on ...

Wednesday Night #1925 w/ Peter Berezin
February 6, 2019, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1925 w/ Peter Berezin

Happy New Year, I wish you good health and lasting prosperity. 恭贺新禧，祝身体健康、事业发达。 Gōnghè ...

Wednesday Night #1924
January 30, 2019, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1924

Afghanistan, Brexit, Canada, Davos, China, U.S. , Venezuela … where to start? The U.S. government shutdown is over ...

Wednesday Night #1923
January 23, 2019, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1923

Davos 2019 is on, albeit missing some of the political superstars, including Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron, Narendra M ...

Wednesday Night #1922
January 16, 2019, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1922

We were deeply saddened by the news that long-time Wednesday Nighter Dr. André Pasternac has died – another who w ...

Wednesday Night #1921
January 9, 2019, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1921

First the good news: We are absolutely delighted to learn that Former PM Paul Martin has nominated Irwin Cotler for the ...

Wednesday Night #1920
January 2, 2019, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1920

WARNING! While all are welcome, as always this Wednesday Night and WN #1921 are limited to the agile not fragile, those ...

Wednesday Night #1919 Mince pies and merriment
December 19, 2018, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1919 Mince pies and merriment

It’s the magical time of year when Wednesday Night gathers around the ‘groaning board’ to enjoy Cather ...

Wednesday Night #1918
December 12, 2018, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1918

Looking forward to welcoming Andrew Caddell (here for a book interview on CTV) and Charlotte Sobolewski (here for meetin ...

Wednesday Night #1917 with Brett House and Peter Berezin
December 5, 2018, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1917 with Brett House and Peter Berezin

Wednesday’s funeral services for George H. W. Bush (Bush #41) may dominate the news, but with the very welcome ret ...