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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 #1872
January 24, 2018, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1872

We and the world survived the first anniversary of DJT’s inauguration and the government shutdown that so inconven ...

Wednesday Night #1871
January 17, 2018, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1871

Welcome home all friends who have been taunting us with pictures of beautiful beaches and blue seas – we hope you are ...

Wednesday Night #1870
January 10, 2018, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1870

In the absence of Gerald Ratzer, we offer a few historical tidbits about 1870. In January, Construction begins on the Br ...

Wednesday Night #1869 Looking back & Looking forward: New Year 2018
January 2, 2018, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1869 Looking back & Looking forward: New Year 2018

It’s that time of year and we have gathered some bits and pieces for your consideration. Sadly, there’s not much joy ...

Wednesday Night #1868 – a night of lists
December 27, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1868 – a night of lists

Having wished our friends and family, far and near, a sparkling, Merry Christmas with loved ones, much music, laughter a ...

Wednesday Night #1867
December 19, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1867

Note the symbolic WN number, coincidental with the winding down of Canada@150 – did you know that there is somethi ...

Wednesday Night #1866
December 13, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1866

Looking forward to a double-header with Peter Berezin and Mario Iacobacci Peter is due to talk about his recent two-part ...

Wednesday Night #1865
December 6, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1865

BONJOUR/HI! With headlines blaring news of the battle over tax reform, the backing of Roy Moore by Trump and the RNC, an ...

Wednesday Night #1864
November 29, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1864

At the top of most lists today is the cliff-hanger topic of the battle for “tax reform” in the U.S. Congress ...

Wednesday Night #1863
November 22, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1863

Apologies that this is not the usual detailed round-up, will try to send a thorough update later, provided events do not ...