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 #1856
October 4, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1856

Viva Julie Payette! Canada’s new Governor General! A truly amazing woman of multiple talents. It will be fascinati ...

Wednesday Night #1855
September 27, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1855

Many thanks to all who participated in last Wednesday’s gathering with Mark Roper, Peter Trent and Helen Fotopulos – ...

Wednesday Night #1854
September 19, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1854

HEADS UP! We have a treat in store for you. Though much of media’s focus is on the opening of the UN General Assembly, ...

Wednesday Night #1853
September 12, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1853

Another Great Montrealer has left us, Former McGill chancellor and prominent Montreal journalist Gretta Chambers dies at ...

Wednesday Night #1852
September 6, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1852

It is hard to understand why the world has taken so long to acknowledge the dreadful situation in Myanmar (Burma) where ...

Wednesday Night #1851
August 30, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1851

Among the fascinating historical trivia regarding the year 1851, it was the year the Chrystal Palace was built to house ...

Wednesday Night #1850
August 23, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1850

1850 – a highly significant year in light of current events. In the U.S., the Compromise of 1850 became law. Note: The ...

Wednesday Night #1849 with Peter Berezin
August 16, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1849 with Peter Berezin

Peter Berezin will be with us to talk about the weekly outlook from Bank Credit Analyst (see highlights) – and any ...

Wednesday Night #1848
August 9, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1848

Over the past months, we have frequently commented on the grimness of the news, but the confrontation between North Kore ...

Wednesday Night #1847
August 1, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1847

We had to wait before posting this to learn who would be the hosts of the ‘new’ National. As devotees of CBC news, w ...