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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 #1826
March 8, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1826

It has been precisely 100 years since Nicholas II, czar of all the Russias, abdicated from the throne One hundred years ...

Wednesday Night #1825
March 1, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1825

Before getting to the major and unavoidable topic, a few other items for your consideration. As the crisis in North Kore ...

Wednesday Night #1824
February 22, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1824

An historical note: There was a U.S. presidential election in 1824 about which Wikipedia has this to say (note some simi ...

Wednesday Night #1823
February 15, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1823

1823 had its share of memorable moments, particularly for Latin America,  notably the award of a grant of land in Texas ...

Wednesday Night #1822
February 8, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1822

Before discussion of any of the events of the past week, we want first to pay tribute to David M. Culver who died on Mon ...

Wednesday Night #1821
February 1, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1821

Since January 21, each day is bleaker than the last, despite the lengthening days and lack (so far) of truly fearsome wi ...

Judith Patterson OWN R.I.P.
January 30, 2017, 4 Comments

We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved, irreplaceable and irrepressible Judy Geologist died on Friday Darling J ...

Wednesday Night #1820
January 25, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1820

When we looked out the window on Tuesday and saw pristine snow falling over the dreary Montreal landscape, for a nano-se ...

Wednesday Night #1819
January 18, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1819

The last Wednesday Night of the Obama era or, if you prefer, the last of the pre-Trumpian era. The transition with all o ...

Wednesday Night #1818
January 11, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1818

We have very special guests this week. Eric Ruel and Guylaine Maroist, co-founders of Productions de la ruelle , will jo ...