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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 #2263
July 30, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2263

Leaving aside the increasingly grubby news of the Wall Street Journal  Trump-Epstein saga crusade, the big items on ton ...

Wednesday Night #2262
July 23, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2262

MUCH happier days Heather Cox Richardson celebrates Apollo 11 On July 20, 1969, U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped fr ...

Wednesday Night #2261
July 16, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2261

Welcome Peter Berezin! On 10 July, Peter wrote : Strategy Report: Too Early To Sound The All Clear Executive Summary • ...

Wednesday Night #2260
July 9, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2260

These are parlous times. While there are many world events of great concern, none is more serious than the Trump regime& ...

Wednesday Night #2259
July 2, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2259

HAPPY CANADA DAY +1. ALL IN ALL, A SUCCESSFUL CELEBRATION EXCEPT FOR THE POOR SOULS WHO WERE CAUGHT IN THE ANNUAL QUEBEC ...

Wednesday Night #2258
June 25, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2258

Iran-Israel-U.S Heather Cox Richardson summarizes the historical context and recent events of the conflict in lengthy Le ...

Wednesday Night #2257
June 18, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2257

We were honoured to be included in the beautiful, moving private funeral held for the Honourable Marc Garneau on Wednesd ...

Wednesday Night #2256
June 11, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2256

Our hearts go out to the people of Los Angeles — First the wildfires and now Downtown LA Set for Second Night of Curfe ...

Wednesday Night #2255
June 4, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2255

We received the devastating news early Wednesday evening that Marc Garneau has died. It seems impossible. Marc Garneau, ...

Wednesday Night #2254
May 28, 2025, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #2254

Canada: government & governance The visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla went off without any (visible) hitch ...