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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 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. Since Herb was no longer up to the task, the entries for Wednesday Night consist only of the “Prologues”. Chatham House rules prevail!

Wednesday Night #1558
January 11, 2012, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1558

With a great sense of loss, we share the sad news of Knut Hammarskjöld’s death on January 3rd, just 13 days shy of hi ...

Wednesday Night #1557
January 4, 2012, 1 Comment

Our Scribe’s comments: It was an extraordinary evening, remarkably civilized considering the issues discussed, one ...

Wednesday Night #1556
December 28, 2011, 1 Comment

Wednesday Night is, of course, open for business between Christmas and New Year’s – which seems now to have ...

Wednesday Night #1555
December 21, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1555

Last week we issued a double-header invitation, in consideration for the many in the throes of packing, travelling, or p ...

Wednesday Night #1554
December 14, 2011, 1 Comment

Given that so many are in the throes of packing, traveling, or preparing for incoming family and visitors, we thought it ...

Wednesday Night #1553
December 7, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1553

See exchange on the Middle East with David Oliver & Joumane Chahine With great thanks to Margaret Duthie for her cop ...

Wednesday Night #1552
November 30, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1552

The economy has become a national security issue The Euro crisis has taken a turn for the worse. While not our baseline ...

Wednesday Night #1551
November 23, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1551

The Report The discussion was enlivened by the arrival of the Greek contingent fresh from the Roundtable Analysis and Di ...

Wednesday Night #1550
November 15, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1550

This week, we have a double treat. Fiona is flying in from Calgary for a 5-day visit, neatly arranged to permit her to b ...

Wednesday Night #1549
November 9, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1549

Is it conceivable to achieve economic growth, equalization of standards of living in the Third World to that of Canada t ...

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