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 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 #1548
November 2, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1548

Europe and the EU The miracle of the European Union is that has united disparate countries into a common region, the tes ...

Wednesday Night #1547
October 26, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1547

One feels like a hamster these days, eternally scrambling to reach the end of the news wheel (or reel) but never arrivin ...

Wednesday Night #1546
October 19, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1546

Canada’s $35 billion shipbuilding contract The nature of government, more particularly, democratically elected gov ...

Wednesday Night #1545
October 12, 2011, 2 Comments

The main topic remains the Economy – a tradition for Wednesday Night, but we are beginning to wish for a little va ...

Wednesday Night #1544
October 4, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1544

The Economy Fine art, credit cards, shares, and all money-related articles and documents have no inherent value;  their ...

Wednesday Night #1543
September 28, 2011, 2 Comments

The announcement of the death of Nobel laureate (we recently saw ‘Nobelist’, but we don’t like it) Wan ...

Wednesday Night #1542
September 21, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1542

The evening began and ended in jollity and mirth; beautiful floral gifts enhanced the atmosphere, and the presence of a ...

Wednesday Night #1540
September 7, 2011, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1540

In memorium A memorial service was held today in Victoria Hall commemorating the life of the late Sally Aitken. The larg ...

Wednesday Night #1539
August 31, 2011, 2 Comments

THE PROLOGUE I am not worried about inflation … The risk to the global economy is not inflation, the risk is that ...

Wednesday Night #1538
August 24, 2011, 1 Comment

Jack Layton and Canadian politics Jack Layton is being laid to rest after having led a group, largely composed of neophy ...

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