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 #1338
October 24, 2007, 4 Comments

24 October 2007 Lately, we have spent a lot of time agonizing over the political scene in this country. So much so, that ...

Turkey as a Regional Power Stratfor analysis
October 23, 2007, Comments Off on Turkey as a Regional Power Stratfor analysis

October 23, 2007 By George Friedman Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) guerrillas based in northern Iraq ambushed Turk ...

The Achievement in African Leadership award: Joaquim Chissano
October 23, 2007, Comments Off on The Achievement in African Leadership award: Joaquim Chissano

The Achievement in African Leadership award has been won by a statesman who knew when to give up power. By Claire Soares ...

Congratulations to Michael Judson & Bluenote
October 23, 2007, Comments Off on Congratulations to Michael Judson & Bluenote

Artists tip hats to business supporters The 2007 Globe and Mail Business for the Arts Awards gala brought together 250 c ...

Wednesday Night #1337
October 17, 2007, 5 Comments

Of course the news this week for the inhabitants of this northern realm is all about the Speech from the Throne and the ...

Muskeg/Peatlands and Climate Change
October 17, 2007, 1 Comment

From: Jaime Webbe …from the SBSTTA 12 document on biodiversity and climate change. 1. The global Assessment on Pea ...

Wednesday Night #1336: TAR SANDS
October 10, 2007, 5 Comments

Tar Sands At one time, the supply of fossil fuels appeared virtually endless. It was probably Marion King Hubbert who, i ...

Wednesday Night #1336 Jacques Clément Report
October 10, 2007, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1336 Jacques Clément Report

October 10, 2007 U.S. The Dow Jones reached a record level yesterday at 14,165 a gain of 762 points since the Sept, 18 b ...

Letter from Yangon: forwarded by David Kilgour
October 6, 2007, Comments Off on Letter from Yangon: forwarded by David Kilgour

29 September 2007 We live in a quiet neighbourhood a good 15 minutes taxi ride from the downtown area of Yangon. The mar ...

Wednesday Night #1335
October 3, 2007, 1 Comment

3 October 2007 We will continue our high-tech education this week in the company of Guy Stanley OWN, newly-appointed Dir ...

Wednesday-Night