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All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson
Canada 2012: Science & Technology
10 October Governing in the dark: Ottawa’s dangerous unscientific revolution Evidence-free decisions are merely uneduc ...
Tracey Arial: Montreal Social Housing tenant eviction process needs overhaul
A Suburban Exclusive Montreal Social Housing tenant eviction process needs overhaul By Tracey Arial A recent study by th ...
When did the decline of Montreal really start?
Conrad Black: As Quebec decays, Toronto seizes greatness Whether Canadians from other centres like it or not, Toronto is ...
Wednesday Night #1596
Not debatable: Obama stumbled (Politico) … debate was a substantive break from months of caustic negative campaign ...
Wednesday Night #1596
After Bibi presented his visual aid at the UN, the New Yorker ran a contest for best caption – we couldn’t resist se ...
‘Punch’ Sulzberger, R.I.P.
‘Punch’ Sulzberger, R.I.P. By NICHOLAS KRISTOF Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, better known as Punch, transformed this newsp ...
Wednesday Night 1595
“Man stands on his little plot of land and proclaims ‘This land belongs to me,’ oblivious of the fact that for Cou ...
Canada and asbestos
Asbestos: A century of concerns A brief history of the fight over asbestos Ottawa Citizen/ October 2008 Asbestos: The ma ...
China and Japan 2012 – Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands
See also: South China Sea Senkaku/Diaoyu: Islands of Conflict The historical roots of the dispute between China and Japa ...
Wednesday Night #1594
It matters little whether one believes the Biblical account of Man’s creation or the Darwinian theory, the former bein ...
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U.S.-China relations January 2025-
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The Papacy 2024-
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U.S. Education May 2024-
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Hungary 2023-
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North Korea/South Korea June 2023-
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Israel, Palestine/Gaza February – July 2023
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Climate change, uncertainty & security February 2021- May 10, 2023
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SCOTUS & the US courts December 2020- May 2022
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Wednesday Night #1974
January 15, 2020, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1974
This is such sad news, Diana. He was a presence of calm and reason in our discussions which were sometimes…
Re The UN General Assembly Speaker Schedule is Here! I note that whoever will be speaking for Canada this year…
So many memories, particularly of the years as neighbours on Rosemount Avenue, with shared activities, adventures and lively political discussions.…
I’m sure by now all have heard about Biden’s dropping out. Although we all agreed last Wednesday that this was…
Molly Minturn - My family is heartbroken to share that my father died in surgery on Monday, Feb. 10. It…