Wednesday-Night
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All posts by Diana Thebaud Nicholson
Wednesday Night #1956
9/11 already 18 years ago. As always, there are many poignant articles and editorials. The opinion piece by Omer Aziz &# ...
Desmond Morton OWN R.I.P.
Desmond Morton, historian and McGill University professor, dead at 81 Author who chronicled Canada’s history remem ...
Zimbabwe II
File Photo by Aaron Unfumeli/EPA-EFE Robert Mugabe: death of a liberation ‘colossus’ who crushed his foes as ...
Wednesday Night #1955
[The] test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still ...
Canada-U.S. 2018-19
See also Canada-U.S. 2015-2017 NAFTA USMCA (formerly known as NAFTA) A second chance: Canada, U.S. renegotiate a critica ...
Wednesday Night #1954
The world – and host country France – appear to have survived the 2019 G7 Summit relatively unscathed. Both ...
Trump & Trade 2018 – 2019
See also Trade & Tariffs USMCA (formerly known as NAFTA) Trump administration U.S. – China relations 25 August Tru ...
Wednesday Night #1953
August 23, 2019 marks the 80th anniversary of the infamous Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, officially known as the Treaty of ...
David Taylor Jones 1941 – 2019 RIP
JONES David Taylor Jones, 77, of Arlington, VA, passed away on August 6, 2019 in Philadelphia, surrounded by his wife an ...
Yves Jasmin, O.C. 27 February 1922 – 23 July 2019
15 August Yves Jasmin, 97, spread the gospel of Expo 67 to a world initially full of skeptics (Globe & Mail) His mis ...
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U.S. Education May 2024-
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North Korea/South Korea June 2023-
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Putin’s War Russia-Ukraine September 2024-
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The Papacy 2024-
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Democrats/progressives – November 2024
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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…