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Wednesday Night #1853
Another Great Montrealer has left us, Former McGill chancellor and prominent Montreal journalist Gretta Chambers dies at ...
Wednesday Night #1852
It is hard to understand why the world has taken so long to acknowledge the dreadful situation in Myanmar (Burma) where ...
Wednesday Night #1851
Among the fascinating historical trivia regarding the year 1851, it was the year the Chrystal Palace was built to house ...
Wednesday Night #1850
1850 – a highly significant year in light of current events. In the U.S., the Compromise of 1850 became law. Note: The ...
Dr. Peter Digby Lewington ROPER R.I.P.
Dr. Peter Digby Lewington Roper, aged 95, of Montreal, QC, died on August 11, 2017 at midnight in Montreal at the Royal ...
Wednesday Night #1849 with Peter Berezin
Peter Berezin will be with us to talk about the weekly outlook from Bank Credit Analyst (see highlights) – and any ...
Wednesday Night #1848
Over the past months, we have frequently commented on the grimness of the news, but the confrontation between North Kore ...
Wednesday Night #1847
We had to wait before posting this to learn who would be the hosts of the ‘new’ National. As devotees of CBC news, w ...
Wednesday Night #1846
We never thought that one of the major news items for a Wednesday Night would be one that dealt with Boy Scouts of Ameri ...
Wednesday Night #1845
The dominant news is of the débacle of the Republicans’ attempt to repeal & replace ObamaCare (see Affordable ...
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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…