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Wednesday Night #1419
T H E R E P O R T (photos and videos) It was an evening rich in market and economic matters, enlivened by assorted lu ...
Wednesday Night #1418
The market and the economy The TSX has broken through the ten thousand barrier first achieved in 2000 and there is some ...
Enough With the 100 Days Already
By Frank Rich (NYT Op-Ed) BELIEVE it or not, there are Americans who have a “very negative” opinion of Barack Obama ...
Wednesday Night #1417
T H E R E P O R T A video tape of President Obama’s Press Conference set the tone for the early part of the even ...
George W. Bush: Report card
We promise to take another look at these in a year’s time – or maybe more. Lest we forget! George W. Bush an ...
Chatham House Food Supply Project
Thinking About the Future of Food The Chatham House Food Supply Scenarios * Demand for food is increasing because the gl ...
Wednesday Night #1415
Markets, the economy and banks Hypotheses abound explaining the cause, effect and future of stock market indices, hence ...
Wednesday Night #1414
T H E R E P O R T John Mavridis introduced his friend Jean Lalonde, CEO of Pleio Health Support Systems, Inc.—whic ...
The greening of Canada
More on Tar Sands Although principally addressed to the UK, George Monbiot’s Why are plastic bags treated as the ...
Wednesday Night #1412
T H E R E P O R T A forecast is not pretense at clairvoyance. It is risk identification. If you add reasonably accur ...
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North Korea/South Korea June 2023-
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The Papacy 2024-
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Democrats/progressives – November 2024
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Putin’s War Russia-Ukraine September 2024-
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U.S. Education May 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…