for other guests National Post story & 1000th Wed
W-N Web site coments

2006

Forgive us if we toot our editor's horn, but we were really touched and flattered by this.

-----Original Message----- 
From: John Ciaccia [mailto:johnciaccia@videotron.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 9:16 PM
To: wednesday-night.com
Subject: wednesday night bulletins

Dear Diana

Me. John Ciaccia

Your weekly bulletins on the forthcoming wednesday nights are most interesting and well done. But the one for Wednesday night 1262 is a masterpiece. Not only does it speak of the important issues that are facing us today, but it gives valuable references for those who wish to learn more, or even acquire the material that you are discussing. You choose topics that are not only of interest, but are vital in understanding what is going on in the world and you give a short and concise summary off their essence.

Your bulletins are provocative and thoughtful, at times witty and always beautifully written. Your choice of words makes them a delight to read. You even make it easy to acquire information and material by a flick of the finger on the computer keyboard. (Will I be able to resist ordering Madeleine Albright’s book from Amazon?) The importance and contribution of Galbraith is given in a short summary from the Washington Post. The inclusion of Arthur Schlesinger’s short comments on Galbraith is (are?) a gem. Everything is at our fingertips.

What a service you are giving the recipients of your messages. This is marvelous. It is a tour of the world, a course in current history. In two short paragraphs you managed to give a summary of what is going on in the entire world ( beginning, appropriately, with events in Quebec and Canada.)

I could go on and on.

I wonder how many realize the time and effort that you must be putting into this- And the background research. .

I’m sure that these bulletins put people in the proper frame of mind to discuss the important issues that you raise.

I hope that you are keeping all these little gems. They would be worth publishing. They are a current history.

Thank you and congratulations for the wonderful work that you are doing.

With appreciation and thanks

Keep well John Ciaccia

see Wed1260 and 1261 and many others

Jan 25, 2005
Dear Diana -

Jules Zeidler

Thanks a lot for always keeping us all in mind. Very nice to be kept updated about what is going on elsewhere in the World. At my end all is extremely hectic, but I am content with the work. It is really going pretty well for the start, but I need more time and "space" to get to the strategic parts and be a bit less reactive. But I guess that at this stage the important thing is to get enough contracts from a diversity of clients to establish a broad base for the business and the NGO. We are on track. I am working on a high level research paper for the World Bank which is very stimulating and the review process, although very critical and pretty painful at times, it fantastic, involving all the top technical WB staff in fields relating to biodiversity, land management, desertification, land reform, Africa economic reform etc. The only down - the heavy pressure. Further I inherited the finalisation of Namibia's National Capacity Self Assessment for the implementation of the Rio Conventions .... I am thrilled that I have been able to maintain some of my international work connections and I find myself invited to a drylands expert meeting at IUCN headquarters by mid February.

Now I am going out to share my knowledge about how to best catch termites in Namibia with two PhD students from Germany. Funny to think that one day in my life I was a termite expert ..... Heheheheeeee

Enjoy the snow and Montreal at large!

Greetings to David and of course the Wednesday lot!

Ciao ciao Jules j.zeidler@iecn-namibia.com Link to: www.iecn-namibia.com

Dear David, Dear Diane,
I want you to know how much I appreciated the talent of both of you in creating such interesting evenings as the ones that I spent at your home.

Louise des Trois-Maisons

Animating in such unpredictable circumstances requires acrobatic skill ! Et quelle simplicité ! Et comme les gens sont spéciaux !

Herb opening the door. No harm could ever come from one like him.

And Béatrice with a name inspired by Dante ! It suits her so well !

Then come the other geniuses one after the other ! Comme des personnages qui font leur entrée sur la scène au théâtre.

Il faut aiguiser sa propre concentration. Tendre l'oreille car ils vont dire des choses qui vont nous surprendre ! Comme ce Stephen Blank et puis un autre qui se prénomait Peter, à qui je répondais avec plaisir et amitié même si notre point de vue différait.

And when I see your kitchen, dear Diane, as I go and get my water, je sens un élan de tendresse. Je me dis c'est une maison habitée et à découvrir à chaque fois qu'on y entre.

Thanks for your generous hospitality. Louise des Trois-Maisons

Thu 2/3/2005 Dear Diana,

In a few words, allow me to say how much I enjoyed my [Wed1196] evening yesterday. The people! The ambiance! The swirl of ideas! I had a great time witnessing the exchanges that were taking place across the room that night. As I have told you already, I was aware of its existence through Stephanie and Jeremy, and my curiosity was piqued further by Steph's article decribing a Very Good Wednedsday Night. Very good, indeed. A 19th-century salon held in the 21st is the only way I can think of describing my impression without endeavouring to write a whole memoir about it.

I also wanted to extend my thanks to David for his warm welcome, guided tour, and flight stories.

I shall be there next Wednesday night, and come prepared.:)

Kindest regards, Genevieve Martel

From: robert Travers [mailto:rtravers55@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 7:49 AM
Subject: RE: WEDNESDAY NIGHT SALON #1192 - January 5, 2005
What a great read. I had to return to China on the 3rd. Have had meetings in Beijing, Harbin and Yichun near the Russian border. Will be in Hong Kong fo ra couple of weeks until I return to the Chinese capital. Hope to be back in Montreal by the end of the month with a happy conclusion to a very long project. I wouldn't mind bringing my daughter to an appropriate session of the Wednesday Night Salon. She is a graduate in criminology from the University of Ottawa and is working with the committee for international crime prevention in Montreal.. She is currently liaising with her Parisian counterparts in organizing a UN sponsored gathering of like minds here.

Elizabeth McGregor

Diana and David  Thu 12/9/2004

Just a note of appreciation. 

How splendid and stimulating to be a part of your
wonderful world of thought. When "hockey season" in
New York is finished, I hope to be mobile and accept
your generous invitation to join the rich Wednesday
evening exchanges. 

How lucky am I. Thanks once more. Betsy (Elizabeth McGregor)

Hello Diana and David
I would have loved to be with you this evening when you are remembering D-Day. My father was in Europe with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders just after - survived - was wounded twice - and always said that he had very happy memories of Canadian nurses!.
However, I am flying to Europe this afternoon, so I can't be with you. Be back in July though. Until then, my best wishes.
Pauline Frost Wed 1162

Saturday 22 May 2004 Diana,
A brief note to thank you and David for a delightful evening on Wednesday [1159]. What interesting company in such a charming setting.
We do look forward to seeing you again soon.
Thank you again and kind regards
Piers and Edith [Piers Cumberlege]see #1159

Dear Diana and David,
Very sorry not to be able to make it tonight. I am in Herfordshire, on my way to Jersey. I think JC is hoping to come. If he does, ask him about China's influence in the Pacific. He learned some very interesting things on his latest trip (and also had a very peculiar encounter with the Chinese Ambassador to Tonga). [will do next week]
Pip pip, Cleo

Hi David
... I sent that was vapourized from your computer! Won't be able to make Wed. this time around, but am curious, and do intend to come by soon. I heard that Robert Gervais, a friend of a friend of mine, is running against Robillard - wonder if that's your nice PC boy?
Cheers Sarah Musgrave see #1158

Dear Diana and David,
I miss coming to your lively wednes-night discussions - the last one looked so promising! I have been quite unexpectedly thrown in charge of our new home renovations and it is keeping me busier than I would like - but hopefully all should be over before the end of the month and we can move in, and I can be back! in your circle of brains.
Take care,
Alexandra Tcheremenska-Greenhill, MD

In HK - first time. Selling into China - putting my frequent flyer miules where my mouth was (you'll remember + said China was the big thing).
Back in 2 weeks - see you then.
Jeremy Jonas

Sounds like you have all the good topics nd people on the Mortons' regular Centaur night. Too many good causes all at once.
Remember that the Chinese are now increasing energy consumers. What happens if all the world becomes comfortably consumerist, starting with that American wet dream - a billion Chinese!
Des Morton

Thank you for all the interesting news. My very best wishes and congratulations to Julius. Sorry I will not be able to be with you (still in Belgium!). JJJ

Diana - I loved the line below and got a good chuckle out of it. You do write well!
On a personal note you may be interested to hear that in an election of the McGill professors I was elected by 1% point over the incumbent to serve for 3 years on the Pension Administration Committee of the McGill Pension Plan. So I will be joining Tony (and 7 others) in managing a billion dollars worth of funds. Any advice?
Gerald. Ratzer

send my regrets. Have left Indonesia leaving a trail of paper (marking papers under pressure) and people in hot pursuit as I rushed to airplane with only one hour of packing(after three months) to catch a plane for Brishbane. Will be in Australia for two weeks meeting friends (Ray and Barb Lewis--(Barb my family doctor for many years) in Brisbane from there to the gold coast, Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne back to Jakarta thence to London for four days arriving in Montreal on June 3. Best wishes for a good meeting and thank you for keeping me posted on the state of the Quebec/Canadian nation while I am far away.
Carol Speirs

I am in HaNoi and will be back in Mtl in mid-June. I look forward to seeing you shortly afterward.
Cheers, Andre Andre Saumier

Thank you for all the interesting news. My very best wishes and congratulations to Julius. Sorry I will not be able to be with you (still in Belgium!). JJJ

Diana - I loved the line below and got a good chuckle out of it. You do write well!
On a personal note you may be interested to hear that in an election of the McGill professors I was elected by 1% point over the incumbent to serve for 3 years on the Pension Administration Committee of the McGill Pension Plan. So I will be joining Tony (and 7 others) in managing a billion dollars worth of funds. Any advice?
Gerald. Ratzer see #1158

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Dear Diana and David
With the new 10 European countries included in the EU, I suppose it will be the main suject of next w-n. As I attended the annual meeting of the EBRD in London, I will speak about the updated activities of the Bank, specially the financing and capital market. If you do agree with that, I have some datas and notes that I will bring with me.
I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.
Cheers Lyda Letacq see #1157

From: Nicolas Lucas
Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 #1156
Subject: Belated

Diana: A long overdue thank you note to you and David for the invitation in Montreal. Normally, I would thank you for your hospitality and a most pleasant eventing. But then, that was not a normal evening, and 'hospitality' and 'pleasant' are grossly inadequate to describe it. It was much better than that! I really loved it and only regret not having had more time for a richer debate and to get to know many of the other people in the room. Best regards from Tierra del Fuego,
Nicolas see #1156

Tue 4/20/200 I will attend if only to listen to the echoes of Harry’s wonderful, witty interventions. see #1155

Richard Schultz

Wednesday Apr 7, 2004 This one is for David. I suspect it could even be useful to Jacques, as it would save him a lot of research. Perhaps if he had the numbers readily available he could concentrate on helping us to interpret them and thus gain a better sense of the economic realities which will shape our public policy agenda. statcan.ca/english/Pgdb/dsbbcan.htm

Also, spent Friday at McGill at the first-ever McGill Couchiching Conferennce on Public Policy. It was run by the Youth Committee, at Thompson house. I finally got Julius and Couchiching together and he gave the keynote address. He spoke on the universal principle of Thou Shalt Not Kill in the context of how we deal with refugee claimants from countries that have capital punishment in any of its forms.

The topic for the Conference was Canada's Immigration Policy and how to better integrate the immigrants we so desperately need. By the year 2016 the only possible growth in the Canadian labor pool will have to come from immigration. We must speed up and facilitate the accreditation of qualified professionals who languish doing menial jobs for minimum wage while they hold degrees in medicine, law, and other professions while faced with impossible bars (set by Canadian professional associations) to reentering the work force in their own professions.

The mood was lively, the discussion passionate, the youth inspiring. I cameaway,as always, informed but also convinced that our future in the hands of this new generation of leaders will be one we will be proud of. We are truly blessed to be Canadians at this time in the history of the world.

Will miss you on Wednesday,

MML

2003

2003, Dec 17th., #1137

David & Diana

Thank you (and the mysterious committee) for admitting me to the distinguished group of OWN I'll attempt to continue my "research in support of hypotheses advanced in the heat of discourse, no matter how frivolous". However I will ignore some hypotheses because, as you must have discovered, I'm not always antifloccinaucinihilipilificationistically inclined.

And thank you, too, for the web links below. The Wednesday Night web master is busier than Santa and his elves!

I imagine that you now miss, or soon will, that beautiful grand-daughter.Maya. I suppose you have, or soon will have, an internet-based video link.

Best wishes for another 52 interesting discussions in this new year.

As ever,
David Mitchell O.W.N.

Wed 12/31/03 Dear David & Diana
I regret that I shall not be able to drop by on Hogmanay to toast the old year out and toast the new year (at least in mid-Atlantic) in.
Thank you for all those great Wednesday Nights in 2003. May 2004 bring you -- indeed all of us -- health and happiness in all respects.
Please convey my best wishes to Marc and Jean too.
I look forward to seeing you next year! David Mitchell

Wed 12/31/03
What a superb message. on Wed1139
Happy New Year to your both, and the Family and indeed, Peace on Earth and Good Will toward All Men. (They seem to be the ones screwing it up, not the Women.).
With fora like Nicholsons' Wefnesday Night, there is hope...Isn't there?
Love to both, Stephen KINSMAGNUS@aol.com

Dear Diana and David,
I wish to thank you again for a most refreshing, revitalizing, "re-quickening" experience last night. It was an honor to join this "zona franca" of thoughts, ideas and opinions. You've created a fascinating world.
I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Paola Deda

Hi David and Diana,
I am sorry to have to confirm my absence from Wednesday Night, as mentioned originally to David on the phone.I am still flat on my back with a slipped disk.This morning I spent three hours as a teleconference participant with the Committee responsible for the McGill pension fund, and that was as much as I can do to-day.(Beds have not been invented to deal with assets in pension funds!) See you soon. Tony.Antal Deutsch [antal.deutsch@McGill.ca]

Subject: Good wishes

Juliane Zeidler

Dear Diana
to you and David my best wishes for the holiday season.
Thank you for all your generosity and inspiration over the past months.
You efforts are greatly appreciated.
Good wishes, Julian Zeidler

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From: margaret.somerville@staff.mcgill.ca
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: WEDNESDAY NIGHT SALON December 17, 2003 #1137

Dear David and Diana,
Merry Christmas to you and all the Wednesday Nighters! Wish I could celebrate with you, but I'm in Oz in the middle of a +40C heatwave which shows no sign of letting up. We've just booked my neice and her two little babies into a super cool hotel, because the heat is so fierce the air conditioners here at home can't cope with it. Perhaps winter solstice Christmases are not so bad after all!
Look forward to seeing you in 2004! Happy New Year!
Love, Margo

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Diana & David thank you again for your help during my campaign. And please convey my thanks and my best wishes to your group.
I hope I'll be able to see you in the new year and convey my best wishes in person. Things have been hectic with meetings and meetings at the board, mostly on Wednesdays.

Again Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. ginette sauvé-frankel

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Marina Ocampo

Wednesday Dec 31, 2003 Happy new year, my friends, and may there always be light on your path, warmth in your heart and grandchildren in your lap.
Big hug Marina Ocampo [jmocampo@sprint.ca]

Friday Nov 21, 2003
Dear ones,
We are so delighted for you! And have been very worried since there was no news last week. Congratulations to all and may Daddy continue to pamper you. We look forward to meeting Nicolas James on his arrival in Montreal. (When?) Fondest love to the three of you,
Diana

-----Original Message----- From: [mailto:melanielauckner@sympatico.ca] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 11:05 AM
We have a little baby son! Nicolas James Menear arrived at 14:46 on 12 November, weighing 7 pounds and 3 ounces. We are back home now and being well and truly pampered by Daddy! Melanie

Friday Nov 21, 2003
and hear! hear! to Ginette Sauve-Frankel
Claudia Viereck [claudiaviereck@yahoo.ca]

Congratulations on your efforts to get Mme Sauvé-Frankel elected.
Des Morton [ see Wed 1132 & 1133]

Wed 11/19/2003
Gosh, delighted you heard the piece. Nice to know someone is still listening to the poor CBC. Sadly, I won't be able to make it tonight either, I am up north saying goodbye to my family. I leave Friday for the big Lord Of The Rings launch in New Zealand. I am back December 8th. I'll look forward to revisiting WN (and learning a thing or two) then.

BTW, I'll be heading back to the Pacific in the winter. I would be very interested in chatting to you before then about your experience in the region. [ see Wed 1128]

All the best,

Cleo Paskal and Cleo's husband, Jens Christian Justinussen [me@cleopaskal.com]

Sunday Oct 26, 2003

David, this is to transmit to you Hing Hum's appreciation for having been able to attend Wednesday Night.He was very impressed with the level of discussion.
best regards,
see Wed1129 Tony

Antal Deutsch
Professor of Economics
McGill University

Thursday Oct 23, 2003 Dear David and Diana,

Many, many thanks for a most stimulating evening last week. We still find ourselves discussing it. "Remember when X said..?" "What do you think about Y". It was surprisingly and delightful. We are very flattered you want us back. Unfortunately, tonight, JC has to go into studio and I am feeling rather dodgy (there was something going around Toronto). I would prefer to infect your guests with good conversation rather than a cold, So, sadly, not tonight, dear. But please, please please do invite us again. You Cirque tapes are waiting.. Wed 1128.
Many thanks,
Cleo and Jens Christian

Wow, this looks like fun. I'm sorry that I can't join you this week [Wed 1129] (or next). We have meetings at our school and daycare both weeks.
My best wishes are with you though. Also, thanks again for making my friends feel so welcome last week. Sorry I had to rush out before they were ready to go. Wed 1128
See you in November, I hope. Hugs, Tracey Arial [tarial@primus.ca]

Wed 10/22/200 Hi Folks,
David, your website looks better than ever! Congratulations! . Thanks for the invitation. Thanks also for having Claudia Vierick last week.[. Wed 1128
] She loved it! Thanks also for her blurb on the website. You are the best! We will see soon.
Your pal, Michael Judson

Diana and David, thanks for a nice evening in Montreal, where the lights stay on and the AC doesn't give out at the most crucial moments. Hope to see you again,Wed1119
Fabrice Taylor Frank Magazine

Dear Diana, Just a quick note to thank you and David for the great evening last night. It was fantastic to witness this amazing tradition. Congratulations for continuing such an important gathering. It was also an opportunity for me to meet fascinating people such as yourself and your husband! Thanks again. Alexandra Wed1119

Dr. Guy Stanley his w-n page

Wed Aug 13, 2003
Bonjour David,

Once again, you do a wonderful job. You investe soo much energies!!!
Here's one topic that could be interesting: Have Guy Stanley talk about certain important economic advices that he gave the Federal governement through his books which were not applied. They could be the answers for today's problems... Guy has economic ideas which deserve to be spreaded in the open ...But, he's such a low profile ... I think he needs to be encouraged... see w-n Wed1118

Yvette Biondi

Tuesday Jul 1, 2003

Re Wed1112 So great to have seen you both. really think they ought to make you both order of canada for improving the montreal intellectual climate. love, Dave and Terry

Wed 6/25/03 D&D
What a great line-up for tonight. Too bad it's a 10 hour drive from my cabin in N.B. or I'd be there. I'll raise a glass of wine and toast Wednesday Night when I hear the bell at 9 EDST! Currently I can only hear the lapping of water and the muffled roar of artillery at Camp Gagetown. I prefer the water.
cheers David Mitchill

Friday Jun 6, 2003
David,
Thank you very much for this Wednesday evening [Wed1109]. Krys was delighted with it, as was I. Thank you for all the trouble you took to develop the film clips, that was an amazing amount of work!
You are really incredibly generous with your time, both of you.

Thank you,
Margaret Lefebvre
Executive Director
Canadian Association of Income Funds/
L'Association canadienne des Fonds de Revenu
514-935-4131
whitehallk citenet.net
www.wednesday-night.com/IncomeTrust.asp

Saturday May 24, 2003 Bonjour David et Dee,

It's amazing and rather wonderful that you're still doing Wednesday nights. We are now spending the summers in France on a tiny doll's house of a barge, wishing the sun would come out and, in winter, still lazing around the Indian ocean on Beau Jeu. But, if and when we ever get back to Montreal, we'll certainly give you a call. Also, we're looking forward to checking out those web sites of yours. Best regards, Pat & Jim
Patricia Michel and James Domville [beaujeu@pd.jaring.my]

Friday Apr 4, 2003 Dear David and Diana,
Thank you again and congratulations on hosting Wednesday Night for a record 1,100 times. (Every new Wednesday Night is a record!!) Wed1100
Gerald Ratzer [ratzer@cs.mcgill.ca]

Thursday Apr 3, 2003 1:37 AM

Diana/David,

Thanks very much for inviting me[Wed1100] and for including me. I had a blast. Apologies if I interrupted too often or dominated too much.

For more information on Telluride, try www.tellurideassociation.org

I look forward to another Wednesday evening when I am next in Montreal.

All best wishes, tom

2002

Thank you again for another stimulating evening, or perhaps I should say 'night'. I'm afraid we kept you up later than we should have but that is an indication of a high 'enjoyment quotient' .

I always learn something on Wednesday Night but last night I was especially intrigued by David Berger's comments and today I tried to find his speech. I clicked both under this picture and at the end of his introductory remarks at www.wednesday-night.com/Wed1053.asp but had no success.
Have you removed or blocked it already or am I doing something wrong?

read speech “Making peace” not in public domain

For some future Wednesday Night, might the Middle East be an worthwhile topic?; either Israel/Palestine -- which could end up producing more heat than light, depending on who is present -- or perhaps the wider geo-political questions that include petroleum, Saudi Arabia's official religious beliefs [vs. Afghanistan], reports of military build-ups, etc.
Cheers David Mitchell

Wed 3/20/02 David I am not able to make it tonight, as much as I would like to join the discussion. Thank you and Diana again for the pleasant salon last Wednesday and for the convivial atmosphere that you are able to foster. It obviously helped a cantankerous classical liberal like myself from being fazed by the predominant marxist flavour of the health system discussion. Hope to see again soon.
JEC {J. Edwin Coffey}

Thursday Mar 14, 2002 Dear David,
What a great web page! You have outdone yourself.
Remember that Couchiching did the 2000 Summer Conference on Determinates of Health, which also has a direct bearing on the future costs of health care. MML

Monday Mar 4, 2002 I'm pleased to be able to find the odd thing that you didn't get to but please don't give me any credit for finding such items. My contribution is trivial. Your web site speaks for itself --and you.
bon weekend David Mitchell

Hi David and Diana, Thursday Feb 21, 2002
It's been awhile since we spoke, but as an old friend I was thinking of you guys and just checked out the DTN webpage. I'm absolutely amazed at how Wednesday night has become such a strong cultural entity. Congratulations and keep at it. I also read about Diana's new job which really sounds great.
I am located in Rhode Island, not too far from my new moorings in Newport. The boat loves it here and so do I. I am actively architecting all sorts of good things. Mostly churches and golf clubs but some office buildings and industrial stuff`. Life is good but I miss Montreal and all of its charms.
Newport is what it has always been , but without the America's Cup. If you have a moment in the spring or summer to come down and play I have the sailboat in the harbour and would love to see both of you. My last Montreal lady-friend, Lillian Azoulay just got married so I feel like I am losing contact with the Canadian world. You must remember her, not just because of her great looks and superb mind ( blonde, big eyes etc..), but because she lived over on Kensington Street and was also friendly with Steven Jarislowsky.
I hope something good for you came out of the Burlington connection with the architects that I was working for there. I see that they now register themselves as having a Montreal office so I hope that was due to your good graces.
There is something cooking down here that seems to involve the Sunlife Insurance Company of Canada. I was wondering whether the Chairman, Donald Stewart or the President James Prieur were also Wednesday nighters ? I could really use an introduction to either, if that was within the realm of possibilities.
Best Regards, George S. Burman, AIA
401 245 9193 ( home) 401 434 0112 ( office )

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Marie Bourbonnière

David, Wednesday Feb 13, 2002

I wanted to compliment you and Diana on your most user-friendly website for your Wednesday night Salons. On perusing it recently, I found it to be easy to navigate, informative as well as a great source of information on politicial and financial matters. As a marketing and communications expert, I know that these are key attributes to have in a site in order to attract repeat visitors.
Congratulations on putting a successful website together!
Marie Bourbonnière see Wed #1041

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Mr. David T. Nicholson
Chairman
Tuesday Jan 22, 2002
David,

Thank you for the phone call. I'm sorry to have missed you. Actually I had been meaning to write you a note as I had looked at the Wednesday-Night.com WebPages and was quite impressed with what was there. It seems as though you have developed a very interesting forum in which to exchange ideas. The people you have had in attendance seem quite diverse, interesting, global, and some appear to be very powerful in their respective fields.

I would like to take you up on your invitation to attend some evening. However, you must remember that I am here in Vermont. While I am often in Montreal for a weekend, it's not that often I am there mid-week. But, having said this, I will say that given my girlfriend's proclivity for social engagements there is a good chance that at some point I will be in Montreal some Wednesday evening and would certainly enjoy attending a Wednesday-Night.com evening.

Again, I enjoyed meeting you and congratulations on the continued success with Wednesday-Night.com. I look forward to attending some evening should the invitation be extended.

Regards, Geoffrey Klingenstein
Klingenstein & Co.

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Mr. Nicholson,

Thank you once again for having me at the Wednesday night affair. Being at the first OWN inaugural event was an honour! I must say that many elements of your Wednesday nights inspire and educate me. Meeting Dr. Bruno was a great plus for us here at NetworX and we are starting to do some business together.

I do not think that I can make it this Wednesday night, however if you have another night that has a computer networking focus, I would be delighted to attend.

I must say that originally I thought that your site was nice but not great. Upon further investigation I quickly realized that it is quite a remarkable site with all it's pertinent content! I looked through the many pages and was very impressed with just how much attention you have put into it! I made it my homepage on my laptop and continue to poke about many times a week.

Once again thank you for inviting me into your closer circle. Eric Black

BTW, if you need any computer or networking help, please feel free to call for N/C support. I have created you in our database of supported clients and have put a credit for several hours into our billing system. Feel free to use your "get out of PC purgatory" card whenever you need!

www.networxgroup.net

It's the Wednesday nite after Xmas and in house - lit by the candles and the reflections from stacked wine bottles the photographs

Diana's father smiling out at you lighting the dark

the revellers gather gather to jointly partake of the festivity that you both bring to the city

the voices ranging in timbre
the faces uplifted
so many shared moments
so much openness and affection
sharing of one's own space and mind and time
that's a real gift
one that stays with the receiver for a lifetime..

India awaits you- we shall start a Wednesday nite here- but - you'll have to inaugurate it.

With much love to David and you and your circle of friends each evening was special and you are in my thoughts as the lights fade here in Mumbai
I can see the sea - Marine Drive is quite beautiful at this hour

Have a wonderful New Year- belated Xmas greetings- Much love Sonial

Sonia

Dear Mr. Nicholson,

I just saw your newly revised site and congradulations, it is looking very good! Martin Cloutier

Tuesday Jan 1, 2002 Dear David, dear Diane,
First of all many thanks for the kind message celebrating the outgoing year. Anne and I wish you a happy and healthy New Year and all the stamina you need to keep this wonderful institution called Wednesday Night alive and well.

Sandra & Colin Cohen-Rose | pic

Fri 12/28/01
Dear David and Diana
We’d like to thank you for your generous, warm hospitality and friendship.

A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY, PEACEFUL, PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!

With many good wishes and warmest regards,
Sandra and Colin W-N page

Dear Mr. Nicholson,
Read with great interest article by Mireille Silcoff , describing your "Salon".
As a former Montrealer, both my husband, Dr. George Cantlie, and myself would be most interested in attending, ie., should you be willing to have us! My nephew, Sean Silcoff, head of Montreal Bureau for Financial Post, has expressed an interest as well. Could you please let me know your thoughts? I can be reached at 416-324-9937 or 416-712-9937 (cell). e-mail-lcantlie Look.ca.
Many thanks. Linda Cantlie.

RE: Wednesday, November 07, 2001
Hi David and Diana,

It was nice to receive news from you. I am happy for Marc. He has grown already! Boy, time flies. You must see my two daughters, the elder, Anna Maria is in her second year of high school at Trafalgar School for Girls while Angela is in Grade 4. I have really missed you both and the Wednesday nights. I understand my friend Kimon has been attenting regularly. One of these nights I might surprise you myself.

Aside from my on-going teaching and forecasting work at NBG Bank I have also launched a company that handles investor relations for Greek publicly traded companies in North-America and provides investment information on Greece and the South Eastern Europeab economies. Maybe you would like to visit my web site www.hellascapital.com.

I am sending you my warmest regards. My heartfelt congratulations for Marc. How is Fionna doing?

Regards, Ken

David & Diana,
Nice to hear from you. I do travel to Montreal on occasion and should get there before Christmas. I am trying to sell something to the Caisse de depopt et placement du Quebec. They like my version of Moliere from afar now! This undertaking is with a client BroadStreet Group of London and New York. I also have another client, the Dynamis Group in Suite 2228, 1 PVM where I am financing a tissue plant in Balaguer, Catalan Spain and also refinancing a gas fired electrical power generation plant in San Diego CA. My kind regards,
Bert de Boer

5/Nov/2001

allo david and diana....bravo on the long article....... in the national post....(hope you include it...in your web pages)......... i did learn things...about "you 2" and about the rosemount home...and more.... and i thought I knew all about it.......hahahahh
see you around...the pictures are nice too........
sam totah....
ps. enjoy your wed. nights...and more........... sam mersi.com

Congratulations for your new wedsite. I checked it few times, I found It's very structured, easy to read, also, it has lots of interesting topics. You did a great work!
Robert and I are very sorry that we do not have enough time to visit you and Wednesday night. But we have a very good news to tell you. Robert won the first prize of 2002 AGTA Spectrum Awards. We just been told through phone this week. The award is the highest honor internationally, it's the Nobel in our trade. He will be honored at the American Gem Trade Association in Tucson Arizona in Feburary.
September 11th, terriest attack hit US world trade center. Afterward, they hit Canad's economy. I have read that more than 75% of the companies in Canada are only hired less than four employees. That means our economy is not only supported by the big companies and high-tech companies. Healthy economy should based on the balance development of each trade. For example, Yellow knife has the richest diamond resources in the world. Canadian non-conflict diamond should be a great opportunity for the economy. The small studio like us is so specialized, the stuffs are highly trained, they are the best in North America. But we are the first suffering from the economy downturn. I checked with different Government support programmes. They all for high-tech companies!
We've heared that the Government is going to give tax break for small companies, that would be great to know.
Do you have any suggstions and comments?
Warm regards, Robert & Pauline

1/Nov/2001

To two wonderful neighbours, Diana and David:

Thank you both so much for your encouragement on Halloween! The invitation page on your website was extraordinary and very enticing. It was so lovely to welcome Wednesday-Nighters to the house and to share the event with neighbours!

David, as usual your picture-taking talents were much appreciated!! I hope that you enjoyed the cupcakes! Thanks for calling the Gazette too! I cannot believe that we made it on the front page!!!

Take care, Andrea and Pierre see Wed 1026

Wed 10/24/01

Hello David

Nice to hear from you. I feel a little guilty about not having given a sign of life sooner, but a lot of things happened very quickly. I left the city of Cote Saint-Luc in August to become City Manager in Bromont. Pat and I have owned a house here since 1980, so it was in a sense "coming homne ", but changing a country weekend house into a permanent residence is quite a feat. But I'm getting there. I love it here, this is a wonderful place to live, the air is clean, there are very few traffic jams, the City Council is a joy to work with, and Louise Harel has promised not to visit upon us the amalgamation plague?.and with all of that I am very busy, as a result of which, I really don't get into town all that often?but I am mindful of the fact that " once a Wednesday Nighter, always a Wednesday Nighter " and when I'm next in Montreal on a Wednesday I will avail myself of the privilege. Best Regards The Cardinal
Remi Lafreniere []

Sent:Tue 9/4/01
Dear David and Diana,
Thank you both very much for the stunning plant!
Also, the web photos are so cool! Photos
I will work on the names tonight as I see that the changes I made were saved so I can continue. Thanks
Andrea
Andrea Lavergne

From: Hubert Linssen [Hubert.Linssen iru.org]
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 4:26 AM
Subject: RE: Belgium Presidency of the European Union - Belgisch
Voorzitte rsch ap van de Euro

Dear Diana,

You should not feel guilty... happens to me all the time. I think it's too funny that you mention that we are only able to manage 150 relationships. I suppose that's already overdoing it but I am sure you manage beautifully and in the best possible taste. By the way, talking about friends and relationships, you will not believe this : I had lunch yesterday with the Chief of Cabinet of the Minister of Transport of France, Mr. Gayssot. His name is Mr. Causse. We started talking about our past experiences and when he heard I had lived in Montreal he asked me whether I knew the Nicholsons.... Do birds fly ???? He seems to have participated to one Wednesday-Night ! The world is my village.....

Anyway, one should never feel guilty about these things. Not with Friends.

By the way, thanks for the links you forwarded to me. Please thank David... we are very honoured.

Best regards, Hubert

Fri 9/14/01
I enjoyed this piece, my complements. OLF-jokes
david michael sabbah

From: Marc Nicholson [marc_nicholson yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 7:05 AM
Hi Mumsy

... I had a pleasant lunch with

Peter Ratzer yesterday. he's quite taken with the concept of weds night and seems keen to replicate it here. I cautioned against it, warning him not to underestimate the charisma factor! He was very complimentary though to both you and Daddy - and I was very proud.

We also talked quite a bit about his Eurotunnel experience. he's considering publishing a book about it - in fact a four volume history of the funding process. ....

14/Aug/2001 David,
Thank you for your kind words.
Our family think you are hosting an extraordinary activity - one my brother Peter in London would like to emulate! I think it would be great if the style and vision of your "Salon" is exported from Canada to the UK.
Keep up the good work, and let us know what else we can do to help you.
Gerald. see Wed1013

Chris Sir;
Did I ever thank you for your visit to Wed1007Lowy and for bringing Lawrence Chickering?

And - how can you know that we have links to www.Hawk-eye.ca from several pages on W-N, unless we tell you. See PeoplePages-Menu which is found in the drop menus on every page on the site. Also in Contributors and search in Past Weeks

Also drop a name in any of the ‘Site search boxes’ found on most pages. If no joy here, wait a week or so and try again

David Nicholson

Mon 7/30/01 2:52 PM Dear Diana,
Just a small note to say thank you and David for a very enjoyable evening. It did me the power of good to be in great company and having fun.
Thank you.. Marie Downey
Aviation Training and Development Institute (ATDI)

David

A slightly belated Thank You for inviting me to Wednesday Night #1007 Lowy. I have been mulling over in my head the variety of topics discussed, which just goes to prove what you said to me before I left: "One of the good thing about Wednesday Night is very often Thursday Morning...".

Once again. Un gros merci. Rémi Lafrenière

David and Diana,
Alison and I just wanted to thank you for giving us a chance to discuss Canada25 last Wednesday #998. It was a pleasure to discuss the issues Canada faces regarding talent retention, as well as the issues Canada25 as a group faces in our struggle to have impact. As u