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Russia and the Arctic
“Matching Ambitions and Realities: What Future for Russia?” (Conference of 6-7 May 2010 organized by CSIS in partnership with Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada, and the Privy Council...
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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
SEEDS BY ANNABEL SOUTAR at Centaur Theatre October 29 to November 24, 2013 Part courtroom drama and part social satire, Seeds presents an intelligent portrait of farming and scientific communities in...
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Canada International Relations – Trade
Harper debates ‘biggest’ trade deal with Mulroney watching Prime Minister Stephen Harper compares Canada-EU trade agreement with Mulroney’s NAFTA deal 29 October Government ministers fan out across...
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Wednesday Night #1656
We take this opportunity to wish you a Happy Kosher Thanksgiving or Thanksgivukkah on this historic “once-in-a-Talmud mashup of American Thanksgiving and Hanukkah” –which apparently will not happen...
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WTO
WTO News on Wednesday-night.com WTO Annual Report 2012 (.pdf) The WTO Annual Report 2012 provides a brief summary of the organization, an overview of 2011 and a detailed review of the WTO’s main areas...
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Airline industry 2012 – 2013
BEST PR CAMPAIGN. EVER. WestJet ‘Christmas miracle’ video warms hearts on social media Passengers landed in Calgary to find gifts they asked Santa for at baggage carousel Watch video IATA Airport World...
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Merry Christmas from Canada Post Canada Post to phase out urban home mail delivery Of course we are saturated with the news from South Africa and everyone has his/her favorite tribute or story. We have...
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Alternate (clean) energy/renewables
13 Major Clean Energy Breakthroughs Of 2013 (Climate Progress) While the news about climate change seems to get worse every day, the rapidly improving technology, declining costs, and increasing...
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U.S.: Environment & energy
Climate change on Wednesday-Night.com Andrew Revkin Dot Earth blog Natural Gas Forum Pros and Cons of Marcellus Shale Gas Development “Gasland” on PBS NOW talks with filmmaker Josh Fox about “Gasland”,...
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NAFTA
NAFTA NAFTA and the Future of Canada, Mexico and the United States The 20th anniversary of NAFTA’s implementation on Jan. 1 has revived some of the perennial arguments that have surrounded the bloc...
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Japan 2013 – 2014
Analysis: Dr John Swenson-Wright, Chatham House In foreign policy, Japan’s immediate neighbours, most notably South Korea and China, worry that the prime minister may be planning to pursue an...
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With great pleasure, we will welcome Margaret Lefebvre’s former CAIF colleague and good friend, George Kesteven for a long overdue return visit – he was last with us in February 2008. George is...
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Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
GMO critics protest at Monsanto meeting; resolutions fail (Planet Ark) Critics of genetically modified crops protested at Monsanto Co’s annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday, calling for the world’s...
View ArticleWednesday Night #1666 with Me Bernard Amyot
While 1665 was the year in which 100,000 died in The Great Plague, please note that #1666 was the year of the Great Fire of London that destroyed much of the centre of London but also helped to kill...
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Water
More on Water and on Wednesday-Night.com Thirst a powerful slide show on water ; Stockholm International Water Institute ; Nanotechnology for clean water ; (IPS files) Troubled Waters ; Economist...
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UN was headed to Philadelphia, but a Rockefeller stepped in The book “Capital of the World” chronicles the search for a home for the United Nations headquarters after World War II and the nearly 250...
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Airline industry 2012 – 2014
BEST PR CAMPAIGN. EVER. WestJet ‘Christmas miracle’ video warms hearts on social media Passengers landed in Calgary to find gifts they asked Santa for at baggage carousel Watch video Malaysia Airlines...
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Among other historic events, the year 1676 was notable for the outbreak of the Russo-Turkish war. Not a good omen as the situation in eastern Ukraine continues to escalate and deteriorate. The news...
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Japan 2013 – 2014
Analysis: Dr John Swenson-Wright, Chatham House In foreign policy, Japan’s immediate neighbours, most notably South Korea and China, worry that the prime minister may be planning to pursue an...
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E is for Espionage
Ghost of master spy Kim Philby returns to Cambridge This weekend, an audience of academics, laymen and intelligence officers will gather at Trinity College to listen to Kim Philby lecture on the art of...
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