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From: Hubert Linssen
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001
To: 'NICHOLSON Diana'
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


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

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 and Diana,

Thanks for the invite, but I'm in Toronto most Wednesdays, apart from the ocassional week that I'm in Knowlton,
Thanks for the note, Fred Langan


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. 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 usual, your guests were insightful and free in their opinions, and that's what makes the evenings so useful!
If we can do anything else, please just ask. Thanks again, Parker and Alison


Hi.
I came across your Wednesday night site today while researching Bill Cosgrove. It's quite impressive and I salute you for it.

I'd like to attend a Wednesday evening session but I'd like to know if I'm welcome, bad footwear and all. I assume your meetings aren't press conferences so if I'm permitted to attend, I'd like to know the protocol on what I can and can't report and know if you're interested in general publicity or not.

Even if it's agreed that I keep my pen in my pocket, I'd still like to see the Bombardier boss if I'm persona grata. What's the standard contribution?

Would you be interested in a speaker who's an expert on the Duplessis Orphans and their continuing efforts to obtain compensation? I could probably arrange to bring an expert in on the subject who speaks very well (and in english).

Please write me back or call 487 0101. thanks, kg Kristian Gravenor [kgravy@CAM.ORG]


Thu 3/8/01 9:50 AM Dear David,

Once again it was an (992) outstanding meeting. I find those evenings extremely stimulating. It is always a brand new learning experience and I consider myself priviledged to participate. Thank you so much for letting me contribute. Just a quick question: Who is lady, the "den mother", who so eloquently summarized the evening? I spoke to her briefly but did not catch her name. Thanks David!

Rolf Spielmann [rspielmann@interinvest.com]


Thu 3/8/01 1:47 AM Dear david,
Congratulation on a most interesting Wednesday night.
MML [whitehallk@citenet.net]


1/Feb/2001 David and Diana --- that was a fun evening [Wed987 Bombardier] last night. You two put on quite a show. Thank you for alerting me by phone to the *stars* who would be present - it was much appreciated. One of the people Larry MacDonald should interview for his book is Pierre MacDonald (sp?), former Bank of Montreal executive, former Quebec Trade minister and present (?) Bombardier executive. He used to fly his own plane when a cabinet minister, even though it was "verboten!". He tends to be quite outspoken, so there could be some good copy!

I do tend to agree with the comment by one of the participants that MacDonald is barking up the wrong tree if he's intending to do an expose, though his book on Nortel was very objective. As I blurted out at one point, though the Stockwell Days of this world - maybe that's not a good choice, since he grew up in Montreal - will deny it, at least publicly, one of Bombardier's problems is that it's headquartered in Quebec. What I should have added is that it's francophone, and a success! Like it or not, there will always be linguistic undertones in any public debate in this country over $ and jobs where the two founding peoples are concerned. I guess we should be lucky to live in Canada and not the States, let alone other parts of the world that we know all too well.

Kind regards, Peter Dunn

P.S. To my mind, the event that literally put Bombardier on the map was winning part of the New York subway contract in the early '80s. I was at Quebec House at the time, and the publicity was tremendous.


1/Feb/2001 David and Diana,

Last night's discussion on Bombardier was very interesting, not least because you had guests who spanned the years from Canadair to now, as well as politically astute observers. Congratulations.

I apologize for arriving with an unannounced guest, Kathleen McCormick. We had been talking at the city's anti-merger reception and she struck me as likely to be a potential occupant of the seat to the right of David! She also can carry on a lively conversation and I noticed she was exchanging business cards before the evening ended.

You graciously made her feel at home and welcome to come again. Kathleen was delighted to have been part of your evening and I know she'd like to return. Should you be inclined to invite her feel free to ask me to do so. However her e-mail address is designthing@hotmail.com

Cheers David Mitchill PhD


Jan 30 2001

Dear Diana and David

Thank you so much for that #986-India
wonderful evening. It was a rare moment, to so many interesting people. all so fully engaged with vital issues, under your expertly managed chairmanship. I hope I may come again. I attach a brief article I found in the newspapers back home about IT and this State of Andhra Pradesh. I shall be in touch again, but my first task now has to be organising what help we can give from Hyderabad for the victims of this ghastly earthquake in Gujarat.

with warm good wishes sincerely
Dr. Vithal Rajan
1-2-16/11, Block B, First Street
Habsiguda
Hyderabad 500 007 AP
India
tel: +91-40-717-2884
email: vithal2@hd1.vsnl.net.in


Wed 12/13/00 4:12 PM
Hi Diana Well, Mike is away .... and I am in town ! We received the Valuation Report of Forest Gate's properties..... $3,700,000 !!!! or 57 cents per FGR share, so our private placement flow through financing at 30 cents per share is being well received. However, as pleased as we may be, it is still work, work, work as we move towards the February date for our RTO with a Canadian public shell. So....I hope you have a good gathering tonite while I mind-meld with #%@**! (the computer). Sorry I/we will not be able to attend. Peter Gummer


Wed 12/13/00 8:32 AM
Subject: Wednesday Night Salon December 6th #979

Dear Diana and David,
Someone should thank you, from time to time, for your weekly thoughtful overviews of the state of the world---from a certain vantage point. Thanks, Iris.
Iris Fitzpatrick [irisfitz@hotmail.com]



Nortel Networks pagewestweb story
2/Dec/2000
David:

Just want to let you know how much I enjoyed being your guest at the November 22 Wednesday Night Salon #977. I know that my showing up a week early caught you unprepared, but I still got a good sense of how fun and interesting the evenings can be. I especially enjoyed the discussions on the stock market and analyses of your guest from the Bank of Canada. Before I turned to writing business columns and books I was an economist -- so these topics are close to my heart.

I enjoyed very much meeting all the people -- you have on hand quite a collection of brains and beauty (some of the latter were indeed quite tempting). And then there was the extra bonus of meeting persons form Bombardier and the consulting firm.

I should be coming to Montreal several times over the next few months to gather material for my forthcoming book on Bombardier. I hope you do not mind if I also drop by to attend some of your Salons.

Larry MacDonald see our Nortel page

From: larry MACDONALD [mailto:lmacdona@cyberus.ca]
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2000 3:02 PM
To: NICHOLSON Diana
Subject: Re: Wed #977

Diana and David
Just a note to thank you for the wonderful time I had at your Wednesday Night Salon on Nov. 22.
see It was so kind of you to say those nice things about my book. I definitely hope I can come back and attend more Salons whenever I return to Montreal.

Larry MacDonald


dear david and diana,

now. i can manage pretty well on the internet. i went to your web site a few times.

Nortel by Larry MacDonald
Chapters
Hélèn Audren
Hélèn Audren

it is so interesting to see what is going on in westmount, specially with one island one city and also at your soirees. i can imagine you were very busy with all the organisation of the referendum.

i was myself busy with lucienne s campaign and also martin cauchon s. it was a hectic time and fortunately we had a big win with the grits. we are luckier than the u.s.a. at the present time. at least we have a p.m. solidly confirmed in his post.

the last of november, i was invited to an international art auction in new-york. mrs. stewart was there and there were beautiful art works from paris, london, montreal copenhagen and the u.s.a. washington,new-york and philadelphia.

i also had the pleasure to visit the cloisters.

just can t wait to go back to your place. i learned on your web that you had pierre-marc johnson one night and also a reflexion on the lack of nurses here.

hoping you are recuperating from the hoopla of the last month.
hope to see you soon, helene audren hlaudren@aol.com

copenhagen, montreal and the u.s.a. washington, new-york and philadelphia.


13/Oct/2000
Hello Diana,
I want to thank you for the opportunity of joining your group the other night [#971]. The discussion was highly stimulating and I enjoyed it very much. I apologize for the early departure, however mid week is a school night, and a few short weeks into the AMBA programme I find myself already knee deep in course readings.

Regards
Robert Rennert rennert@look.ca
AMBA Class of 2001 President


12/Oct/2000
Dear David and Diana :

I am just taking a few seconds to thank you for inviting me at your meeting.[#962]

It was very interesting and I was impressed (not to say overwhelmed) by the quality of your preparation.

I just got back from Montreal last week and have not yet had much time to take any concrete action for "cloning" your idea here, but I still find it a wonderful concept.

I will try to put my thoughts in order and think of a simple action plan over the next few weeks.

I will email it to you to get your feed-back.

Best regards,

Gilles Therrien
National Bank Financial - Vancouver
Tel. : 604-643-2869 / 1-800-555-2812
[Gilles.Therrien@nbf.ca]


Wednesday, August 16, 2000
Thanks for the kind words. It was a very good Peter White on the Peter White night and can speak for the Bombardier eCommerce initiatives.
Jeremy Jonas


Date: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 11:31 PM

Hi Dave: [bad call ..David please]

Josh Freed night
Wednesday-Night 954 with Josh Freed
I shall return , eventually , but not tonight. Jazz tickets. However I did enjoy the nite and the gang - and appreciate getting wednesdays menu, which keeps you in my mind for spontaneous last minute wednesday nite decisions.

As for your site, it''s so full of local stuff its practically a second newspaper -maybe you should get a canada council grant ,for promoting montreal pride.

Best wishes to you and Diana.

Josh jfreed@sprint.ca
Josh Freed writer
#954 Freed night 14 June, 2000



I thought you might enjoy this message from an old friend.

It seems nobody can forget the Nickelsons (sic).

----- Original Message -----
From:

Judy Roberts
To: RonMeisels@phases-cycles.com
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 9:46 AM
Subject: A Wednesday Night Benefit

hi
i took myself off to see the movie "Gladiator" last night and recognized Richard Harris in one of the cameo roles, because he looked Exactly like the photo in the Nickelsons' dining room!!!



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10/6/99
Dear David,

You will be running in competition with "Angels or Apes" for the next few Wednesdays, and as the new chair of the speakers committee, I am expected both to attend and to stay awake as issues of evolution are probed for whatever audience appears. Sorry.

Des Morton



10/6/99

Hello Diana and David:
Àfter a stimulating first visit to your salon, I do miss not having been able to attend and participate for the past few weeks. A heavy work schedule and travel outside Monteal have not helped.. I look forward to returning next week.

Cheers.... Sheila Horn Bisaillon.



Sept 22.1999

À Diane Nicholson

Chère Diane, Je viens tout juste de prendre mes
messages, et quelle surprise de savoir votre
anniversaire, donc permettez moi de vous dire
combien je vous apprécie. Vous êtes réellement
une personne qui sort de l'ordinaire, vous avez
su toucher avec votre chaleur tellement de
personnes, moi inclue. Merci pour vos belles
soirées que j'adores.
Elizabeth Wojtowicz



9/10/99

Hi David & Diana,

Karel Driesen
Karel Driesen

just a little mail to thank you for letting me misbehave on your wonderful wednesday evening chatting party i didn't realize you have been doing this already 914 times

hope to be there for the 1Kth (and some before then) thanks,

Karel Driesen

School of Computer Science, McGill University
McConnell Eng. Bldg., #327, 3480 University Street
tel: 1-514-398-4258, n fax: 398-3883, cel: 402-1208
www.cs.mcgill.ca/~karel

Too much of a good thing will just have to do.



Dear Diana and David,
Thank you for the warm welcome to your salon last week. Obviously I came as a tourist and enjoyed the evening. Next time I will come better prepared to join in the discussions. The formula of your Wed. Night salon is most interesting, and I wonder if it exists elsewhere, and of all places, here, in Brussels, the heart of Europe? If not, you may wish to consider technology transfer, franchising or whatever approach suits best your business and communications goals. Just let me know, and I might be able to facilitate something -- Brussels is replete with policy pundits, think thanks and intelligentsia of all stripes and colours!

BTW I would appreciate it if you would correct my name on your web site: I am generally known as Claude Gagné (in Europe, Claude is used alternatively for men and women, and there has even been a Madame Claude in Paris whose ill-reputation was only compensated by the sophistication of her girls, but please note this is a digression intended to reassure you that I am in no way less a women for using the name Claude). In fact I am just too much of a Claude to be a Claudette (a small Claude!) -- and I'm sure you can appreciate this now!

click to See  Claude Gagné & George Cavadias 
George Cavadias
Of course, I dare not ask you to morph the weird smile on the picture into something more congenial and relaxed, but please retain the image of a gentlewoman.

As discussed my role at the Mission of Canada to the European Union is to monitor the S&T scene at the European Union level, to advise federal science-based departments and agencies and to stimulate Canada-EU cooperation and collaboration in science and technology, higher learning and vocational training and information society initiatives. Who knows will fly me back to Canada next time (hopefully a Canadian carrier), but if at all possible I will let you know in advance of my coming.

Best regards,
Claude Gagné

Counsellor, Science and Technology
Mission of Canada to the European Union
av. de Tervuren 2
B-1040 Brussels
BELGIUM
Tel.: 011 32 2 741 0686
Fax: 011 32 2 741 0629
E-mail:




From: Steve Poloz
Subject: RE: Wednesday July 7 #905

Diana and David:

Sorry I was unable to come. Life has taken a sudden turn for me. I have decided to leave BCA and will do so in about a month's time. I have accepted the position of Chief Economist for Canada's Export Development Corporation, in Ottawa. It was one of those opportunities that I could not pass up. So, we are deep into the real estate frenzy - we sold quickly, but now we are shopping in Ottawa, and it is a difficult process. On top of that, I must go to Tokyo for most of next week to give two speeches.

In any case, I will certainly try to visit again later in July once things have calmed down for me.

Regards

Steve Poloz



Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 21:45:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jonesdt@aol.com
Subject: Re: Thank you
To:

 David Jones of Washington Srate Dept. DTN photo
David Jones
As always, delightful to hear from you at any time. we should be triple thanking you for all your help. in any event, it can't hurt to have a link to Landry. he's been pretty thoroughly demonized in the press but we always found him to be very straight. it was nice that he had heard good things about you and your salon from way back.

Best to you all. Regards. Terry

Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:28:08 -0400
From: G Delorme
Subject: The Guardian site
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211

Dear David,

I heard you mention last night that you could not find any site for the Manchester Guardian. I did some research for you with the help of a neat little search programme called Copernic and was able to come up with their URL. I believe this is what you were looking for:

www.guardian.co.uk/

Last night was my very first visit at your house. John had been telling me how stimulating these exchanges were... He was right. I had a wonderful time listening to some of our best minds. I also noticed the time you have spent preparing your videos and the nice montage you did to illustrate the topic of the evening. I was very impressed with what I saw last night and I enjoyed the atmosphere and the people present. As it is, I have just spent a couple of hours browsing through your extensive site. Scintillating, truly! I thank both you and Diana for your hospitality and I hope to see you again soon!

Ghislaine Delorme



Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 16:42:50
From: John Wright

Many thanks for allowing me to attend your meeting last Wednesday-Night in Montreal, at Chil Heward's invitation. I greatly enjoyed the occasion. When asked what we think about Canada, I had to resist the temptation (partly because I did not know my audience too well, and partly because it no longer seems quite so true) to pass on a comment in "Over Here" by Raymond Seitz (1st career diplomat to be appointed US ambassador in London). "Canada," he said, "should have had the best of all worlds: British politics, American economics, and French culture. Instead they seem to have ended up with the worst: French politics, British economics, and American culture." Best wishes.



Wednesday Nights and David

Xmas #877 1998 Ron Meisels rose on a point of privilege to pay tribute to David as the guiding light of Wednesday Nights. He and Diana stated that when David had been in the hospital he had insisted that Wednesday Night must continue even if he were not there. They expressed their consternation at the idea of running Wednesday Night without his choice of topics and deftly edited videos to inject the right tone of seriousness - or laughter - for each issue. John Ciaccia and David Oliver quickly followed Ron in expressing their thanks to David for having conceived the idea of Wednesday Night and for having persevered over all these years to maintain it as a vibrant and intellectually stimulating event which has also afforded many opportunities for the participants to meet and form lasting friendships among themselves. Further tribute was paid to the energy and expertise brought to the table, the items and knowledge, interpretation of the news and intimate knowledge of current events acquired each evening. A case in point was Pierre Marc Johnson's visit when he spoke on the introduction of the anti-Scab legislation; "you could have heard a pin drop".

Marie recounted that she had first heard of the Salon in Quebec City (perhaps because of the article in La Presse) some years ago. However she had not thought that the experience would be so enriching personally nor offer her an opportunity to give back to the other participants from her own knowledge.

David responded by thanking all those present and the many absent friends including some who will never return, notably our dear Vlad Slivitzky who died in November. Glasses were raised to "absent friends".

Finally, while it has long been acknowledged that Wednesday Night is a tradition, Ron pointed out that it has also given rise to a new noun. Recently he was at a dinner with some 10 people gathered around the table. To get a general conversation started, the host said: "By the way, what do you think of Clinton? … One at a time!" The response was "Don't be a Nicholson".



From: FKinnelly@aol.com
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 07:44:03 EDT
Subject: Re: Wednesday Night #857 Nazi Gold

Dear David and Diana,

We enjoyed last Wednesday's meeting. We always do, but this session with its discussion of the Canadian economy and the choices - and constraints - facing monetary authorities topped them all. There are so many facets to the Nazi Gold story. I hope that the discussion left the participants with some sense of perspective that is missing from most of the reporting.

We talked about the session all the drive back to Peru, so it didn't seem a long drive at all. We'd gladly do it again tomorrow, but we have to be up and out early on Thursday morning to have lunch down in Woodstock Vt. with my collaborator on Nazi Gold research, and then on to Maine for my high school reunion. Please tell Sonia and Gerardo that we're very sorry we shall miss them. It's especially hard, what with their being so close, but I know these trips can get to be so jam-packed full.

Take care, Yolanda & Frank Kinnell


Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 19:24:31 -0400
To: "D.T. Nicholson"
From: carrollm@citenet.net (Carroll McCormick)
Subject: Re #857

Dear Diana and David,
It was fascinating listening to the conversation on the Nazi Gold and the Loonie last night. Definitely not the daily white bread served up on the 6:00 news. Thank you for another fine evening.

Thank you too for conferring upon me the status of "Regular". I consider it an honour to be welcome at your Salons.

by Herbert Bercovitz by Herbert
Bercovitz

As for Herb's fine sculpture, If I were asked to offer a name, I might suggest "Fugue" (2 Psychol. loss of awareness of one's identity, often coupled with flight from one's usual environment). She seems to have an air of smoke and ether about her. This strikes me as how the world must look when someone is in a fugue state. Please fill in our name Poll

And here is a coincidence - since I did not know this until I looked more closely at the first meaning this afternoon - fugue also means: 1 Mus. contrapuntal composition in which a short melody or phrase (the subject) is introduced by one part and successively taken up by others and developed by interweaving the parts.

So, was the fugue evesdropping on a fugue last night?

David: As per your reminder last week that we should go through you in making business contact with other members, I have the following request: I would like to learn more about the publication guidelines, payment rates, proposed style of the articles, et cetera for Blue Metropolis.

Although the usual route for obtaining such information is familiar to me, I think that since (do I remember her name and spelling correctly?) Linda Leigh and I crossed paths at your Salon, she might appreciate my request for more information on the magazine being channeled through you.

Warm regards,

Carroll McCormick
Independent journalist
941 Van Dyck
Brossard, QC
Canada
J4W 2E7
(514)465-3785


From: "Bertrand, J Pierre"
Subject: Re: Y2K
President Clinton has sent draft legislation to Capitol Hill that would
You may see your efforts at :-
http://pages.infinit.net/westweb/Y2kBOMA.htm

Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 08:01:00 -0400

Where do you find the time to do all these nice things? Looks great.
Best regards


AN EVENING AT THE NICHOLSONS'

by the Hon Lucienne Robillard - député

Last Wednesday evening, I had the pleasure of being the invited guest at the home of Diana and David Nicholson for their weekly Wednesday night discussion group. These meetings have, over the years, become a Westmount tradition, as members of the community come together to talk about the issues making headlines.

 

The debates are made interesting by the fact that there is a true sense of a freedom of opinion, as those in attendance are encouraged to voice their views on the issue at hand. As well, the participants not only come from various backgrounds, but there is also a range in age, giving the discussion a certain uniqueness as all opinions are welcomed.

 

Every week is different. For instance, on the evening I spoke, those in attendance included Westmount Mayor Peter Trent, Canada’s Ambassador to Israel Mr. David Berger, Constitutional lawyer Julius Grey, as well as one of my former colleagues from my days in provincial politics, Mr. John Ciaccia, MNA for Mont-Royal.

 

Upon my arrival, I took some time to mingle with those in attendance, discussing their concerns and opinions regarding the various issues facing us today. After an hour, Mr. Nicholson lead us to the dining room where we watched a videotape highlighting my career in politics, both on the provincial and federal level. This provided the basis from which an interesting discussion evolved. Those present were interested not only with my duties as a Member of Parliament and as the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, but the current situation facing Canada in terms of immigration. This provided me the chance to discuss my recent trip to Australia and New Zealand where I met with various immigration officials to learn more about their recent reforms on immigration.

 

As the evening progressed, so did the discussion, which turned towards Mr. David Berger, the former Member of Parliament for St-Henri-Westmount and Canada’s current Ambassador to Israel. After watching an informative tape examining recent events in Israel, Mr. Berger explained to us our country’s policy and position in light of these recent developments, as well as what life is truly like in that region of the world. This was quite interesting as it gave those in attendance a unique insight into something most of us only read about and see on television.

 

In closing, I would like to thank Diana and David Nicholson, and acknowledge the wonderful work they do in preparing these evenings. For example, the various videos that were shown throughout the evening were not only well prepared, but contained footage dating back a few years, as well as, some as recent as a few hours prior to the meetings. This clearly demonstrates the amount of time and work dedicated to making the discussion both interesting and entertaining. They also have a unique ability to keep the discussion going at a comfortable pace, while maintaining a certain amount of decorum I know that for myself, this proved to be both an enjoyable and insightful evening, where I had the chance to truly address the concerns of those present.

 


Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1998 13:01:14 -0400
From: sylvain henry
Organization: QuadRA Systems Corporation

Subject: Wednesday's meeting

Dianna and David Nicholson:

I just wanted to thank you for yesterday's invitation. It was an evening I wish to treasure. You are great hosts. Your idea of creating a problem-solving think tank (or mastermind group) for our society is noble and exciting. No doubt you have the power to do much good for Canada. I was quite happy to meet such prominent and interesting guests.

sylvain henry


From: "Antoinette Taddeo"
Subject: Article: Gazette
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 04:55:57 PST

Dear David and Diana,
Great article in the Gazette. I enjoyed reading it. Keep up the good work. Season's Greetings to you and your loved ones.

Antoinette Taddeo


From: FKinnelly@aol.com
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 17:44:15 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Gold and Plutonium

Dear David & Diana,

I wonder if i should turn to alchemy?? But what an interesting evening that was. I was impressed by how informed a discussion we were able to have on nazi gold. As for climate warming, I'm afraid I couldn't give a spirited defense of the US stance. I am both disappointed and frustrated by the slippage in the US commitment to control greenhouse gases. Now I see that Canada has announced its position, which seems to be about the same as - or a little weaker than - the US. I think we'll see a train wreck at Kyoto - but perhaps that's for the best. It may jar some action.

What a splendid, detailed write-up of the session! You do us far too much honor, but i shall not protest. The only trouble: I can't reach your home page. It's the first time I've tried to reach a site that's not a www page. Do you have any suggestions? I'd like very much to be able to access it - it's a great way to keep up with your sessions, and with what's going on north of us.

Take care, Yolanda & Frank


Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 22:15:19 -0400 Diana, I won't make you blush by repeating all the great things said about you and Wednesday nights--but we are heartily agreed that there is one hope for Western civilization so long as your salon allows doers and thinkers to just talk and think--rather than go through life with no more thought than a frog hopping across a pond. Best wishes. Terry David T. Jones
73622.1767@compuserve.com;
Washington, DC U.S.


From: hanoi!Piap@netnam.org.vn@postbox.anu.edu.au Date: 1 Oct 1997
17:25:16 EDT Subject: Greetings from Viet Nam

Chere Diana,
Thanks for your e-mail of 30 September. It was indeed wonderful to be back at 33 rosemount and observe that so little has changed at all! You are truly a beacon of stability in a world (and a province in particular) which seems to be buffeted by so many contrary winds... I trust you are all well and look forward to seeing all of you, and Marc of course, at Xmas time. Meilleures amities a David et a toi. Andre Saumier
Andre Saumier

hanoi, Viet Nam


Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 19:41:04 -0700
Hello, http://pages.infinit.net /westweb/Wed812-India.htm on this page you have an incorrect URL for Daily NEWS. Currently you are linking to our absolute page Our permanent page is http://www.samilan.com/news.html . This page will remain and will provide daily news for India on a permanent basis. Thank you. regards, aj

South Asian Milan
webmaster@samilan.com;
India, India


Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 17:14:10 -0400
Subject: Re: Wednesday Night Files on westweb
Hello. I have juste received your word about tomorrow on Mexico. I will be missing another great one, I'm afraid. But I did want to let you know that I am terribly impressed by the new invitation Web page and by your whole Web site for that matter. You never do things half way, don't you? All my best. Guy Lalonde
glalonde@iq.ca;
Montréal, PQ Canada


Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 00:24:16 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Wed #798 HiTech+

Wish I could make it since the subject is of great interest, but I teach on Wednesday (last lecture in my course onthe political economy of globalization) and will be in Toronto the following week at the Global Knowledge97 conference sponsored by the world bank and the C government to deliver a paper in that many ringed gab-fest circus (lots of noise signifying not much beyond something of entertainment value for those with a taste for such things). Good luck - Morris
Morris Miller
Miller2257@aol.com;


July 2,1997
According to my notes, I believe that tomorrow evening marks #800. Congratulations. The number 8, as you may know, is considered significantly lucky by many people. It significes great wealth in Chinese. As an aside, you may be interested to know that the Chinese homonyms for my name "Bar-ree" translate roughly to "rich old man" so I have something to look forward to as well. Lots of 8s to you both. May good fortune and good talk always share your table. - Barry
Barry Lazar
blazar@babylon.montreal.qc.ca;
Montreal, Babylon


Margaret Lefebvre click for big DTN photo  Margaret Lefebvre-Walker
Westmount, PQ - Le 21 Mai 97, 11:26:01 Subject: Accolades Dear D&D,
Congratulations on a truly remarkeble performance. You were magnificent! I would even venture to say that with the possible exceptionof the NDP yours was the stellar performance of the evening. You did us all proud. MML
Margaret Lefebvre
whitehallk@citenet.net (MML);


A Wednesday Night at the Nicholsons Referred by: Just Surfed On In! From: Montréal 1997-04-01 Je cesserai ma chronique la semaine prochaine à CKVL, ce qui me permettra dans les semainesà venir de me prévaloir de votre aimable invitation d'assister à vos réunions qui rappellent à certains égards les salons du siècle des lumières. Amitiés YVES MICHAUD
YVES MICHAUD
http://pages.infinit.net/westweb/sooncomewed.htm;
Montréal,


Wednesday Night Time: 1997-03-30 18:05:00
Comments: David,
you know that I only comment on those rare occasions when I have something to say. On the other hand, once again, welcome to the old codger club.
Herb Bercovitz


1997-03-28
Dear David and Diana, Thank you both very much for having made the effort,on such a special night for you, to come to the elections tonight. My victory was by the very narrow margin so every gesture of support was obviously very important. Thank you very much. Simon simon.potter


a page de WEB de Jacques Chagnon, Député 1997-03-26 For those of you who enjoy trivia and have survived St. Patrick's, today is >the Feast of St. Joseph, patron saint of carpenters (and cabinet builders?). Please join us.
Mr. T. Nicholson, I never thought that St. Joseph could have been a Cabinet builder,but it makes sense... I am sorry to be oblidge to stay in Québec city the wednesday evenings,but when I will be home in Montreal,expect me at your discussion whatever the topics could be... Truly yours, Jacques Chagnon. www.vir.com/Chagnon/ Jacques Chagnon, Député. This was the first site a Politco had .. may be close now


1997-03-26 Dear David, 14 March 97 it was mighty easy to find your page. I just put out " west" on the videotron search mechanism and there you were. Congratulations on a nice looking site and interesting links.I will explore at greater length later. Yours, Congratulation on your expanded web site. It looks wonderful. Lynne Casgrain Grey


1997-03-25 My friend Alex Weinstein has not stopped telling me how much he enjoyed Wednesday night. He has repeated how lucky I am to be included in the group, and how lucky we all are that we have you. So, on Alex'x behalf, and again for myself, I thank you for Wednesday night, the latest one and all of them.
Jan Davis

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