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Emerson, The Hon. David L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2007), 21 Sep 2005, 16-26     Entering public life and what that was like for the speaker. The economy in Canada. A changing world and how that might effect Canada's economy. Concerns - what the speaker worried about. Ways to get ready. Anticipating threats and opportunities. Where we go from here. Where not to go. The ...

Vennat, Michel, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2002), 25 Oct 2001, 160-169     How important small business is to Canada. Small Business Week in Canada. The impact of the events of 9/11 on business. Canada's position in facing this difficult period. The excellent health of our financial institutions. The resonse of the BDC. Other influences such as the globalisation of markets and growing ...

Holding, William Frederick, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 17 Jan 1952, 185-198     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. Reference to Sir Wilfred Laurier's statement that the 20th century would belong to Canada. What Sir Laurier saw in Canada and Canadians to prompt him to make this statement. Recognition of Canada's considerable progress. Canada's ...

McCaffrey, John L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 11 Feb 1954, 191-201     The creation of a separate company to serve Canada one of the first important acts of the present International Harvester Company. The United States company formed in 1902, and International Harvester of Canada created just one year later, in 1903. The Hamilton works of the Canadian company this year completing ...

Van Lennep, Emile, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1974), 22 Oct 1973, 57-69     A brief history and review of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) since its inception in 1961. Characteristics of the 24 member countries (including Canada). A discussion of market economies. Two major themes of this address are: "the major changes that are at present under way in our ...

White, Robert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 9 Feb 1984, 230-242     Signs of recovery from the recession, and who got left out. Statistics with regard to productivity, domestic processing of resources, machine production, profits, investments. Business perspectives about the recession and the recovery. Comments on various political statements, phrases and policies, such as "internationally competitive," "export orientation," "free trade," "high tech," ...

Caplan, David L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1999), 19 Nov 1998, 228-239     Some meaningful dialogue about Canada's future economic prospects. Some views about where the speaker thinks we are headed, or where we ought to be headed. Turbulence and uncertainty clouding the near-term outlook. The urgent need for Canada to continue to become less dependent on commodities and better-known for its world-class ...

d'Aquino, Thomas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 13 Jan 1983, 169-182     Canada and the economy. The role and responsibilities of business in Canada's national life, and what business leaders of Canada are doing to help us recover from the deep wounds of recession. The recent report of the Social Affairs Commission of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, "Ethical Reflections on ...

Beigie, Carl E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 8 Oct 1981, 21-35     A brilliant economic future for Canada, only if the disciplines of harsh reality are realized, and steps taken in the near term to restore reasonable balance to the economic system. The policy of monetary gradualism embarked upon six years ago. The basic goal to bring down inflation a failure. Problems ...

Dobson, Wendy, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 4 Dec 1986, 162-174     The underlying issue to the proposal by Canada's government to negotiate a trade agreement with the United States government: "Canada's ability to respond to the changed global economic environment in ways that ensure future growth in Canadians' living standards." Some of the major changes that have occurred in the world ...

Bonner, Robert W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1975), 21 Nov 1974, 114-125     Why 1975 will be a "significant and dramatic year in our contemporary history." Since 1971, a period of "considerable material prosperity joined with a period of not inconsiderable inflation." The results of those factors. The contemplation of a recession. Four considerations that might affect our conventional thinking about material progress: ...

Young, Dr. John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 30 Oct 1969, 80-90     This address begins with a series of questions, the first one being "What price, then, must we pay for price stability?" and continuing, "What will it cost us individually and, as a nation, to bring the present inflation under control?" "And once this inflation has been brought under control, what ...

DeYoung, H. George, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1963), 18 Apr 1963, 275-288     The complex nature of productivity. The effect on productivity of the economies of scale. Measuring competitive ability by the value added to the finished goods per employee in a manufacturing firm. Figures from Canada. The optimum sized industry as the criteria of contribution to productivity. The attribute of specialization and ...

Templeton, Sir John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1996), 15 May 1995, 12-25     The economic aspect of change. Living in a period of prosperity. Some comparisons from 50 years ago. Canada's rank as first in the world in terms of the quality of life. Achievements in Canada over the last 25 years. Indications of improved quality of life. The increasing acceptance of the ...

Duncan, Sir Val, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 26 Feb 1970, 286-298     Taking stock of Canada, of "this young and virile nation, of its problems and challenges and perhaps peer a little into the future." History of the speaker's company in Canada. The development of Canada's natural resources, and the part his company played in that development. An examination of the mineral ...

Diefenbaker, Right Honourable John G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1963), 11 Feb 1963, 165-175     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada, The Canadian Club of Toronto and The Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto. The speaker's views regarding certain issues facing Canada, its economic and also some of its international relations. A comparison between running a business and running the government. Showing ...

Barkway, Michael, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1963), 8 Nov 1962, 63-69     Causes and cures of Canada's economic crisis. The need for a longer view and a deeper diagnosis than we are getting from either politicians or economists. The issue of foreign capital. The dangers and the costs of continuing dependency of foreign capital. Signs that the Government is aware both of ...

Smith, Arthur J.R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1963), 1 Nov 1962, 49-62     An increase in the interest in economic planning. The establishment of a national economic development board. The possible nature, objectives, scope of such a board. The need for greater understanding about the possibilities of economic planning under such a board. This address a "somewhat provocative scratching of the surface of ...

Argue, Hazen, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 4 Feb 1960, 187-195     The rate of growth of industrial capacity of the Soviet Union. "The Growth of Soviet Economic Power" as published by the Canadian-American Committee, sponsored by the National Planning Association of the U.S.A., and the Private Planning Association of Canada. The speaker addresses this concern under the following headings: Why Are ...

Coyne, J.E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 27 Feb 1956, 236-245     Thinking of, and taking for granted, Canada's continued growth and economic prospects. The Royal Commission of five distinguished Canadians under the chairmanship of Walter Gordon, appointed last year to study these economic issues. Conclusion of the Commission still to come. The Commission focusing attention on our future economic opportunities and ...