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McKenna, His Excellency Mr. Frank, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2007), 29 Sep 2005, 49-61     Looking for widsom. Becoming an ambassador. Being an ambassador. The Canadian side of the U.S. relationship. This week as a week of epiphany and why. Knowing ourselves. The dysfunctional United States Government and how that is so. Party discipline in Canada and how that makes us different. Comments on the ...

Wallin, Pamela, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2004), 28 Apr 2003, 438-456     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. Some early ipressions of Canada-U.S. relations through the eyes of a still-novice diplomat. The advantages of distance. Canadians. Americans. An old joke. Some personal history and reminiscences. 9/11 and its aftermath. Journalism. Some shared values ...

Udall, Honorable Stewart L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 15 Nov 1965, 70-80     A joint meeting of The Canadian Club of Toronto and The Empire Club of Canada. Some figures to show the relationship between Canada and the United States in terms of trade. The United States' use of Canadian raw materials, with example. The four pillars of the relationship: peace, freedom, respect, ...

Moore, George S.; Currie, William M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 7 Jan 1965, 149-162     Mr. Moore Some outlooks and a few words about the speaker's views of the U.S. economy in 1965. Some predictions about 1965. Another year of economic expansion. The circumstances under which growth could continue. Favourable factors in 1965. Some problems, similar to those being experienced in Canada. What underlies the ...

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 ...

Thomson of Fleet, The Right Honourable Sir Roy Herbert, Lord, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 6 Jan 1972, 142-152     Personal views of critical issues facing the world today. Transition: a move towards larger units, groupings of national countries and of business. Personal anecdotes, examples, and illustrations of this move; also resulting effects. The Common Market. The situation between Canada and the United States. Problems with the American import surcharge. ...

Rockefeller, David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 16 Dec 1971, 124-137     A review of the underlying reasons for the deterioration in monetary conditions in recent years. Observations on the resulting strain put upon world economic ties in general, and especially between Canada and the U.S. Proposals for additional ways of restoring a more flexible monetary system. The devaluation of the U.S. ...

Rinfret, Dr. Pierre A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 9 Dec 1971, 106-123     A joint meet of The Empire Club of Canada and the Toronto Society of Financial Analysis. Canadian-American relations, particularly economic. Provocative statement by President Nixon that Japan (not Canada) was America's No. 1 trading partner. Apologies to Prime Minister Trudeau. America not protectionist. Canada and America's economies tied together. A ...

Giffin, His Excellency, Gordon, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1998), 16 Apr 1998, 415-429     Some of the speaker's memories of living here. The relationship between Canada and the United States, virtually unique in the sphere of relations between sovereign nations--how that is so, and reasons for it. Some insight into the current state of our bilateral relationship. How we can enhance this already great ...

Rockefeller, David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1981), 30 Oct 1980, 76-87     An exploration of "Canadian-U.S. trade links in the context of the current world trade situation and the problems that bear on it." Four major problems include: "world-wide instability and the global economic slowdown; the resulting pressures on global trade; the international imbalance of payments; and the growing sentiment toward protectionism ...

McLaughlin, W. Earle, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 30 Mar 1972, 344-358     Observations, opinions, and suggestions regarding Canada-U.S. Economic Relations on the following topics: Foreign Ownership; Negotiating with the U.S.; Our Dollar and Exchange Reserves; National Sovereignty. National Sovereignty is to be maintained through an open-door, natural forces attitude towards investment (both Canadian and foreign); relevant bilateral negotiations only, and by "taking ...

Turner, The Honourable John N., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 18 Nov 1971, 71-83     The problem of economic uncertainty. Two critical factors: "the difficulty in communication between government and citizen and the incessant pace of change in today's world" with a discussion of each. Examples of problems with America's policies: the 10% surcharge on imports; the nuclear test on Amchitka. Economic independence for Canada. ...

Lewis, David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 4 Nov 1971, 60-70     The state of the Canadian economy, short- and long-range prospects. Serious unemployment problems not the result of American policies and an exploration of why not. The import surcharge. Nixonomics. Creating unemployment no longer an effective policy against inflation and why. Economic planning a key ingredient and necessity. Export trade. Continentalism. ...

Gotlieb, Allan, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 9 Apr 1987, 383-394     Myths as definers and delimiters of a nation. Myths as limiters of nations, if allowed to substitute for vision. How Americans perceive or misperceive, Canada-U.S. trade. "The seven deadly myths." The difficulty of eradicating myths. Some unfortunate myths or misconceptions held by Canadians about the U.S. and about our relationship ...

Reuber, Grant L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 26 Mar 1987, 358-368     Trade negotiations between Canada and the United States: an agreement to be reached six months from the time of this address. Factors influencing the timetable. The nature of the last negotiations. A consensus of majority agreement by Canadians, with the free trade agreement. Predictions and thoughts in retrospect. Concerns. The ...

Greenberg, Maurice R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 29 Nov 1984, 170-184     Current problems in the North American economy, growing out of the inflation of the 1960s, carried to excess during the 1970s. Problems include excessive debt, high real interest rates and instability created by falling commodity prices, particularly energy. Dealing with runaway inflation at the beginning of the 1980s, and recession. ...

Romney, George, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1961), 26 Jan 1961, 195-206     Canada going through a searching reappraisal of our economic and foreign policies. Quoted in the address from a Canadian correspondent: "Canada is locked in a vital and complicated debate on the whole problem of American economic penetration and its ultimate effect on Canadian sovereignty." The speaker's assertion that such debate ...

McCutcheon, Senator the Honourable M. Wallace, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 12 Nov 1964, 74-84     Canada's obsession with threatened American domination, cultural, political, economic: an explanation or an excuse? An exploration of this issue. Points to bear in mind about Canada's proximity to the United States: some realities. The misconceptions of the question of Canadian-American economic relations. Putting the situation in perspective. What we share. ...

Telmer, Fred, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1996), 22 Feb 1996, 380-392     The speaker begins with several statements, the first of which is: "We do not have free trade with the United States." More statements, an explanation as to why the speaker makes those statements, and a detailed discussion follow. Defining a free trade agreement. Example of free trade agreements elsewhere. How ...

Funston, George Keith, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 16 Apr 1953, 315-328     Problems concerning the employment of capital in national and international channels—employment in such a manner as to secure the greatest benefit for each country and for each individual concerned. Benefits that are social, and political and economic in nature. The speaker's belief that Canada and the United States have come ...