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McCulley, Joseph, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 25 Apr 1957, 357-369     Some real challenges to all thinking Canadians, posed by Mr. James S. Duncan in his address to the Empire Club some four months ago, entitled "Education and the Cold War." A summary of what that spea

Jones, Oakah L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 17 Mar 1955, 226-232     Some remarks about Toronto. How a company like Consumers' Gas and Natural Gas can help to make Toronto a "city of infinite beauty." A recent finding that the cost of manufacturing gas was so costly b

Woodside, Willson, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 19 Mar 1953, 266-276     Reaction to the passing of Stalin. A discussion of Stalin through various stories about him. Who has taken control of the party and of the Soviet State; of the satellite world and of relations with C

Weeks, Edward, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 12 Oct 1955, 43-49     Some constant qualities of Canada and Canadians. Some illusions about each other (Americans and Canadians). Canada's new-found resourcefulness and her ability to speak her independent mind. Canada as

Keppel-Jones, Professor Arthur, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 15 Apr 1954, 312-321     Today the anniversary of the hardest fought election in South African history. Some background to this event. The second Nationalist victory and why it was momentous. The problem of the division of t

Linstead, Sir Hugh Nicholas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 1 Nov 1956, 51-58     What is happening in Egypt today. Why Israel, France and England are doing what they are doing. The crux of the present situation: the position of the United Nations Organization (UNO). Great Britain

Hart, George Arnold Reeve, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1958), 16 Jan 1958, 147-158     Change as the order of the day. Changes in the business scene in Canada. The current situation. Some thoughts that might serve to put current conditions into perspective. Canada's material well-being

Black, Eugene R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 9 Apr 1953, 303-314     The Commonwealth as the most important example of international cooperation in existence. The affairs of the World Bank and those of the Commonwealth intertwined at many points. The Bank itself as an

Bissell, Claude Thomas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1958), 24 Apr 1958, 317-326     The speaker's recent appointment at the University of Toronto. Some remarks about Ottawa and its development, as well as the development of all cities. City and University about to enter upon a new p

Whitehead, Commander, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 3 Nov 1955, 71-89     Automation and the development of the mechanical age. A reconsideration of the growing significance of the human factor. Mechanization and the introduction of new and fantastically powerful weapons a

Whitton, Mayor Charlotte, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 13 Nov 1952, 83-91     The fundamental liberties: freedom of conscience, of worship, of speech, of assembly, of free government by people freely chosen by free electors and how we tend to think of them as deep, abiding, se

Knowles, Stanley Howard, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 21 Mar 1957, 290-301     Some preliminary remarks about the Padlock Act and the right to freedom of discussion in Canada. Sir Lyman Duff's meaning of free discussion. The Parliament of Canada and what it is. The struggles th

McGillen, Pete, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 3 Apr 1952, 315-329     Some introductory remarks, then a description of the speaker's job. Some personal reminiscences and anecdotes. Conservation and what that term means. How conservation applies to each of us in the mat

The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1958), 19 Dec 1957, 146-146     Christmas meeting with a programme of Christmas music by The Leslie Bell Charole.

Cavell, Nik, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 4 Dec 1952, 112-128     A joint meeting with the Toronto Branch, United Nations Association in Canada. A description of the Colombo Plan. Misconceptions about the Plan. The background to its origins. The name of the Plan an

Christmas, Eric, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1950), 5 Jan 1950, 151-159     Exploding the theory that professional comedians are extremely funny people, off stage. The exacting profession that is comedy. The other fallacy concerning comedians that the man like Uncle Charlie

Rabinowitch, I.M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1958), 21 Nov 1957, 99-111     Defining the term "medical expert witness." The history of such a medical expert witness. Difficulties faced by doctors when asked to testify about their patients. Jurists taking a "dim view" of expe

Fleming, Donald M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 11 Dec 1952, 129-143     The simple matter that it now is to visit Central Europe compared with four years ago. The increasing importance of Central European affairs for every Canadian, and why. Going to Britain, Germany and

Moore, H. Napier, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 11 Oct 1956, 10-20     An explanation of the origin of the title for this address. The Suez crisis: a brief review of the situation. An answer to the question that is being asked of Eden's action in mobilizing armed streng

Bull, Henry H. and Martin, G. Arthur, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 24 Jan 1957, 181-198     A debate. Mr. Bull: The vital importance to the social structure and the body politic of the preservation of human rights in the field of Criminal law. A dispassionate examination of some human right