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Macdonald, The Honourable Donald S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 7 Oct 1971, 11-20     The White Paper "Defence in the Seventies." Reasons for the White Paper. A framework of priorities and roles for the Canadian Forces in the Seventies. International political changes. The Cold War, h

Bovey, Edmund C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 14 Oct 1971, 21-32     A tribute to Henry Moore by Honourable John P. Robarts, Former Premier of Ontario. Mr. Bovey begins with a review of the donation by Henry Moore, then a brief history of the Art Gallery of Ontario an

Ramsey, The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Arthur Michael, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 18 Oct 1971, 33-45     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. "Where are we going?" as a larger, global question addressed to the human race at large. Some universal concerns: afflue

Stanfield, The Honourable Robert L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 28 Oct 1971, 46-59     Focus on economic problems for Canada. Basic question: "What is the direction in which our economy must go if it is to provide our workers with jobs, our children with opportunities and our people wi

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.

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

Strong, Maurice F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 23 Mar 1972, 327-343     Preparation, events and issues leading up to the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, to be held in Stockholm, Sweden from June 5-16, 1972. Principal issue: global environmental proble

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 Sove

Legge, Brigadier General Bruce J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 6 Apr 1972, 359-371     Address follows the beginning of hearings and investigation into allegations against Workmen's Compensation Board members and controversial media coverage. Several topics are covered. They include "F

Evans, Dr. John R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 13 Apr 1972, 372-388     The Wright Report from the Commission on Post-Secondary Education in Ontario (a draft report). Criticism thereof, particularly from academe. A review of the Report's significance and importance. Two

Robarts, The Honourable John P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 20 Apr 1972, 400-413     Personal views and comments, with anecdotes by The Honourable John Robarts, just over one year after leaving a 20-year career in government. A view of Canada's basic problem as one of unity over a hu

Leger, His Eminence Paul-Emile, Cardinal, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 4 May 1972, 414-426     A comparison of the Ecumenism movement to a business concern. Cooperation between people and peoples. The situation in Africa. The growing gulf between the rich and the poor. What is meant by the Thi

McLuhan, Marshall H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1973), 16 Nov 1972, 105-125     A couple of jokes and comments about the function of jokes in society. A discussion of the old objective journalism and the new subjective journalism. The topic, "The End of the Work Ethic" and how i

Crombie, David E., O'Donohue, Anthony and Rotenberg, David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1973), 23 Nov 1972, 126-145     Three election campaign platform speeches for the position of Mayor of Toronto. Crombie concentrates on the future growth and development of Toronto, with attention to neighbourhoods. Rotenberg conce

Hatfield, The Honourable Richard B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1973), 30 Nov 1972, 146-156     A discussion of recent events in New Brunswick and the reporting of same in the media. The provincial government's role in dealing with those issues. The philosophy of the provincial government and i

Hartt, The Honourable Justice Patrick, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1973), 7 Dec 1972, 157-168     A discussion of the nature of law. How good law changes and changes slowly. The relationship between law and society. The need for and nature of law reform. The importance of the factor of the increa

Lewis, David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1973), 11 Jan 1973, 179-191     The NDP's role in securing an opportunity for the Liberals to govern (vis-à-vis a recent non-confidence motion). NDP priorities for the next Parliament: a decrease in unemployment; tax relief for the

Bourassa, The Honourable Robert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1973), 18 Jan 1973, 192-203     The current economic situation in Quebec. The situation of Quebec within confederation. A short review of interprovincial relations since 1867. A recent renewal of such relations as well as a discuss

Raynauld, Andre, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1973), 1 Feb 1973, 204-217     Social equality: different meanings at different times. What the speaker means by social equality now: income equality. The distribution of incomes closely associated with the degree of development o

Ryan, Claude, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1973), 8 Feb 1973, 218-232     A French-Canadian point of view. Two distinct patterns of voting in Quebec in the October election. The "distinct society" as described by Lester Pearson. Pierre Trudeau's emphasis on individual righ