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Turner, The Rt. Hon. John N., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 30 Aug 1984, 27-43     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. An examination and an anlysis of, and possible answers to, the question "Why is it, with a country such as Canada, with

Worthington, Peter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 11 Oct 1984, 61-78     Wide-ranging address with personal anecdotes, reminiscences, opinions, suggestions and comments on a variety of topics germaine to Canada; being a Canadian, Canadian politics and the economy. Some sp

Franca, Celia, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 25 Oct 1984, 93-102     Background and history of the National Ballet School, founded under the leadership of Miss Betty Oliphant. Purpose and goals of the School. A period of trial. Economic concerns and sources. The combi

Author and Diplomat, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 8 Nov 1984, 115-125     Canadians as they are seen by others, with discussion. In NATO, and the United Nations, and in the Commonwealth, Canadians seen as having a gift for constructive compromise. Canadian smugness. How we

Kelleher, The Hon. James, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1986), 27 Feb 1986, 280-288     A review of yesterday's Federal Budget, and "the role it plays within the broad and focussed plan for economic renewal and national reconciliation that has been our Government's mission since Septemb

Grace, J. Peter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1986), 3 Mar 1986, 289-303     A meeting held jointly by The Canadian Club of Toronto and The Empire Club of Canada. A review of the speaker's study of the government with recommendations for cutting and controlling govenrment exp

Wilson, Hon. Michael H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1986), 6 Mar 1986, 304-313     A meeting held jointly by The Canadian Club of Toronto and The Empire Club of Canada. A review of the Federal Budget announced one week previous to this address. Phase One of the government's strateg

Burrough, Norman, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1986), 13 Mar 1986, 314-323     The theme of the traditional English family company. James Burrough as one of a "sadly-decreasing number of genuinely old family firms in England." A history of James Burrough, and of the speaker's p

Grossman, Larry, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1986), 20 Mar 1986, 324-335     The issue of the provincial government's drive to pass the "Health Care Accessibility Act," legislation designed to end extra-billing by Ontario physicians. The speaker's background, especially as Mi

Rodgers, F.G. (Buck), The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1986), 27 Mar 1986, 336-352     Why the book "In Search of Excellence," and the speaker's book "The IBM Way" are and will be successful. The nature of change, and how different people approach change. A detailed discussion and expl

MacLeod, J.M. "Jack", The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1986), 3 Apr 1986, 353-363     Three issues that have in common a critical need for management of change to position our industry and our country favourably for opportunities for the 1990s: volatile oil markets, national fiscal pl

Melamed, Leo, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1986), 10 Apr 1986, 364-375     The International Monetary Market (IMM) of Chicago and its economic backdrop. The IMM as the marketplace which ushered in the financial futures revolution that ultimately changed and reshaped modern

Culver, David M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1986), 17 Apr 1986, 376-386     Features of the Canadian view that the speaker suggests need to be changed. Geography: making our nation state appropriate to the new larger world arena through our policies; Canada in the no-man's l

McQueen, Rod, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 22 Nov 1984, 157-169     "We have traded a government that put us in debt for one that keeps us in the dark." A discussion of this notion, beginning with an exploration of "some of the signals to date" to "see what they mean

Taylor, Allan R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 14 Mar 1985, 377-392     Changes underway in Canada's financial system. Questions of the process of regulatory reform; will it be progress; who will benefit; government and industry involved and vocal, but what about the cus

Bailey, Sir Richard, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 11 Apr 1985, 419-433     Doulton as a household name in Canada, and why. The establishment of a company in Canada in 1956. A discussion and review of the Fine China industry, and the Royal Doulton company. Pottery as works o

Sommers, Albert T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 18 Apr 1985, 434-450     Economics as a pragmatic, empirical science and therefore one from which can be drawn generalizations and inferences from the observation of many individual episodes. A knowledge of business cycles w

Ueberroth, Peter V., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 24 Apr 1985, 455-474     Canada well represented by James Worrall and Dick Pound, two out of 80 members representing 150 nations for the Olympics. Therefore, also the best-represented country in the world. A brief review of

Kiam, Victor K. II, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 25 Apr 1985, 475-488     Varying definitions of "entrepreneur" and "entrepreneurship," including the speaker's views. The issue of whether or not entrepreneurship can be taught. New and increasing opportunities for entrepren

Francis, Diane, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 2 Oct 1986, 26-37     The speaker reviews issues addressed in her book, "Controlling Interest: Who Owns Canada?". She begins with some comparisons between Canada and the United States, and continues with a discussion of p