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Pecaut, David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 20 Apr 2000, 354-369     The vision that the E-Business Opportunities Roundtable has put forward for Canada's leadership in the global economy. Focusing on what the Internet economy means, as opposed to the hype surrounding

Lievonen, Mark, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 27 Apr 2000, 370-383     Aventis Pastseur as Canada's--and the world's--largest vaccine company. Former names of Aventis. Their merger as a powerful example of collaboration. The collaborative nature of Canadians. The need t

    Some introductory quotes. The decline in the knowledge of Winston Churchill by students. Some impressive facts about Sir Winston Churchill. The number of books still written each year about him. A qu

    Technology and the talent required that makes technology a vital part of our national economy. Reference to the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity’s Report on Canada 2008 and the need it po

    This is a moderated panel. John Ibbitson acts as moderator. The address is a series of questions and answers, an exchange of views. Questions from the audience were also addressed. First question to

    NATO; its operation in Afghanistan; its future and the vital role that Canada plays in the NATO alliance. Canada’s distinguished military history. Canada’s selfless service and its commitment in Afgh

    Greetings from the more than 65,000 physician-members of the Canadian Medical Association. The speaker addressing the club as the 140th president of the CMA. The first president. The health of Canadi

    The presentation of the budget yesterday in Ottawa. Where we are and where we are going. Some reference to members of the audience. The permanent sharing of the federal gas tax. The third budget of t

Fantino, Julian, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 18 May 2000, 21-29     The role of policy in society. The speaker's sentiments on issues that relate to the role of policy in society, and more particularly, the role of police in our communities. The increasingly complex

Long, Tom, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 25 May 2000, 29-40     Comments on the front page story of "The Globe and Mail." The speaker's campaign. Some of the speaker's personal history. Some remarks about Mike Harris. Public office. Why the speaker is running for

Lozon, Jeff, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 1 Jun 2000, 41-51     The importance of the issue of health care in Canada. Health-care ministers and their relationship with the federal government. The speaker's own experiences as Ontario's Deputy Minister of Health an

Palmer, John R.V., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 8 Jun 2000, 52-63     An explanation of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. Canada's financial-sector institutions. OSFI as a legislative mandate. How the mandate, passed into law in 1996, has driv

Manning, Preston, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 19 Jun 2000, 64-75     A discussion of the idea that eventually became the Canadian Alliance and a report on its progress. A brief update on the subject of the Canadian Alliance, its leadership contest, and the speaker's a

Letheren, Carol Anne, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 22 Jun 2000, 76-84     The Olympic Village; the ways in which it is a very special place. International Olympic Day and what it means to the worldwide movement. Some details about the Canadian Olympic Association, includin

Brooker, Todd, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 13 Sep 2000, 85-87     Mr. Brooker showed a video of somme of his career highlights, reminisced about some of those events and explained that he is an arthritis victim now and is speaking out on behalf of the Arthritis Soc

Monty, Jean C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 28 Sep 2000, 88-98     Some remarks about Toronto's Olympic bid and about Bell Canada. Convergence, pushing communications companies to acquire content and e-commerce capabilities, media companies to merge wiwth distributo

Vander Laan, Hank, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 5 Oct 2000, 99-111     The safety of our drinking water. An overview of the issues countries face to ensure that safe and adequate drinking water is available. Water-protedction strategies currently used here and in other

Martin, Alderman Clive, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 19 Oct 2000, 112-118     The speaker as ambassador for the City of London. His travels. His post not to be confused with that of the Mayor of London. The City of London today. The City of London as a financial centre. Ways i

Shapiro, Dr. James, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 2 Nov 2000, 119-132     The Edmonton protocol towards a cure for diabetes. The history of diabetes and the research for a cure. The discovery of insulin. Cases diagnosed today. The cost to Canadian society. A number of choi

McCallum, John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 9 Nov 2000, 133-157     The change in the speaker's situation since he was first asked to speak. Campaigning. The marketplace as the best arbiter of economic value in our society. Canadian values that the marketplace will n