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Macdonald, H. Ian, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1974), 7 Feb 1974, 212-223     A short review of post-secondary institutions, particularly in the 1960's. A switch from the "quantitative revolution" to the "qualitative revolution" in education from the 1960's to the 1970's. The

Leger, His Eminence, Paul-Emile, Cardinal, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1974), 14 Feb 1974, 224-233     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. Cardinal Leger's own experiences and background working in Africa. The immense disparity between in the standard of livi

Kelso, Louis O., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1974), 21 Feb 1974, 234-249     A wide-ranging discussion or thesis on economic policy in general, and Canadian economic policy specifically. Thoughts about technological change and what it is supposed to do for us. Why Canadian bu

Saint-Pierre, The Honourable Guy, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1974), 28 Feb 1974, 250-264     The Honourable Guy Saint-Pierre declares himself to be a moderate Quebecer and a positive Canadian who "seeks continually to reinforce his faith in Federalism in order to do a better job of convincin

Rohmer, Colonel Richard, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1974), 14 Mar 1974, 276-285     A review of the Canadian government: how it is elected, how it operates, how it is structured, how policies are set, how policy decisions are implemented or executed and by whom. What Colonel Rohmer

Nicolson, David L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1974), 21 Mar 1974, 286-298     A brief description of air travel today, including costs and statistics. Factors affecting changes. How increased costs for airlines will affect fares. Profits and controls. Examples of industry chan

Kierans, Professor Eric W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1974), 28 Mar 1974, 299-307     The need for political leadership in a democratic society to interpret the needs, and the priorities assiged to those needs, of people. The difficulty of this goal in a rapidly changing environment.

Picard, Laurent, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1974), 4 Apr 1974, 308-317     A half "conventional speech" and half "general statement" in light of a recent CRTC decision regarding the CBC. Problems created when too much detailed policy is defined outside an organization. Some

Salter, Robert B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1974), 18 Apr 1974, 318-332     An address following Dr. Salter's recent four-month teaching assignment as a Visiting Professor in universities throughout the United Kingdom and South Africa. Some definitions and background to star

Davis, The Honourable William G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1974), 25 Apr 1974, 343-349     The deterrence of gross inflationary trends the major purpose of the Ontario budget. A detailed discussion of that budget follows. Some major topics include the land speculation tax and the land tran