Results

Casson, A.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 14 Oct 1982, 47-58     Going back 65 years. Some personal history. The true origins of the Group of Seven ten years before the first show in 1920. Personal reminiscences including the first exhibition of the Group; how the

MacIntosh, Robert M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 9 Dec 1982, 142-155     Some historical perspective first. Then, a review of the present situation. The lack of legislation regarding foreign banks in Canada, prior to 1967. Why banking in Canada did not follow the pattern

Danson, The Honourable Barnett J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 11 Nov 1982, 92-104     The term "military-industrial-complex" and what it implies. Aligning ourselves "with like-minded nations who share our values and, to an extent, our geography, and to carry our fair share of responsi

Wilson, The Honourable Michael H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 7 Jan 1982, 179-193     The danger of giving ultimate responsibility for freedom to bureaucratic officers or ministers. The suggestion that this is happening in Canada. The dangers of the growth of government power. Changes

de Grandpré, A. Jean, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 14 Jan 1982, 194-210     The "Canadian Dream" of freedom, prosperity and opportunity for their families. Assets and blessings of Canada, including our natural resources; the parliamentary system of government; our proximity

Bulloch, John F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 21 Jan 1982, 211-225     The speaker's opinion of the recent federal budget: it is "misguided, incompetent, arbitrary, insular, dogmatic, hasty and tyrannical." How and why the budget is all of those things. An address about

Rae, Bob, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 28 Jan 1982, 226-236     Ontario under the Tories. An critical examination by the speaker. The current state of Ontario's economy. Deindustrialization. The cost of chronic unemployment: economic and human. A review of why On

Amiel, Barbara, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 4 Feb 1982, 237-257     "Here in Canada, in the Western world, we are inside the walls. Outside the walls are the barbarians." This is an image repeated throughout the address, to emphasize the Free World vs. the not-Free W

Berton, Pierre, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 11 Feb 1982, 258-272     The term "heritage" as a popular word, and as a confusing word. An explication of what "heritage" means to the Heritage Canada Foundation, and what Heritage Day is all about. The idea of preserving o

Wells, The Honourable Thomas L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 18 Feb 1982, 273-287     The imminent British Parliament bill that will become the constitution of Canada. Canadians' misunderstanding of what the constitution will mean. Clearing up some misconceptions. The beginning of a n