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Lesage, The Hon. Jean, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 13 Dec 1956, 137-151     Increased awareness by Canadians of the country's natural resources. The tremendous post-war world demand for the products of land and sea, forest and mine. Causes of the unprecedented demand for Can

Sifton, Hon. Clifford, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1912), 20 Oct 1910, 57-63     The work of the Commission on Conservation with regard to the conservation of our natural resources. Living in an age of exploitation, of development. The aim of everyone to make the natural resource

Langelier, C.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1907), 18 Apr 1907, 325-336     The speaker, expressing the opinions of the mass of the French-Canadians in the matter of allegiance to Britain. French-Canadian loyalty to Britain. Various estimates of the forest area of Canada. Th

Southworth, Thomas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 26 Jan 1905, 166-175     The extent and resources of Ontario, with reference to what has been and is being done to develop those resources. Ontario's size in comparison to other parts of the world. Ontario as a business prop

MacNicol, J.R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 29 Oct 1936, 60-75     Monthly reports in reference to the continually and progressively decreasing water levels of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Waterways. Some figures. The Dominion Government finally taking note

McGillen, Pete, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 3 Apr 1952, 315-329     Some introductory remarks, then a description of the speaker's job. Some personal reminiscences and anecdotes. Conservation and what that term means. How conservation applies to each of us in the mat

Ignatieff, Nicholas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1938), 24 Feb 1938, 263-270     An outline of the two major problems which confront both the youth and the educationalist in Canada. A discussion of Canada's natural resources and how they are being developed. Conflicts between Can

Finlayson, Hon. William, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1928), 8 Dec 1927, 245-255     Support in Southern Ontario for legislation properly designed to develop the North country. Reference and acknowledgement of those in the audience who have done work in Northern Ontario. The speaker'

Franklin, Dr. Ursula, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1978), 30 Mar 1978, 347-363     The Science Council of Canada and how it operates to provide money for research. Major studies of the Council. The origins of the term "conserver society" from a report on resource management. The ne

Owl, Grey, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 12 Nov 1936, 90-102     Anecdotes and reminiscences of the speaker's experiences of travel and survival in the wilderness, and of hunger. The destruction of that great heritage of ours that lies to the north. The north coun

Fisher, John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1948), 2 Oct 1947, 29-42     The new frontiers of science and the mind. The worst cobweb of resistance to change. The genius to know how to strike the balance: what to preserve and what to cast aside. The need for a new approach

Carrel, The Honourable Frank, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1941), 30 May 1940, 1-18     The task of providing jobs for our heroes when they return from Berlin. Reference to a previous address by the speaker concerning his attempts to organize an Empire Economic League in Britain. Some f

Kelly, The Honourable John Hall, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1929), 6 Dec 1928, 282-293     The gradual driving back of the salmon with the advent of white settlers, the growth of towns and villages, and the pollution of rivers and streams. Now generally admitted that salmon, as a rule, do

Black, Robson, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1923), 10 Mar 1921, 100-113     The subject today for consideration one that covers about a million and a half square miles in area, and is about as deep as civilization itself. Two ways of looking at a tree: as poetry, or as pulp-

Love, Peter F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 8 Nov 2006, 121-131     The annual report to the government and the people of Ontario - "Ontario, a new era in electricity conservation." The creation of the Ontario Power Authority (OPA), the Conservation Bureau, and the r