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Kenney-Wallace, Geraldine, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1990), 5 Oct 1989, 31-44     The challenge faced by Canada today in the light of the rapid changes in the global market place, with a particular focus on the newly emerging economies in the Pacific Rim and the enormous investmen

Berard, Andre, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1990), 19 Apr 1990, 307-315     A warning to Canada. "If we want to build a strong Canadian identity, if we want to protect our Canadian culture, if we want to guarantee our political independence, the number one condition is the b

Holden-Brown, Sir Derrick, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 12 Mar 1987, 326-335     A brief personal background of the speaker's involvement with Canada. Finding new areas of growth by focussing on global markets for investors. The example of McDonald's Restaurants and their busines

MacEachen, The Honourable A.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1978), 9 Feb 1978, 258-272     Multilaterial trade negotiations in Geneva, including Canada and 97 other countries, which together account for nearly 95% of total world trade. Why these negotiations are so critically important. Ca

Don, Kaye, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1932), 9 Sep 1932, 211-217     The good done by international contests. A detailed description of what happened during the races for the Harmsworth Trophy. Mechanical difficulties. Giving credit to the Rolls Royce engines. The his

Pottie, Dr. Ross F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1992), 7 Feb 1991, 271-282     Canada's growing inability to compete with the rest of the world, and some reasons why that is happening. A consistent trade deficit in the higher value-added goods. Canada's rating in the last World

Charest, The Honourable Jean, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 12 Feb 1987, 267-277     Youth unemployment in Canada as a serious economic and social problem, with statistics. The difficulty for many young people to make the transition from school to work. The lack of matching of skills

Wright, Dr. Douglas T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1986), 28 Nov 1985, 160-173     Critical times for Canada as we are being challenged to develop new ways of doing things, to develop and adopt new technologies, to be far more innovative than we have ever been before. The challenge

Goldman, Calvin, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1990), 26 Oct 1989, 62-78     Remarks on the protection of competition itself in a changing global environment; an environment which is adapting to liberalized trade and increasingly global markets. A discussion of competition la

Rowan-Legg, Allan A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 5 Nov 1970, 95-106     Some introductory statements about the implications of what the speaker has to say: a recognition of a bias towards Ontario—what's good for Ontario exports is good for Canada; a preference that his r

White, Robert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 9 Feb 1984, 230-242     Signs of recovery from the recession, and who got left out. Statistics with regard to productivity, domestic processing of resources, machine production, profits, investments. Business perspectives a

Ward, Maxwell W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1973), 15 Feb 1973, 233-242     International commerce competitive despite any country's domestic policies. Attempts to fix prices and restrict international competition failed due to growth and development within the industry, esp

MacDonald, The Hon. Flora, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 28 Mar 1985, 405-418     Changes and challenges essential to the economic renewal of Canada and our success as a nation. Problems and opportunities facing Canada as discussed at the National Economic Conference in Ottawa jus

Cyr, J.V. Raymond, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 29 Jan 1987, 242-249     The significance of current socio-economic changes in Canada, against the background of changes that are affecting the speaker's industry. Concern with the "increasing degree to which we, as a nation

Straiton, John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 22 Oct 1970, 69-82     Some personal reminiscences. An illustration of how things are changing in the world. The speaker's home town, and the rest of Canada, now part of the Global Supermarket. The age of the multi-nationa