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McLean, S.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1910), 29 Apr 1909, 220-230     The subject of transportation as the most important single economic question in Canada today. Ways in which Canada has been re-made by its transportation facilities. Instances of the early considerat

Weinthal, Leo, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1921), 4 Nov 1920, 374-406     The promised story of the Cape to Cairo Railway and river route as it is today; a reversal of this story so that instead of taking the audience from Cape Town 7,000 miles north to the Nile and the De

Ewan, John A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1910), 3 Oct 1907, 38-42     Instances of railway accidents. The issue of railway crossings. How such crossings would be funded. The speaker's presentation of where railways have spent immense sums of money in extinguishing grad

Maclean, W.F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 5 Jan 1905, 78-84     "Public-owned Railways," or "State-owned Railways." Reasons in favour of public-owned railways. The effect of such a system on the defence of the country. The best means for a systematic development

Beatty, E.W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1920), 20 Nov 1919, 420-429     The Canadian Pacific operations within the limits of Ontario. The variety of railway traffic possibilities offered in Ontario. Ontario's share of manufactured products, with some specific figures. Wh

Green, Fred, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 24 Nov 2006, 142-155     The major impact on our economy, productivity and competitiveness that Canada's transportation system and gateways has. Both a negative and positive impact. A survey of the speaker's railway journey

Webb, Col. R.H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1927), 3 Dec 1926, 289-298     Interest in the problems of Western Canada, one of which is the Hudson Bay Railway. Interest in the development of the Hudson Route, and particularly to Port Nelson. Hudson Bay as an all-year-round r

Thornton, Sir Henry W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 10 Oct 1929, 247-257     Compliments paid to the Right Honourable Mr. Arthur Meighen and Sir Thomas White, who were materially concerned in the birth of the Canadian National Railway. Disabusing the public mind of a statemen

Thornton, Sir Henry, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1923), 11 Dec 1922, 334-339     The task to try and make our Canadian National Railways System not only pay, but also to meet the transportation requirements of the community and to become the pride of the people of Canada. Gaining

Gordon, Donald, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1951), 12 Mar 1951, 298-309     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. Some facts and background to the Canadian National Railway. The Canadian National as much more than a railway network. T