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Pachter, Charles, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 19 Mar 1987, 336-346     Autobiographical. The experiences and personal reminiscences of the successes and failures of the speaker. Those successes and failures tend to follow the ups and downs of the economy and reflect the

Yost, Elwy, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 29 Apr 1982, 421-440     Autobiographical. Personal reminiscenses and anecdotes, including Hollywood personalities.

Wicks, Ben, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1979), 9 Nov 1978, 71-82     A humourous look at Canada and Canadian politics and politicians, interspersed with personal anecdotes and reminiscences. An optimistic look at Canada and Canada's potential.

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

Harron, Don, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1980), 10 Apr 1980, 333-349     A humorous, anecdotal address with many references to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

McCormack, William, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1993), 23 Jun 1992, 28-32     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Royal Commonwealth Society. Citizenship and responsibility. Personal reminiscences. The Metropolitan Police Force. What it means to be a Canadian.

Bateman, Robert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 13 Nov 1986, 114-124     Autobiographical. Mr. Bateman reminisces about his life and his art. He speaks of his development as an artist, and about specific paintings. Some remarks about protecting the environment, and dimini

Waite, Terry, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1995), 24 Apr 1995, 3-16     The theme of a journey. The journey that caused the speaker to be involved with hostages and with that particular form of terrorism. Captivity from the speaker's own experience of being in solitary c

Huston, Walter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 25 Apr 1935, 361-373     The speaker's personal reminiscences, interspersed with many anecdotes pertaining to vaudeville. Memories from the speaker's childhood. Mr. Huston's family. Some words about Miss May Irwin, one of th

Hennessey, Vice-Admiral Ralph, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1994), 11 Nov 1993, 188-196     Vice-Admiral Hennessey shares memories of the Battle of the Atlantic and his participation in it. 1993 was chosen as the 50th anniversary since May, 1943 proved to be a turning of the tide in the bat

Read, Ken, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1994), 20 Jan 1994, 266-277     Personal experiences as a skiier, and as a Canadian. What the Lillehammer Olympics mean to Canadians. The "Crazy Canuck" - what that used to mean and how the term evolved. Canadian athletic success.

Morgentaler, Dr. Henry, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1990), 12 Apr 1990, 296-306     An expression of surprise that the debate about abortion is still raging in Canada with "such passion and vigour." The clash of two opposing philosophies of life. How the abortion debate has made a p

Charlesworth, Hector, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1932), 20 Oct 1932, 250-261     The speaker's earliest recollections of the City of Toronto. The city today once divided into a large number of small municipalities. Personal anecdotes of the speaker's background, his training as a

Beny, Roloff, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 27 Oct 1983, 76-91     Personal anecdotes and reminiscences. Canada as a photographic subject. Slide show.

Diefenbaker, The Right Honourable John G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 9 Mar 1972, 296-311     Humorous and anecdotal review of Mr. Diefenbaker's experiences as a Canadian politician. A historical viewpoint with a focus on what has changed for the worse. Many topics are covered. Some highlight

Jewison, Norman F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 5 Apr 1984, 331-345     Shift in people of power to those of economic worth. A change in what Canada was to what it is; from a pioneer strength to being controlled by what we own and who sells it to us. Anecdotal personal h