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Garson, Honourable Stuart S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1950), 19 Jan 1950, 170-182     The role of public opinion in determining the personnel, and to a large extent, the policies of government. The importance of public opinion with respect to the major issues of the day. The major issue of the relationship of the federal and provincial governments to one another, towards our constitution, ...

Porter, Hon. Dana, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 4 Oct 1951, 25-38     A look at Canada's Constitution. Reference to Sir Wilfrid Laurier's prediction that the Twentieth Century would be Canada's century. Vast changes since the early decades of the 1900's. Canada's development as a free Canada within a united Empire. One peculiarity of Canada's position: we have arrived at our present status ...

Hogg, Peter and Peterson, Donny, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1998), 9 Oct 1997, 110-120     Peter Hogg Democracy and the Charter of Rights. Posing the question: Is the Charter of Rights a bad thing? A presentation of the view that the Charter of Rights is a bad thing, and on what it is commonly based. Some illustrative examples of laws that have been struck down ...

Fulton, The Honourable E. Davie, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 5 Nov 1964, 62-73     Three steps on the Confederation dialogue: to state what it is we are agreed upon, as Canadians; to discuss where it is we differ; to agree on what accommodations are to be made "in order that Canadians may harmoniously pursue national goals and give effect to a common national purpose." ...

Balcer, The Honourable Leon, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 22 Oct 1964, 45-53     The repatriation of the Constitution as a progressive move and an important step in the history of Canada. The power to amend the Constitution. Bringing the Constitution up to date through a long series of federal-provincial meetings. Securing the agreement of all the provinces to the Favreau formula. Repercussions of ...

Thorson, J.T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1928), 10 Feb 1927, 18-28     Building a nation in this new land of Canada. Charged with a great responsibility with two functions to perform: as architects to draw the plans for a noble edifice, and as builders to carry out those plans in order that our building may endure. Using the materials at hand. Materials ...

Riddell, Hon. W.R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1910), 17 Mar 1910, 188-199     The speaker's interest in constitutional questions. The difference in the amount of time spent in discussions of constitutional questions between Canada and the United States: an interesting point of difference between two peoples largely of the same language, same origin, similar institutions and customs, and actuated by the same motives ...