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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 comm

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 devel

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 iss

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

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 ser

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 Canadi

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 thos