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Hillary, Sir Edmund, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 27 Jan 1983, 196-205     The unknown concept of "conservation" thirty years ago, with lots of evidence strewn over Mount Everest. The speaker's personal experiences and travels since that time. The desperate situation in Nep

Berger, Justice Thomas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1978), 19 May 1977, 1-14     The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry: unique in that there has been an impact study before, not after a large-scale frontier project. Details of the project. Social, environmental and economic impac

Capobianco, Dr. Giacomo, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1992), 14 Feb 1991, 294-303     The readiness of Canada, the Government of Canada, and the people of Canada, for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, to be held 15 months from now, with 159 nations represen

Schmidt, Adolph W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 16 Apr 1970, 390-400     A public awareness and concern for the environment finally by 1968. Now, the time to decide what must be done, and how. The speaker makes three main points about the issue, and discusses each in deta

Hummel, Monte, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1992), 31 Oct 1991, 191-200     A presentation and slide show addressing the issues of an endangered species campaign. A description of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF): what it stands for; its aims; the activities of its internationa

Goodale, The Hon. Ralph, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1999), 1 Dec 1998, 260-270     The complex, evolving global challenge of climate change - a challenge that is both environmental and economic. The mandate from the Prime Minister for the speaker to lead the domestic implementation

Strong, the Hon. Maurice, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 3 Apr 2001, 287-300     The speaker's thoughts on the current state of the environment, what this means to Canada, and what Canadians can do about it --at home and internationally. The Stockholm Conference of 1972 that put

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

Park, Jane; Hill, Daniel; Stewart, Tarum; Godsoe, Cynthia, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1989), 9 Feb 1989, 223-233     Jane Park: remarks about the need for more concern with regard to pollution and the decline of our environment. The need for leaders to deal with these problems. Daniel Hill: remarks focussing on the

Suzuki, Dr. David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1989), 8 Dec 1988, 154-167     Anecdotal examples of the state of our environment, and of our endangered species. Indications of the extent of the problem. Our general blindness to the problems and reasons for it. Consequences of

MacInnis, Dr. Joseph, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1976), 26 Feb 1976, 301-313     Highlights of the last five years of Arctic expeditions conducted by Dr. Joseph A. MacInnis out of a small consulting company in Toronto, whose business is "ocean information." Projects ranged from d