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Killanin, Lord, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1975), 24 Apr 1975, 386-399     Some background to the controversies that have plagued the Olympic Movement in recent years, particularly with regard to staging the Olympic Games. Controversies that tend to reflect problems of scal

Holloway, Susan; and Pound, Richard W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1988), 14 Jan 1988, 183-192     Richard Pound A review of the Olympic Movement and the International Olympic Committee under the presidency of Avery Brundage. The Olympics now. A history of the Olympics Games. The politics of the O

Letheren, Carol Anne, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 22 Jun 2000, 76-84     The Olympic Village; the ways in which it is a very special place. International Olympic Day and what it means to the worldwide movement. Some details about the Canadian Olympic Association, includin

Ueberroth, Peter V., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 24 Apr 1985, 455-474     Canada well represented by James Worrall and Dick Pound, two out of 80 members representing 150 nations for the Olympics. Therefore, also the best-represented country in the world. A brief review of

Henderson, Paul, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1989), 13 Apr 1989, 332-340     Now in the fourth year of a five-year quest to bring the Games of the 26th Olympiad to Toronto. The issue of finances, with an review which includes a look at some past Olympics (Montreal and Los Ang

Worrall, James, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1973), 2 Nov 1972, 71-87     The Olympic Games at Munich, 1972. Major political objectives. Contrast with the 1936 "Nazi Olympics." Costs. Security problems. The performance of the Canadian team. Selection, approach, and size of

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.