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Sirois, Charles, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 28 Nov 1996, 246-258     What it means to be global. Ways in which we're already there, but just don't notice. 1997 to bring a tide of change in telecommunications, as it becomes truly global, as it is supposed to be. The global communications industry in the midst of the most profound changes in its ...

Parkes, David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 14 Nov 1996, 197-207     Peeved and disgruntled customers. The customer as the focus of everything done at Sprint Canada. The speaker the first to admit that since the launch of competition in the marketplace, the telecommunications industry has become more than a bit of a pain—in the media, on our phones, in our faces, ...

Manley, The Honourable John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 6 Mar 1997, 470-486     The remarkable transformation of Canada's economy and society as Canada enters a new era of global markets and an economy driven by knowledge. The rate at which companies innovate. Canadians, proven to be resilient in coping with this pace of change. The hardships of the transition. The toll taken by ...

Stephenson, Carol, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 5 Dec 1996, 268-279     A story of Albert Einstein and his annual examination where the question remained the same, but the answers were constantly changing. An analogy to the telecommunications industry which still connects people and companies, but with constantly changing solutions. Why Canada needs genuinely fair competition. Providing consumers with the greatest choice. ...

Catucci, William, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 7 Nov 1996, 184-196     An exciting time to be in the Canadian telecommunications business. Some comments about AT&T Canada Long Distance Services and its role in fostering competition in this country. A discussion follows under this heading: "Competition: Who Needs It?" The Canadian telecommunications markets. Who needs competition and why. Telecommunications technology as one ...

McLennan, John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 24 Apr 1997, 571-582     Some words on Alexander Graham Bell, and Baddeck, the town on Cape Breton Island where Bell spent the last 30 years of his life. This address proceeds under the following headings: Innovation and Breaking Paradigms; Reaching the Future; Winds of Change; Betting on the Future and on Canada; The Digital ...

Kearney, Robert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1993), 29 Apr 1993, 316-325     Canada as a leader in telecommunications. The lack of an overall vision for the industry. A move away from a utility regulated perspective toward a natural market in telecommunications. The characteristics of a natural market. A discussion of four building blocks that must be in place to achieve a more ...

Scrivener, Robert C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1969), 6 Mar 1969, 208-219     Today's economy and that of tomorrow possibly to be called the "electronic era." The telecommunications network that Canadians take for granted equal to the best in the world and used at a lesser cost than in any other country. How such a network came about and how it is used. ...

Ferchat, Robert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1996), 19 Oct 1995, 183-192     "There are no limits except those that are self-imposed." Thoughts and comments on the Quebec situation. "Breaking down the barriers that keep us from realising all the opportunities within our reach." A focus on one of those opportunities in the speaker's industry of telecommunications, particularly in the wireless world: cellular ...

Dunn, Frank A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2005), 4 Dec 2003, 109-121     Perspective regarding the global impact of today's telecommunciations industry. The speaker proceeded under the following headings: Accelerated Impact; Productivity Dividend; Emerging Markets; Broken Business Model; The Transformed Network; The Road Map

Eadie, Thomas Wardrope, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 29 Oct 1953, 41-51     A new era in the telephone industry. Telephone service sharing in that remarkable trend of the modern world—the elimination of the effects of time and distance. Aspects and details of telephone development. Direct dialing for long distance calls. New equipment to provide this service. The presentation, during the address, of ...

Vincent, Marcel, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1964), 23 Jan 1964, 186-194     The state of the Bell Company, letting the audience judge the part it plays in the state of the nation. The speaker's view that his company has an important role in the economic and social life of the country. Interest in his company's operation and its changes in response to ...

Wilson, L.R. (Red), The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1995), 24 Nov 1994, 487-500     A focus on some of the advantages, some of the good things Canada has going for it in the emerging new world—what the speaker calls "symptoms of success." Advantages of being aware of these symptoms. Three main themes and an explanation of why the speaker believes they can and will ...

McLennan, John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2004), 30 May 2002, 24-36     Canadian telecommunications. How Canada can establish itself as a global leader in the next phase of opportunity and growth in the global information and communications industries. Information-based applications, technologies, services and solutions for export to customers around the globe. Competitive carrier industry as a fundamental building block of a 21st-century ...

Monty, Jean C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 28 Sep 2000, 88-98     Some remarks about Toronto's Olympic bid and about Bell Canada. Convergence, pushing communications companies to acquire content and e-commerce capabilities, media companies to merge wiwth distributors, and entertainment conglomerates to join dot-coms at the altar of the Internet. BCE as sthe only company in Canada to have sizable stakes in ...

Hurtubise, Lionel, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1998), 6 Nov 1997, 150-167     Some key issues critical to the information technology and communications markets. Sharing the speaker's experiences as the Canadian CEO and now Chairman of a large multinational company doing great things in Canada. The lessons learned by a global company such as Ericsson about competing successfully in a business arena defined ...

Perrine, Dr. J.O., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 17 Oct 1935, 56-74     The transformation and transmittals of waves. The telephone in the classification of transportation, and how that is so. Getting the sound out of a subscriber's mouth into another subscriber's ear. Visual demonstrations of sound waves. How the microphone works. A demonstration of what is going on inside a telephone. Other ...

McIvor, Donald K., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 18 Nov 1982, 105-116     The economy and the theories of Charles Darwin. The speaker's analogy that "many of the ideas that Darwin developed to explain the workings of the organic world are quite relevant to our economic and social existence." How that is so. Some pointers to survival and future prosperity as the speaker ...

Eaton, Cyrus S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1951), 30 Nov 1950, 109-120     The ideal combination of Canada's geography, climate and resources (human and natural) affording us an unprecedented era of nationwide prosperity. The crucial question: "will Canada's leaders of government, finance, industry, agriculture and labour have the imagination and courage to adopt the bold and progressive policies required to turn Canada's boundless ...

Andras, The Honourable Robert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1979), 8 Feb 1979, 219-229     The need for a realistic perspective of what we have and what we are as a country in Canada. A presentation of a balanced perspective, particularly with regard to our economic past, present and future. International factors. The strong and weak points of our current economic situation. Response of the ...