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Brittain, Horace L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 16 Mar 1933, 118-128     Stimulating thought on municipal affairs. A definition of "muddle." "Where Muddle Has Got Us." Some facts and dollar figures with regard to population of urban municipalities, taxation, and debt. "Ho

MacMillan, The Right Honourable Lord, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 11 Sep 1933, 196-205     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club. The commerce of ideas. The need for an ethical revival. Re-establishing intercommunication among the nations of the earth. Some tho

Dupre, Maurice, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 12 Jan 1933, 1-14     Every government in the world at the present time struggling with almost unbearable economic and financial difficulties. Five billion dollars found to spend on instruments of destruction. Armaments'

van Paassen, Pierre, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 29 Mar 1934, 527-540     Instances and experiences told by the speaker to illustrate the militarization of the European Continent, and the masses of hungry and destitute people he has seen. The change in Europe since 1933. C

Will, Professor J.S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 16 Feb 1934, 450-465     Throwing some light upon the events of the past week in Paris. The desire to understand other nations as one of the most significant signs of an enlarging Canadian mind. The historical relationship b

Gibbons, Dr. Herbert Adams, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 23 Mar 1933, 129-142     The speaker's frequent role as interpreter of his own country to other countries. Bringing word from the United States. Some personal references to the speaker's travels and family. The United States

Benn, The Right Honourable Wedgwood, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 26 Jan 1933, 27-40     A tribute to General Mitchell and Colonel Barker. Today Australia Day, the 31st birthday of the great Dominion of Australia. The growth of Empire on the political side as the speaker has seen it in t

Calder, Robert Louis, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 1 Mar 1934, 466-481     The question as to whether or not Quebec is a British Province. An exploration and examination of what it is that makes a country British. The test of the British quality of any country and any area.

Leacock, Professor Stephen, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 16 Feb 1933, 70-83     Facing the depression. The speaker's stand that this is a dangerous moment, a crisis. "The time has come to think. The time has come to act." What we see around us never paralleled in the world befor

Clarke, Prof. F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 16 Nov 1933, 329-342     The relationship between this vast business of education and the process we all talk about so much nowadays called "reconstruction." The idea of reconstruction and the too mechanical suggestions abou