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Wicks, Ben, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1979), 9 Nov 1978, 71-82     A humourous look at Canada and Canadian politics and politicians, interspersed with personal anecdotes and reminiscences. An optimistic look at Canada and Canada's potential.

Roman, Stephen B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1979), 16 Nov 1978, 83-91     A discussion of the speaker's perspective on the present trends in the exercise of political power. Comments on the legitimate use of power, with a review of various views. Canadian Prime Ministers i

Adams, The Rt. Hon. J.M.G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1979), 23 Nov 1978, 92-105     Historical links between Barbados and Canada. The shift in the balance of importance between islands and mainland over the centuries. Trade relations between Barbados and Canada. The Canadian Nationa

Lyon, the Honourable Sterling R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1979), 30 Nov 1978, 106-115     A critical review of some federal government policies: excessive deficits, regulative interferences such as the Foreign Investment Review Agency, taxation on resource industries that ignore the risks

Desbarats, Peter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1979), 7 Dec 1978, 116-131     Mr. Desbarats' comments and thoughts about Canada, and the Quebec referendum. Subjects addressed include: Pessimism about Canada and its causes; a view of our standard of living by the average citize

Eltis, Walter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1979), 11 Jan 1979, 155-178     The structural problems of the economies in Britain and Canada. Some basic comments on how economy works. The element of surplus and the government-financed non-market sector. Government spending on

Ford, Sir John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1979), 15 Feb 1979, 230-238     Personal ideas about Britain and Canada in the post-imperial era, dating from 1945. The differences in the Commonwealth before then, and after. Main differences include the emergence of the Soviet Un