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Wilson, The Hon. Michael, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 22 Jan 2007, 264-277     Promoting our national interests by working with the United States on many global and hemispheric issues. Canada and the U.s. as separate, sovereign entities - some convergences. Working together in

Wilkins, The Hon. David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 1 Mar 2007, 313-324     The speaker's experience over the last 20 months that he has been in Canada. A conversation with friends rather than a formal speech, about four pressing issues. Accentuating the positive. The relati

Thorsell, William, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 3 May 2007, 382-391     Toronto, possibly now beginning another cycle of somewhat confident creativity. Considering the generation of the 1950s. The City of Toronto in the 1950s. Recalling Toronto's then new City Hall and N

Bartleman, The Hon. James K., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 14 Dec 2006, 164-169     The speaker's fifth Christmas luncheon. Highlighting the service, past and present, of Canada's military men and women as well as one of Toronto's most outstanding charity organizations. Imagining th

Cimolino, Antoni, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 15 Jun 2007, 465-480     Reference to Richard Monette, 14 years as Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival. The future. First, a few minutes looking at the past. A history of the Festival. Tom Patterson's vision. The Gut

Collins, The Most Reverend Thomas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 31 May 2007, 445-456     An Analog Church in a Digital World. Some background of the speaker. Analogy as the idea that what matters if relationship, connectedness, and context. Religion as it reflects an analog vision of rea

Jouanneau, His Excellency H. E. Daniel, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 29 Mar 2007, 344-357     The growing importance of Toronto and Ontario for France and why that is so. Welcoming Premier McGuinty's decision to open an Ontario International Marketing Centre in the Canadian Embassy in Paris.

MacMillan, Dr. Margaret, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 25 May 2007, 415-431     The speaker's book about Nixon's trip to China and why she started to write it. How that trip did make a difference in international relations. The importance of both countries. What happened as a re

Shannon, Kim, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 10 May 2007, 392-400     The Canadian stock market. A few of the negative and doomsday comments about the Canadian stock market. The speaker proceeded by addressing several arguments. Argument #1: Canadian equities have outp

Simon, Mary, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 15 Feb 2007, 291-301     A bit of geography for those who may not be totally familiar with the Inuit regions of the Canadian Arctic. Comprehensive land claims agreements now completed in all of these Inuit regions. What that

Marriott, J.W. Jr., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 19 Apr 2007, 367-374     The Marriott in Canada. The speaker begins by admitting a bias towards free trade. Travel as trade too, with examples. Canada and the U.S. as each other's largest trading partners. Travel between our

McLachlin, The Rt. Hon. Beverley, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 8 Mar 2007, 325-335     Reference to Trudeau's just society. The expectation by Canadaisn of a just society. The speaker's perspective on justice in our courts and the challenges faced in assuring Canadian women, men and ch

Oldfield, Karen, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 22 Feb 2007, 302-312     Trading with India as Canada's next big opportunity. What has already been done at the Port of Halifax about India. Why the speaker believes India is so important for all of us. Trading already done

Peoples, Akela, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 5 Jun 2007, 457-464     Introduction to the Youth in Motion's Top 20 Under 20 Award Recipients for 2007. information about Youth in Motion, a national charitable organization, which the speaker co-founded 10 years ago. The

Solyom, His Excellency Laszlo, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 24 Apr 2007, 375-381     Great importance of ties with Canada. Allies in NATO; economic partners based on trade relations and investment. Hungary 50 years after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Hungary as beholden to Canada

Pirie, Dr. Madsen, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 16 Nov 2006, 132-141     Taxes in Canada. Problems with the British tax system. Remarks on the past, present, and future. The past - privitization. The Thatcher era in Britain. How privitization in Britain affected things in

Rossi, Rocco, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 21 Jun 2007, 494-502     A Joint Meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Royal Commonwealth Society, Toronto Branch Injecting meaning into life. The "if" at the heart of "life." Sharing the speaker's dreams and their ev

Summerlee, Dr. Alastair J.S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 11 Jan 2007, 254-263     Beginning with a quote from Sir Winston Churchill. Three things to do today: to explain, for those who may not know, something about the history, function and the roles of the World University Servic

Sorbara, The Hon. Greg, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 23 Mar 2007, 336-343     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. The budget as a collective process. The budget being well received. What the speaker liked best about the budget. A budg

Tanenbaum, Joey, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 26 Oct 2006, 103-111     The history and story of the speaker's grandparents lives - how they came to Canada, how they built a business - all leading to the family's current philanthropic endeavours.