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Smith, Dr. Arthur J.R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 8 Jan 1970, 181-197     Thinking about the future. Thinking about the future, especially of the economic future, as a relatively new development of the past quarter century. The revolution of "looking ahead." The more immediate needs of the time prior to the last 25 years. A natural progression to thinking about post-war economies that ...

Pepin, The Honourable Jean-Luc, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 15 Jan 1970, 198-215     Three points to begin with as to why the speaker is going to address the issue of bilingualism in Canada: it is a major concern to French Canada, a positive and challenging one; that there are many misconceptions about bilingualism still existing which should be rectified; the subject is constantly ...

Guth, Dr. Wilfried, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 22 Jan 1970, 216-230     Some major, exciting, even turbulent monetary experiences over the last 12 or 18 months. Examples of the world monetary system as "not as bad as some of its critics want us to believe." Comments on events "to the extent that they provide lessons of a rather general nature for the ...

Eagleson, R. Alan, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 29 Jan 1970, 231-247     Definitions of "sport" and "business" from the Random House "Dictionary of the English Language." A review of the major leagues in sport in North America. Indications that business is booming. Examples of inflation and expansion in every sport. A detailed discussion follows, addressing the issue as to whether or not ...

McCracken, Dr. Paul W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 5 Feb 1970, 248-259     A message of confidence and optimism. Reasons for such optimism. Some real progress in trying to get the long overheated U.S. economy cooled off: why and how that was a struggle. What has been learned about the nature of economic progress. A second reason for confidence the establishment of a ...

Pullen, Captain T.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 12 Feb 1970, 260-272     A review of the controversial passage of the S.S. Manhattan. An attempt to put the "significance of last year's Arctic Tanker Test into focus." A brief review of the search for, and achievement of, a voyage through the Northwest Passage by several people and ships. The two basic routes of ...

Ryan, Claude, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 19 Feb 1970, 273-285     A slight adjustment to the topic to "some unwritten laws of Quebec's politics." Discussing the Quebec "problem" in a more factual and detached style. 1970 as an election year in the Province in Quebec. Some vital, unwritten, intangible, uneternal laws which seem to govern the politics of Quebec. The importance ...

Duncan, Sir Val, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 26 Feb 1970, 286-298     Taking stock of Canada, of "this young and virile nation, of its problems and challenges and perhaps peer a little into the future." History of the speaker's company in Canada. The development of Canada's natural resources, and the part his company played in that development. An examination of the mineral ...

Gingras, Dr. Gustave, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 5 Mar 1970, 299-310     Ladies Day. 1970-1980 declared "The Decade of Rehabilitation" by the International Society for Rehabilitation of the Disabled at the Eleventh World Congress held in Dublin, September, 1969. Projects and major objectives outlined among the finest and most constructive initiatives ever undertaken. Canadians' duty to assist in any way possible to ...

Thomson, Professor Dale C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 12 Mar 1970, 311-324     Canadian-American relations. The differences between the United States and Canada, with Canada having the positives. Some advantages to life south of the border. Two specific points made by the speaker: Canada has a distinct identity, and Canada has not lost the ability for maintaining that separate identity. Communication between the ...

Kierans, The Honourable Eric W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 19 Mar 1970, 325-343     First, an address concerning current events in the Post Office. A review of the growth and changes in the Post Office operation, addressing some very controversial issues. Then, the White Paper. A suggested approach to reform of tax structures. Some societal considerations when criticizing the White Paper. Looking at objectives ...

Wright, Dr. D.T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 26 Mar 1970, 344-358     Ladies Day. The new Commission on Post-Secondary Education: charged with considering how, most effectively, the needs of the people of Ontario for post-secondary education can be met during the next two decades. First, a look back at the accomplishments and growth of the previous two decades. Ontario formulae being used ...

Royce, Lt. Col. E.A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 2 Apr 1970, 359-371     The Ontario Securities Commission: its history, its composition, its organization, along with a description of its work and its plans for the future. First, an historical review, going back to the first securities legislation in the western countries: the Act of 1285 authorizing the licensing of stock brokers in the ...

Robarts, The Honourable John P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 9 Apr 1970, 372-389     Some of the broader aspects of the problems faced in Canada and in Ontario. The importance of the awareness of problems before solutions can be found. The need now in Canada for us to find some consensus about the kind of country that we really want. Study and determination of ...

Schmidt, Adolph W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 16 Apr 1970, 390-400     A public awareness and concern for the environment finally by 1968. Now, the time to decide what must be done, and how. The speaker makes three main points about the issue, and discusses each in detail. The first is that "if we are really serious about doing something to improve ...

Gillies, Dean James M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 23 Apr 1970, 401-414     An analysis of the situation whereby the speaker thinks Canada is doing very well in terms of management education, yet statistics show that productivity of the Canadian economy in general is about 20 per cent below that of the United States and, in manufacturing, according to the Economic Council of ...

Cameron, Robert Burns, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 30 Apr 1970, 423-432     A reference to remarks made by the Honourable G.I. Smith in his speech to the Empire Club in January of 1969 regarding the situation at Sydney Steel as of October, 1967, and the position and outlook of the company at the time of the speech. This address adds to that ...

Erhard, Dr. Ludwig, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1970), 2 Jun 1970, 433-444     A joint Meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. The need for closer ties among the nations of Europe, but a concern with the split of the still free part of Europe into two blocks: the European Economic Community and the European Free Trade ...

Lovell, Captain James A. Jr., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 18 Aug 1970, 1-26     Some remarks about Canada's participation in space missions, particularly on the first historic mission to the moon. The purpose of the United States space programme: to bring its benefits for the peaceful uses of all mankind; the kind of peaceful co-operation that has existed for generations between Canada and the ...

Hughes, The Hon. Mr. Justice S.H.S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 1 Oct 1970, 27-42     A distinction between Toryism and Imperialism in Canada. The Alaska Boundary dispute with the United States, the disappointing settlement achieved by arbitration in 1903, and the relationship of this issue to the formation of the Empire Club. Some results of this dispute and its settlement. Britain's imperial organization after the ...