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Nash, Knowlton, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 26 Jun 1986, 1-14     A joint meeting with The Royal Commonwealth Society (Toronto Branch) on the Dominion of Canada Day celebration. First remarks by The Hon. Lincoln M. Alexander. The address begins with three provocati

Wilson, The Hon. Michael H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 18 Sep 1986, 15-25     A joint meeting with The Canadian Club of Toronto. Steps taken by the current Progressive Conservative Government to reach their objective of sustained economic growth and productive jobs for Canadia

Vander Zalm, The Honourable William, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 21 Jan 1987, 217-228     A joint Dinner with The Canadian Club of Toronto. The mandate given to the speaker's government. Concerns of the voters. Activities of the British Columbia government since that mandate. An assurance

Cyr, J.V. Raymond, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 29 Jan 1987, 242-249     The significance of current socio-economic changes in Canada, against the background of changes that are affecting the speaker's industry. Concern with the "increasing degree to which we, as a nation

Jackman, Henry N.R. and Marriner, Sir Neville, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 5 Feb 1987, 250-266     Mr. Jackman begins the address with some personal reminiscences and background for the topic. Remarks about Toronto as a cultural centre and the National Ballet of Canada as an internationally acclai

Wilson, The Honourable Michael, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 24 Feb 1987, 289-302     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. Some remarks about a recent meeting in Paris, in which the speaker represented Canada at a meeting of finance ministers

Nixon, The Honourable Robert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 26 Feb 1987, 303-317     Comments on the recent address by Michael Wilson, Minister for Finance for Canada. A review of the budget, described as "not exciting." Implications of the budget for Ontario. Activity as a result of

McGinnis, Lloyd R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 5 Mar 1987, 318-325     Two priorities as Chairman of the Board of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce: "Exports are of paramount importance to our future," and "Advanced technology is our only hope of meeting global competiti

Holden-Brown, Sir Derrick, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 12 Mar 1987, 326-335     A brief personal background of the speaker's involvement with Canada. Finding new areas of growth by focussing on global markets for investors. The example of McDonald's Restaurants and their busines

Pachter, Charles, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 19 Mar 1987, 336-346     Autobiographical. The experiences and personal reminiscences of the successes and failures of the speaker. Those successes and failures tend to follow the ups and downs of the economy and reflect the

Hnatyshyn, The Honourable Ray, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 24 Mar 1987, 347-357     A joint dinner with The Canadian Club of Toronto. Details of the Deschenes Commission report and the need to improve and strengthen the Canadian justice system on a continuing basis. The government's

Reuber, Grant L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 26 Mar 1987, 358-368     Trade negotiations between Canada and the United States: an agreement to be reached six months from the time of this address. Factors influencing the timetable. The nature of the last negotiations. A

Williams, Penny and Co-panelists Ken Wyman, and Susan Murray, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 2 Apr 1987, 369-382     To begin, an introduction by the speaker of the two experts she brought with her. An explanation of an expert. Some characteristics to look for: how to choose our expert. Responsibilities of the expe

Gotlieb, Allan, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1987), 9 Apr 1987, 383-394     Myths as definers and delimiters of a nation. Myths as limiters of nations, if allowed to substitute for vision. How Americans perceive or misperceive, Canada-U.S. trade. "The seven deadly myths." Th

Blancke, Harold, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 8 Nov 1951, 82-93     An explanation of the thinking that induced Celanese Corporation of America to come to Canada as an industrial citizen. The belief that Canada is destined to become a very great industrial nation. Ba

Colbourne, Maurice, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1932), 18 Feb 1932, 74-86     The immediate future of the legitimate theatre intimately dependent upon the press. Dealing with some popular misconceptions about the theatre. A slogan for the professional theatre, coined by Sir He

Lincoln, Leroy A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 16 Oct 1952, 42-54     Big government. The speaker's belief that the tendency for central government should not be encouraged. The Welfare State, and a discussion of what is meant by that. The speaker's belief in the schoo

Munro, H.F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 30 Jan 1930, 23-35     The coming Naval Disarmament Conference. The age-long question of the Freedom of the Seas to be settled between Great Britain and the United States. The origin of the present Naval Conference, and wh

MacLennan, Rev. David A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1952), 21 Feb 1952, 250-259     Waving the flag of Canada with the enthusiasm of a returning exile. The speaker's experience of living in both Canada and the United States. Perspective on Canada gained from residence and work in bo

Hellyer, The Honourable Paul T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1958), 20 Feb 1958, 211-218     How our military strength has bought us time to examine the weaknesses in our private enterprise system and to make corrections; corrections needed to make the system more workable and more attractiv