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Tweedsmuir, Lord, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1962), 23 Nov 1961, 69-73     Some personal reminiscences. Some observations about Canada, about Britain, and about the relationship between the two nations.

Beaudoin, The Hon. L. Rene, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 25 Oct 1956, 34-50     The history of the Speakership in England from its medieval beginning to the present modern age, following the evolution of the English Parliament itself. The Speaker in England today. Differences be

Wriston, Henry M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1953), 5 Feb 1953, 187-202     A joint meeting with The American Men's Club of Toronto. The special relationship between Canada and the United States, ever since the Rush-Bagot agreement of 1817. The two countries lying within a s

Ney, Major F.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1946), 21 Mar 1946, 298-312     The speaker's recent visit to South Africa and some personal background. Some details of the voyage itself. The European population in the Union of South Africa. A brief look at the history of the Ca

Freedman, Max, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1951), 22 Mar 1951, 310-321     A review of American foreign policy. The attitude of the American government towards India. Being "proud within the British Commonwealth of peoples, that we have brought into our community the staid

Khan, Chaudhuri Sir Muhammad Zafrulla, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1943), 17 Dec 1942, 226-238     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club. The situation in India today. The geographical, political, and religious divisions of India. India's vital position with regard to

Mead, Dr. Margaret, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 18 Apr 1957, 336-351     A clarification that the "Men" in the title refers to Mankind. A brief reference to the speaker's last trip back to the Pacific where she had previously studied a group of people 25 years ago. Observ

Trotter, Professor Reginald, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1947), 28 Nov 1946, 109-121     All free peoples now facing the fundamental problem of how to order affairs within their borders and their relations with others in such a way that freedom may endure. The survival and growth of free

MacNamara, Lieut-Colonel J.R.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1939), 26 Jan 1939, 200-213     How much the Spanish issue, both internal and external, has affected the whole world. The Spanish struggle going right back into medieval history. Now watching the spectacle of an old Spain turning i

Smiddy, His Excellency the Right Honourable Timothy A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1927), 15 Apr 1926, 159-168     Ways in which Canada is intimately bound up with the Irish Free State. The similar constitutional status of the Irish Free State with that of the Dominion of Canada. The Irish Free State, like Canada

Sauvé, Maurice, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 20 Jan 1966, 139-154     The purpose of the address to expose the audience to what some have called the "other Canada," and the programmes that have been devised in order to bridge the gulf between these two Canadas. A brief

Lacoste, Francis, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1962), 7 Dec 1961, 90-105     Peoples and Nations in a Changing World: a nose count of humanity and then a blood count. An historical and scientific look at population then, now, and in the future. Problems inherent in such popul

Diefenbaker, John C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1946), 28 Mar 1946, 313-322     A review of many of the events of the past six weeks: a pronounced growth in the development of international law, as evidenced by the trials at Neurnburg; the UNO Conference at London performed its

MacMillan, Right Hon. Hugh P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1929), 19 Sep 1928, 185-196     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club. A series of incidence in the speaker's life over the last 48 hours which together seem to him to be typical of the life of Canada.

Black, George, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1923), 6 Apr 1922, 118-130     Memories of the old Yukon. Ideas created from the sensational stories by early-day goldseekers, with some examples. Why people do not understand the Yukon. A description, including geographical featu

Pocock, The Most Rev. Philip F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1967), 2 Feb 1967, 203-210     Citizenship, democracy and freedom: an explanation by the speaker of the meaning he attaches to these words. The speaker's thesis that "democracy, properly understood, as an ideal towards which we mu

MacNicol, J.R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 29 Oct 1936, 60-75     Monthly reports in reference to the continually and progressively decreasing water levels of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Waterways. Some figures. The Dominion Government finally taking note

Neff, Garnet C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1937), 4 Feb 1937, 194-208     Opposition to immigration in principle, and opposition to immigration now. First, some words on the speaker's province of Saskatchewan. Effects of the depression, especially in the West. Arguments ag

Wrong, Prof. George M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1927), 9 Dec 1926, 299-310     The idea, sometimes expressed in Canada, that Great Britain has been standing in the way of the development of equality in respect of Canada. The speaker's belief that there is no truth in that. The

Dewhurst, Brigadier Claude, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1959), 19 Mar 1959, 274-283     "The Berlin crisis cannot be considered in isolation. … It is, in fact one of the many boils—like Korea or Lebanon—attesting to the poor health of the world, arising out of East-West competition." Ru