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Emerson, R.A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 13 Jan 1966, 125-138     An outline of the critical importance of international trade to the Canadian economy and the absolute necessity of Canada being competitive in world markets if we are to sustain growth and maintain t

Nash, Knowlton, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1968), 4 Apr 1968, 396-411     Viet Nam peace moves. Optimism on the world scene in the agreement on international monetary reform. Grounds for hope and fresh approaches in Canada and the United States in the political area. Detai

Kelly, The Honourable John Hall, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1929), 6 Dec 1928, 282-293     The gradual driving back of the salmon with the advent of white settlers, the growth of towns and villages, and the pollution of rivers and streams. Now generally admitted that salmon, as a rule, do

Stewart, Walter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 3 Mar 1983, 258-268     A response to the question "Are our banks safe?" The speaker's belief that we can no longer take it for granted that Canadian banks are safe. Reasons why. The possibility of a banking collapse; exami

Morton, Dr. William L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 28 Jan 1965, 184-195     The greatness of John A. Macdonald. Canada's reluctance to recognize its own. The "cautious mediocrity" that is Canadian. Seeing Macdonald in relation to his times. An exploration of Macdonald's time

Manley, The Honourable John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 6 Mar 1997, 470-486     The remarkable transformation of Canada's economy and society as Canada enters a new era of global markets and an economy driven by knowledge. The rate at which companies innovate. Canadians, proven

Nye, Senator, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 15 Nov 1934, 118-136     The danger of war today greater than it was 30 days before the World War. Contemplating what we might do today in these distressing, depressing times, if we had what four years of war cost this world

MacDonald, Miss Sheila, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1943), 29 Oct 1942, 108-119     An "open meeting" which included women. Cultural activities in war. Understanding what culture means. Misunderstandings about culture. A definition of culture. How paying attention to culture is part

Philip, Percy James, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1945), 5 Oct 1944, 30-41     Reports on the war: a brief review of the speaker's previous addresses. The fight in the months ahead. Events over the last two months. The miracle that we have come through. Not having to give up ou

Watkins, Professor Melville, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1969), 17 Oct 1968, 15-23     The speaker declares himself to be speaking as a private citizen and that his views as expressed are personal ones. The Report on foreign ownership in the broad context of a new National Policy for C

Strachey, John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 24 Jan 1935, 216-228     The causes of modern war, I.e., what seems to have caused the last war and what the speaker is bound to say seems so very rapidly to be about to case the next war, or is causing the astonishing prepa

Angell, Sir Norman, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1932), 27 Oct 1932, 262-273     What the British Empire means now. The alternative to the old imperialism as partnership; federalism on the basis of equality. Being careful not to confuse equality and partnership. Problems with ind

Dimsdale, Mrs. Marcus, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1941), 27 Feb 1941, 370-384     Some words about England before the war. The youth lost in the last war. Old men ruling England through the last crucial years before this war—old in vision. Signs of this that the speaker has seen i

Vijayaraghavacharya, Diwan Bahadur, Sir T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1927), 7 Sep 1926, 207-213     Canada within the British Empire. India within the British Empire. An examination of India within the Empire. India's judicial service. India's Parliamentary institutions. Reaching a happy medium. Th

Atherton, The Honourable Ray, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1945), 1 Feb 1945, 256-265     International security and the principles of postwar world organization. The Dumbarton Oaks proposals. Remembering the principles of the Moscow Declaration. The wording of that document. Looking back

Tate, H.W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1950), 20 Oct 1949, 56-66     The Toronto Transportation Commission. Income and wage figures. The TTC viewed as an industry, a manufacturer of car miles and bus miles. Some statistics of production and employment. Percentage of m

Vining, Charles A.M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1935), 28 Mar 1935, 329-341     The newsprint industry and its importance to every person in the audience. Newsprint, next to wheat, as the chief commodity Canada has for sale to the world. Some dollar figures to illustrate the imp

Daniell, Raymond and Long, Tania, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 21 Jan 1954, 157-170     Tania Long: The speaker's understanding that "it is rare that meetings of this group are open to the ladies." Her hope that the members will not regret their decision to make this occasion an excepti

Will, Professor J.S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1934), 16 Feb 1934, 450-465     Throwing some light upon the events of the past week in Paris. The desire to understand other nations as one of the most significant signs of an enlarging Canadian mind. The historical relationship b

Merriman, Right Honourable Sir (Frank) Boyd, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1936), 3 Sep 1935, 19-28     Some history and background to the High Court of the Admiralty. A detailed description of the silver oar and what it symbolizes.