Résultats

 Heller, Dr. Walter W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1964), 17 Feb 1964, 238-254     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. An address "on the very threshold of a 20 per cent Federal income tax cut." Forecasting that the most important precondition of U.S. Canadian economic relations in 1964-65 will be satisfied. Against the backdrop of …

 Pearson, The Right Honourable Lester B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 15 Oct 1964, 35-46     The need to have institutions and procedures and symbols to emphasize our Canadian status, our separate identity as a nation. The traditional and the national factors in Canada's development. A few observations about the recent visit of the Queen to Canada. Some threats associated with that visit and how that …

 Shaw, Robert F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 3 Dec 1964, 125-137     Some details of Expo '67, and acknowledgements of co-operation with officials of the Canadian National Exhibition. What Expo '67 needs: the moral force of the nation behind it. The wish for Expo '67 to be known as a Canadian effort, not an English-Canadian or French-Canadian one. Clarification of who is …

 Laurendeau, Andre and Dunton, Davidson, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1964), 9 Apr 1964, 328-338     Andre Laurendeau: Summing up the subject of the inquiry at recent regional meetings of the Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism by asking the following questions: "These two peoples, the English-speaking and the French-speaking, can they continue to live together? Do they want to? And under what new conditions? Summing up …

 Fulton, The Honourable E. Davie, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 5 Nov 1964, 62-73     Three steps on the Confederation dialogue: to state what it is we are agreed upon, as Canadians; to discuss where it is we differ; to agree on what accommodations are to be made "in order that Canadians may harmoniously pursue national goals and give effect to a common national purpose." …

 Hilborn, Lt. Col. Robert H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 17 Dec 1964, 147-148     Christmas meeting with The Sunday Afternoon Youth Orchestra.

 Douglas-Home, The Right Honourable Sir Alec, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1964), 11 Feb 1964, 215-237     Following toasts and other formalities, Sir Alec Douglas-Home begins with a "bold proposition" that there is today a change coming over the world. The speaker offers a broad review of world politics beginning with the state of affairs between the Communist and non-Communist countries, between East and West. Then, a …

 Thomson, Peter Nesbitt, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1964), 6 Feb 1964, 204-214     The speaker's concern with recent events in Quebec, and whether, because of what is happening there, Canada is on the threshold of great and nation-shaking transitions. How the rest of the world might be looking at Canada today. How much of the turbulent change of spirit by Canada is really …

 Martin, The Honourable Paul, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1964), 2 Apr 1964, 320-327     United Nations peace-keeping operations in Cyprus. Reference to Mr. Adlai Stevenson's remarks on the era of "limited peace"; his penetrating questions about what can and must be done to ensure that the nations pursue the path of peaceful settlement of disputes. The all-important attitude of states toward war. A threat …

 Douglas, The Honourable Thomas C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1964), 16 Apr 1964, 339-350     More and more of Canada falling into foreign hands by the steady acquisition of industries and resources by American corporations. Some statistics and recent occurrences. Benefits to Canada from foreign investment. Trading relations with the United States. The problem of developing a branch plant economy in Canada. The example of …

 Townsend, Lynn A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1964), 20 Feb 1964, 255-269     A few thoughts concerning the great economic opportunity that lies ahead for the people of Canada and the people of the United States. Shared problems as economic partners. Gains for both peoples who buy and use the products of the speaker's company, more of the benefits of mass production and …

 Balcer, The Honourable Leon, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 22 Oct 1964, 45-53     The repatriation of the Constitution as a progressive move and an important step in the history of Canada. The power to amend the Constitution. Bringing the Constitution up to date through a long series of federal-provincial meetings. Securing the agreement of all the provinces to the Favreau formula. Repercussions of …

 Hart, G. Arnold, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1964), 16 Jan 1964, 177-185     Reported remarks by a number of commentators who, in recent months have suggested that Canada has turned away from the period of relatively slow growth since the mid-fifties to a period of dynamic growth which was widely predicted at the beginning of the sixties. Indications of such a turn. A …

 McCutcheon, Senator the Honourable M. Wallace, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 12 Nov 1964, 74-84     Canada's obsession with threatened American domination, cultural, political, economic: an explanation or an excuse? An exploration of this issue. Points to bear in mind about Canada's proximity to the United States: some realities. The misconceptions of the question of Canadian-American economic relations. Putting the situation in perspective. What we share. …

 Fowler, Cody, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 10 Dec 1964, 138-146     The bi-racial problem in the United States as the most serious internal problem since the Civil War. The speaker as a Southerner, and a realist. The different bi-racial problems in different parts of the country. An attempt to discuss the situation as briefly as possible in the limited time available. …

 O'Neill, Captain the Right Honourable Terence, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1964), 19 Mar 1964, 302-308     The taming of the Atlantic as the greatest and most significant factor in post-war history. The Western Alliance as one of the main foundations of world peace. The Commonwealth as another. Various "blocs." Forces of violent change at work in the world. The process of drawing together—incompatible with the maintenance …

 Blough, Roger M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 19 Nov 1964, 98-112     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. The speaker introduces the concept of a reversal of circumstances between Canada and the United States and wonders what life would be like, in order to facilitate greater understanding. A look at some of the …

 Lesage, The Honourable Jean, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 16 Nov 1964, 85-97     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. What the people of Quebec are thinking. The transition from the quiet revolution to what the speaker calls "the noisier evolution" that is taking place in Quebec today. Two problems facing Canada today: biracialism and …

 Vincent, Marcel, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1964), 23 Jan 1964, 186-194     The state of the Bell Company, letting the audience judge the part it plays in the state of the nation. The speaker's view that his company has an important role in the economic and social life of the country. Interest in his company's operation and its changes in response to …

 Leather, Sir Edwin, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1964), 12 Mar 1964, 291-301     A look back at the world 100 years ago. A critical look at the present state of the Commonwealth. The modern Commonwealth as the handiwork of Canadians and how that is so. Making the case that the Commonwealth countries today have little in common but history. The other side of …