Résultats

 Nixon, Robert F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 25 Nov 1971, 84-92     Short review of the results of the recent election. Unemployment a provincial responsibility as well as federal. Suggestions for solutions: school facilities to operate year-round; set up a provincial employment program. Legislative reform. Regionalization. Centralization. Predictions of the consequences of the Ontario government's policies.

 Young, Dr. John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 2 Dec 1971, 93-105     Prices and Incomes Commission. Mandatory wage and price controls. Inflation and high unemployment. A review of a previous speech given two years previous (see "What Price for Price Stability?") and the three major topics of discussion. What happened since then and what the Commission learned from it. Exemplary material from …

 Stikeman, H. Heward, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 4 Feb 1971, 230-249     An alternative reform course to the White Paper on taxation that the speaker thinks is viable, and which emanated largely from Ontario. Looking at the tax picture today. Mr. Carter's "equity" replaced by Mr. Benson's "equity." The force of tax reformers versus public and political objections. The lack of time …

 Yaremko, The Hon. John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 21 Jan 1971, 207-219     Canada's standard of living. Poverty as a relative term. New terms for which it is important to have a clear understanding: "Social Services" and "Social Assistance," with some examples of what they mean. An examination of several existing Social Assistance programmes to see how well they meet the criteria as …

 Amory, Rt. Hon. Viscount, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 4 Mar 1971, 292-308     A few remarks about the Commonwealth and the future of the Commonwealth. The history of the Hudson Bay Company, from which the speaker has retired from being the Governor. Some personal reminiscences. The recording of the company's history in 27 volumes, with another four or five to come, and with …

 Morris, George B. Jr., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 29 Apr 1971, 400-413     An address confined to one aspect only of the broad spectrum of public interest and concern: the ongoing union-management relationship and what can be seen for that relationship during the decade of the 1970's. Quotation and reference to a paragraph which appears at the front of every General Motors national …

 Bessborough, Lord, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 25 Mar 1971, 336-352     Ladies Day. The present Government in the U.K. in favour of a policy of disengagement from intervention in industry. The abolishment of the Ministry of Technology. The abandonment of the industrial grant system in favour of tax relief and the abolishment of the Industrial Reorganization Corporation. Consequences of these actions. …

 Freedman, The Hon. Mr. Justice Samuel, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 14 Jan 1971, 196-206     What is meant by the "rule of law." Living in a time of change. Bringing about a change in the law. The permissible and the impermissible methods for bringing about a desired change in the law. The question of civil disobedience. What is NOT civil disobedience. Courtroom disruptions as a …

 Kondo, His Excellency Shinichi, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 1 Apr 1971, 353-365     The increasing trade between Japan and Canada. Factors of common interest that form natural bonds between Canada and Japan. The parallel importance of the years 1867 and 1868 to Canada and Japan. The growing trade relationship since 1954 when the Canada-Japan Trade Agreement first came into force. Some figures. Japan …

 Vanier, Dr. Jean, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 11 Feb 1971, 250-263     Ladies Day. Some of the speaker's feelings which come from the fact that he has had occasion to visit many psychiatric hospitals and in many ways is linked to the marginal ones of our society. Speaking to men in penitentiaries, and other experiences by the speaker. His role as "ambassador" …

 Mulholland, William D., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 18 Mar 1971, 324-335     A progress report on the Churchill Falls Project. Details and specifics of the Project in terms of the electrical energy that will be generated. Financial details. Construction. Standing at the halfway mark today. Monies left. Major contracts yet to be awarded. Incurred costs to date. Beginning commercial service on May …

 Woodcock, Leonard, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 22 Apr 1971, 379-389     The outcome of the General Motors negotiations of 1970 which drew such wide attention, both in the United States and in Canada. Some background and history to the strike and the negotiations. The main cause of the General Motors strike. The economic situation in the 1960's. The inflation factor. Approaches …

 Chercover, Murray, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 28 Jan 1971, 220-229     Changes which have taken place in the basic structure of the Canadian broadcasting industry, as well as in our society and in our world over the last few years. Changes in the basic legislation guiding broadcast policy: a new Broadcasting Act. More recent massive change in the regulations under which …

 Bissell, Dr. Claude T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1971), 15 Apr 1971, 366-378     Looking forward to make some predictions about the future; speaking as one about to shed responsibilities. Beginning with the problem of relating numbers to physical capacity, of determining the limitations of higher education. The sixties as the heyday of egalitarianism. The impossibility of universities absorbing increased numbers. Alternatives. Speculation concerning …

 Rinfret, Dr. Pierre A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 9 Dec 1971, 106-123     A joint meet of The Empire Club of Canada and the Toronto Society of Financial Analysis. Canadian-American relations, particularly economic. Provocative statement by President Nixon that Japan (not Canada) was America's No. 1 trading partner. Apologies to Prime Minister Trudeau. America not protectionist. Canada and America's economies tied together. A …

 Rockefeller, David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 16 Dec 1971, 124-137     A review of the underlying reasons for the deterioration in monetary conditions in recent years. Observations on the resulting strain put upon world economic ties in general, and especially between Canada and the U.S. Proposals for additional ways of restoring a more flexible monetary system. The devaluation of the U.S. …

 Macdonald, The Honourable W. Ross, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 23 Dec 1971, 138-141     Greetings from His Honour, the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. Address by Mr. Jackman with special mention of Dr. Harold Cranfield, the immediate Past President of the Empire Club of Canada. Entertainment provided by The Ontario Place Singers.

 Davis, The Honourable William, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 1 Oct 1971, 1-10     National economic policy. Suggestions for future policies. Ontario's role in determining national economic policy. A review of Ontario's current activities. Federal-provincial economic interdependence. The Ontario Advisory Committee on Confederation and new terms of reference.

 Macdonald, The Honourable Donald S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 7 Oct 1971, 11-20     The White Paper "Defence in the Seventies." Reasons for the White Paper. A framework of priorities and roles for the Canadian Forces in the Seventies. International political changes. The Cold War, how it has changed, and what it has produced. Canada's peacekeeping role. New activities and responsibilities for the Canadian …

 Bovey, Edmund C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1972), 14 Oct 1971, 21-32     A tribute to Henry Moore by Honourable John P. Robarts, Former Premier of Ontario. Mr. Bovey begins with a review of the donation by Henry Moore, then a brief history of the Art Gallery of Ontario and its various stages of development. A description of the Capital Fund Campaign and …