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 d'Aquino, Thomas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 13 Jan 1983, 169-182     Canada and the economy. The role and responsibilities of business in Canada's national life, and what business leaders of Canada are doing to help us recover from the deep wounds of recession. The recent report of the Social Affairs Commission of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, "Ethical Reflections on …

 Jamieson, The Hon. Don, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 21 Sep 1983, 17-18     Dinner in Honour of The Honourable Don Jamieson, Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Presided over by Brigadier General R.W. Lewis, C.D., President, Royal Canadian Military Institute. Grace. Loyal Toast. Toast to Canada and the Commonwealth. Introduction of the Guest of Honour. Address by the Guest of Honour.

 Bennett, The Honourable Claude F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 28 Apr 1983, 340-350     Examining the direction in which political forces, particularly governments, are heading in the years ahead. The new age of instant and global communications as the most obvious impact on politicians. What that means for the political process. The unsatisfactory marriage of the old and the new. Questions that must be …

 Schroeder, The Honourable Victor, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 6 Jan 1983, 160-168     Unemployment figures in Canada and the level of human tragedy represented by those figures. Economic conditions in Manitoba prior to the current recession. A critical review of the policy of the previous government in Manitoba. A list of activities undertaken by the current government when they took office in 1981. …

 Scott, The Most Reverend Edward Walter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 24 Mar 1983, 289-299     Viewing things from a Christian perspective. The speaker's personal religious beliefs. A brief review of our culture and knowledge. New possibilities brought about by new knowledge. Making choices not in the context of absolute freedom, but in the context of various possibilities that lie before us. The speaker's suggestion that …

 Lavelle, Patrick J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 20 Jan 1983, 183-195     A review of Canada's automotive industry which has been "basically profitable and competitive." The modern history of the Canadian automotive industry dating back to January, 1965 when Prime Minister Lester Pearson and President Lyndon Johnson signed the Automotive Agreement. The unchanged agreement, despite the radically changed economic environment in which …

 Taylor, Claude, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 17 Mar 1983, 280-288     Canadians missing an awful lot of what we're saying to each other; paying a very high price for that non-communication. Four basic factors which, for the speaker, underscore the need for us all to communicate more clearly and effectively: fragility, commitment, speed of change, and expectations. A discussion of each. …

 Walker, The Honourable Gordon, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 24 Feb 1983, 247-257     Competition; the tremendous opportunities that exist for Canada to compete and win in the world marketplace; the dangers that threaten that very competitiveness. A review of Canadian history, culture, advantages, and Ontario as a world-class competitor. Some statistics. Government waste. The federal deficit and debt. Canada's structural deficit accompanied by …

 Cohon, George, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 7 Apr 1983, 300-309     A description of the speaker's company, with some history and details of international operations. Why McDonald's has been so successful. Sticking to the basics: what those are. Some examples of special events days at McDonald's, which are really part of management strategy such as "national store day." McDonald's as the …

 Hillary, Sir Edmund, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 27 Jan 1983, 196-205     The unknown concept of "conservation" thirty years ago, with lots of evidence strewn over Mount Everest. The speaker's personal experiences and travels since that time. The desperate situation in Nepal and for many similar countries in the Third World. The speaker's belief that the developed countries must accept some degree …

 Aird, The Honourable John B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 15 Dec 1983, 162-169     Remarks on Christmas traditions by Mr. Derry. Seasons Greetings from the Lieutenant-Governor. A program of Christmas music sung by the Bishop Strachan School Choir.

 Timbrell, The Honourable Dennis R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 21 Apr 1983, 322-330     Some remarks on the speaker's background and current position. Major changes in agriculture. Farmers today. Agriculture as an integral part of the industrial framework of Ontario, and of Canada. The Canadian success story of agriculture in Ontario, and how that is so. The entrepreneurial instinct that animates the farm sector …

 MacInnis, J. Lyman, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 10 Feb 1983, 222-230     The unmitigated mess that is The Canadian Income Tax Act. Three facts that must be recognized in order to keep the speaker's comments in perspective: "we in Canada are subject to an income tax system that's based, in the first instance, on self-assessment"; "for decades it's been a well-established rule …

 Chrétien, The Honourable Jean, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 14 Apr 1983, 310-321     Objectives with respect to Canada's energy policy: energy security; fairness; opportunity. Meeting these objectives and what will be required to do so. The factor of OPEC price increases beginning ten years ago and how that changed the international economic order. Efforts to protect Canadian industry and consumers against sharp increases …

 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; examining our own banks in a more critical way than we have in the past. A …

 Sabbat, Dr. Kazimierz, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 10 Mar 1983, 269-279     The Polish Government in Exile: what that is, and its history; the legacy of the Second World War. The Polish Government in Exile today: purpose and tasks. The history of Poland since the end of the Second World War. What Poland, the real Poland, expects from Western countries. The Helsinki …

 Yakovlev, His Excellency Dr. Alexander N., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 3 Feb 1983, 206-221     A philosophical discussion of characters portrayed by John Wayne in American films as idols who are to be imitated "without thinking, without pondering over historical retrospectives or over the simplistic division of the world into Good and Evil" leading into a discussion of stereotypes. Cornerstones of Western politics which are …

 Walker, Michael A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 17 Feb 1983, 231-246     Some of the lessons we should learn from our recent economic experience. The speaker's belief that "unless we firmly understand the force of events which has led us to the current pass, we are very unlikely to seize the present opportunity to rebuild a more certain and more prosperous future." …

 Thatcher, The Rt. Hon. Margaret, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 27 Sep 1983, 19-34     Responsible and prudent economic policies within countries, and between countries. Economic freedom. Over-protective government. Personal responsibility and private initiative. Public expenditure as a proportion of national income. Decreasing government ownership and regulation. Personal tax reduction.

 Galbraith, John Kenneth, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 3 Oct 1983, 35-50     A consideration of policies of governments leaning towards the liberal left. Recommendations in terms of the global economy. Influences of the economic policies and performance of the U.S. on both non-Communist and Communist countries. A review of recent economic developments in the U.S. Supply-side economists. Monetary policy. Deficit financing. Social …