Résultats

 Casson, A.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 14 Oct 1982, 47-58     Going back 65 years. Some personal history. The true origins of the Group of Seven ten years before the first show in 1920. Personal reminiscences including the first exhibition of the Group; how the speaker became a member; the nature of the Group; anecdotes; growing recognition of the Group; sales; …

 MacIntosh, Robert M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 9 Dec 1982, 142-155     Some historical perspective first. Then, a review of the present situation. The lack of legislation regarding foreign banks in Canada, prior to 1967. Why banking in Canada did not follow the pattern of multinational investment so evident in most industries. The Bank Act of 1967. The failure of legislation to …

 Danson, The Honourable Barnett J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 11 Nov 1982, 92-104     The term "military-industrial-complex" and what it implies. Aligning ourselves "with like-minded nations who share our values and, to an extent, our geography, and to carry our fair share of responsibility in such an alliance." The equipping of a continuously existing armed force. Opting for a reasonable balance between what we …

 Wilson, The Honourable Michael H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 7 Jan 1982, 179-193     The danger of giving ultimate responsibility for freedom to bureaucratic officers or ministers. The suggestion that this is happening in Canada. The dangers of the growth of government power. Changes that have happened in Canada over the last six years. The need for constraint of government by the private sector. …

 de Grandpré, A. Jean, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 14 Jan 1982, 194-210     The "Canadian Dream" of freedom, prosperity and opportunity for their families. Assets and blessings of Canada, including our natural resources; the parliamentary system of government; our proximity to the United States. A list of successful industries and businesses in Canada. Some liabilities, including geography, climate and demographics; unemployment and shortage …

 Bulloch, John F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 21 Jan 1982, 211-225     The speaker's opinion of the recent federal budget: it is "misguided, incompetent, arbitrary, insular, dogmatic, hasty and tyrannical." How and why the budget is all of those things. An address about why this budget has come to pass; why we have a "government which is neither by, of, nor for …

 Rae, Bob, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 28 Jan 1982, 226-236     Ontario under the Tories. An critical examination by the speaker. The current state of Ontario's economy. Deindustrialization. The cost of chronic unemployment: economic and human. A review of why Ontario is in the state it is in. Factors to explain why the truisms of the 1950s are no longer fact …

 Amiel, Barbara, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 4 Feb 1982, 237-257     "Here in Canada, in the Western world, we are inside the walls. Outside the walls are the barbarians." This is an image repeated throughout the address, to emphasize the Free World vs. the not-Free World. The speaker continues to examine the world political situation, especially with regard to countries that …

 Berton, Pierre, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 11 Feb 1982, 258-272     The term "heritage" as a popular word, and as a confusing word. An explication of what "heritage" means to the Heritage Canada Foundation, and what Heritage Day is all about. The idea of preserving our heritage, and its increased popularity. Examples of history and heritage that was not preserved. The …

 Wells, The Honourable Thomas L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 18 Feb 1982, 273-287     The imminent British Parliament bill that will become the constitution of Canada. Canadians' misunderstanding of what the constitution will mean. Clearing up some misconceptions. The beginning of a new era for Canada. The isolation of Quebec, again. The need to continue efforts to keep Quebec as an integral part of …

 McKeough, W. Darcy, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1982), 4 Mar 1982, 301-314     The way the affairs of Canadians are handled or mishandled within an antiquated government structure, and how that structure might be altered by the re-allocation of responsibilities. Problems in responsibilities being shared, or competed over, by two levels of government. An examination of the structure and how that might happen. …

 The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 29 Jun 1982, 16-16     A joint luncheon of The Empire Club of Canada and The Royal Commonwealth Society (Toronto Branch). Singing by The Grenville Christian College Choir. Chaired by Henry J. Stalder, President, The Empire Club of Canada and Sir Arthur Chetwynd, President, The Royal Commonwealth Society (Toronto Branch)

 Aird, The Honourable John B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 16 Dec 1982, 156-159     Seasons Greetings from the Lieutenant-Governor and a program of music presented by the 78th Fraser Highlanders, and by the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble.

 Macaulay, Hugh L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 21 Oct 1982, 59-67     A description of Ontario Hydro. Ontario Hydro's role to play in making Ontario's products competitive. Electricity prices. Upward and downward pressures on prices and factors that affect these pressures. Ontario Hydro's contribution to the Ontario economy over the last few years. The three megaprojects: the Pickering B, Bruce B, and …

 Lougheed, The Right Honourable Peter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 2 Jun 1982, 1-15     The need for a reassessment of current Canadian monetary policy and its relationship to interest rates. Some economic decisions Canada is facing over the next few months. Three main options and a number of related policy issues to be considered. Making a case for the second option and if not …

 Latimer, Radcliffe R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 28 Oct 1982, 68-80     Canada's relations with the United States and how we are perceived by the business, government, and investment people in that country. The speaker's interest and concern in this subject because of the international nature of the company he represents and that, as a major user of investment capital, TransCanada PipeLines …

 Clark, The Honourable Joe, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 1 Oct 1982, 27-37     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. Some employment figures, and other indicators of Canada's economy today. The speaker's conviction that he and his party are "here to cure Canada's economic problems." Setting things right, first by understanding what has gone wrong. …

 Pocklington, Peter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 4 Nov 1982, 81-91     A critical review of the current Canadian government, its activities and its leader. Suggestions to improve Canada. How to repay the national debt. Commerce. Foreign policy. Advocating that "each individual must be given the chance to develop his own life according to his own desires, according to his own aspirations, …

 McIvor, Donald K., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 18 Nov 1982, 105-116     The economy and the theories of Charles Darwin. The speaker's analogy that "many of the ideas that Darwin developed to explain the workings of the organic world are quite relevant to our economic and social existence." How that is so. Some pointers to survival and future prosperity as the speaker …

 Bata, Thomas J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 25 Nov 1982, 117-126     Speaking as a Canadian internationalist, how Canada and Canadian business might benefit from greater participation in the opportunities which this constantly more and more interdependent world presents. Some major challenges of the future. Two themes stressed: world-wide interdependence and the opportunities this creates, and the need to adapt to a …