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 Sulte, Benjamin, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 14 Jan 1904, 38-42     A turning point at the moment Confederation was enacted. A Canadian sentiment in existence three centuries ago: an historical review. Creating two new Canadas. The first talk about Confederation. The key to Confederation. Canadians, joining together with a declaration of patriotism and sentiment. Other provinces coming in: British Columbia, Prince …

 Hunter, A.T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 4 Feb 1904, 61-67     Dealing with two quantities in this address: the fixed and the variable—Canada and the Canadians. Canada, with today the bulk of her lands untilled, unoccupied, unexplored and unguarded, remaining the unlocked storehouse of Nature, the unalloted prize of the ultimate masters of the world. The variables—the Canadians. Some characteristics of …

 Walker, Byron E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 28 Apr 1904, 203-216     Independence as the only future that is possible to Canadians, except that of remaining in the Empire. Ways in which we are by nature British. Ways in which we are not exactly British, especially to the Englishman. The attitude of the Englishman to our loyalty. The unfortunate tangling together of …

 Fell, Anthony S.; Rosenberg, David A.; Nagy, Miklos, CFA, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2007), 5 Jan 2006, 231-250     Anthony S. Fell. Focus on two market segments: the outlook for commodity prices in general and secondly gold prices. Focus on the longer term - five years to a decade or more. Why a long view is essential in commodities. Some facts. A positive view based on several fundamentals - …

 Vike-Freiberga, H.D. Dr. Vaira, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 21 Sep 2006, 1-12     Some personal history, as well as some history of Latvia. The League of Nations and Latvia. Latvia and the second World War. Soviet occupation. Canada as the first of the G-7 countries to resume diplomatic relations with Latvia 15 years ago. The transformation of Latvia. Latvia as a member of …

 Coleman, Professor A.P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1907), 28 Mar 1907, 267-275     The desirability of gold and reasons for it. The characteristics of gold. The value of gold. The curious and interesting bit of history as to how the gold standard should have come to its present position. The mining of gold and its immediate value; the lack of necessary processing of …

 Hunter, Captain A.T.; Champion, T.E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 22 Mar 1906, 230-236     Captain A.T. Hunter: An examination of our obligations and our means of settlement with regard to matters of Imperial defence. The three traditional forms of defence: men, money and ships. Confusion over obligations. The speaker's opposition to the idea of giving a battleship; that we should start now to constantly …

 Coleman, Professor Arthur P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1913), 29 Feb 1912, 156-166     Ontario as a mining country for a very long time, since 1815 when a little iron mine was worked on the north shore of Lake Erie. Copper mining next, about half way through the century, begun by two English companies on the north shore of Lake Huron at Bruce Mines. …

 Hunter, Captain A.T., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 15 Dec 1904, 61-67     The differences between Militia, and Militarism. A few illustrations of Militarism, which is better than defining it. The virus of Militarism in Canada. The two main requisites to prepare any nation for defence: time and money. Dollars spent in Canada on useless military things as dollars stolen from the defence …

 Coleman, Professor A.P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1906), 9 Feb 1905, 185-195     The mineral wealth of any country, dependent on its geological features. The two rather distinct parts of the geology of Ontario. The limited fuel resources from a mineral standpoint in Ontario. The vast peat deposits of Ontario. Our uncomfortable experience with peat. Our most unscientific way possible of heating our …

 Smith, Cecil B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1907), 27 Dec 1906, 131-144     An historical review, leading up to the condition of the art or science of distributing electrical energy at the present moment. The main sources of power of value in commercial and industrial life. The use of fuel one hundred years ago as applied to the development of power by steam. …

      In 1992 this Act, Bill 35, proclaimed March 24th to be Agnes Macphail Day in Ontario.

      Filling in gaps in a mystery designer’s life Source: The Toronto Star, January 25, 1986 Acquired: January 2008

      Sister Delphine gave refuge to the orphans of Toronto Source: The Toronto Star, Saturday, August 27, 1983 Acquired: January 2008

      Photos and information on Three Chiefs from Alberta Source: Donald Smith, Professor of History, University of Calgary Acquired: 1999

 James, C.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1915), 23 Jan 1914, 122-134     Instilling into the minds and thoughts, particularly of the young people of Canada, to "Know thyself; know thy country, its people, its powers and its possibilities," including the study of agriculture, its conditions, its scope, and its possibilities. Some facts of product export. An illustration to suggest that it is …

 Coleman, A.P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1924), 29 Nov 1923, 343-351     The mill-ponds which form reservoirs that provide a constant and steady flow of water in Ontario. Nothing in the world to compare with our Great Lakes. The Great Lake system as the most artificial thing of the kind I the world, and also a very temporary system. Ways in which …

 McGuinty, Dalton J.P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 20 May 1999, 19-28     The election and where the speaker wants to take the province. The importance of this election. The clear choice. Remarks on Mike Harris and his leadership of Ontario. The speaker"s parameters for strong leadership. A comparison of views between the speaker and Mike Harris. Health care and education in Ontario. …

 Churchill, Right Honourable Winston, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 203-214     The situation in Great Britain not so gloomy. A summary review of the economic position of Great Britain. Difficulties to be overcome. Great Britain growing steadily in wealth, in power, in knowledge, and in strength. The first interest of the British Empire peace. Being careful that the love of peace …

 Walker, Sir Edmund, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1923), 9 Feb 1922, 30-49     The speaker's "grand tour" of South America. Differences between North and South America. Misconceptions about the weather in South America. Reasons for climactic differences on the two continents. The misconception that South America is a continent of black people, and evidence to the contrary. The peoples of South America. Our …