Résultats

 Moore, H. Napier, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 11 Oct 1956, 10-20     An explanation of the origin of the title for this address. The Suez crisis: a brief review of the situation. An answer to the question that is being asked of Eden's action in mobilizing armed strength and rushing troops, warships and aircraft to the Mediterranean: was it wise? The political …

 Gathercole, George, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 26 Apr 1956, 365-376     Singing the praises of Ontario. Some figures to show the spectacular economic expansion of Ontario in the last decade and a half. An examination of several indicators and factors including population, consumer purchases, living standards, immigration, capital investment. Various demands that need to be met, including sewerage systems to abate …

 Borden, Henry, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 18 Oct 1956, 21-33     A twentieth century that perhaps belong to the New World—North and South America. Two countries destined to share an increasingly important part of the remainder of the century: Canada and Brazil. A shared handicap: they have not been sufficiently known to, or understood by, persons in other lands. Some amusing …

 Stewart, Andrew, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 1 Mar 1956, 246-257     A description of Australia. How it came about that the speaker had the opportunity to visit Australia as one of two representatives of the National Conference of Canadian Universities. 10 Australian universities visited. Education in Australia. The influence of the British tradition in schooling. Education as a concern of the …

 Campney, Hon. Ralph, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 12 Apr 1956, 327-340     How the times have changed, defence wise. Hope for permanent peace resting more and more on the growing unity and strength of the free nations. Dependency on the success of NATO. Canada's achievements and developments in recent years. The ability to adjust. The importance of national defence to Canada. What …

 Routley, Dr. T. Clarence, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 5 Jan 1956, 149-160     Looking at some of the problems that confront people and their doctors—in the aggregate, problems of national importance to all Canadians—problems of health and happiness without which no nation can hope to reach its optimum of accomplishment. The great strides in social security in Canada. What has prompted this ever …

 Reid, Senator Thomas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 16 Feb 1956, 207-218     The use and history of opium. Origins of the word "narcotic." The Narcotic Drug Act of the Federal Government. A look at several drugs: marihuana, opium (morphine, heroin and cocaine). Addressing the subject of heroin because it is the great drug of addicts, and it is the one that is …

 Lacoste, His Excellency Francis, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 19 Apr 1956, 341-359     One of the marks of a high civilization: the possibility of a people to claim two spiritual origins. Canada's privilege in this regard since our population is composed chiefly of two elements representative of the two strongest cultures of Europe. Canada's consciousness of this double origin, and how it impresses …

 Lesage, The Hon. Jean, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 13 Dec 1956, 137-151     Increased awareness by Canadians of the country's natural resources. The tremendous post-war world demand for the products of land and sea, forest and mine. Causes of the unprecedented demand for Canada's resources. The effect on Canada. The result of unwise exploitation of some natural resources. The development of a new …

 Diefenbaker, John G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 9 Feb 1956, 199-206     "The Spirit of Geneva" dissipated in recent months. Threats and policies of the U.S.S.R. and Krushchev. The Cold War supplanted by hot economic competition. An economic offensive everywhere in the world. The stalemate brought about by atomic weapons producing a change in the world offensive. The Communists' new Five Year …

 Linstead, Sir Hugh Nicholas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 1 Nov 1956, 51-58     What is happening in Egypt today. Why Israel, France and England are doing what they are doing. The crux of the present situation: the position of the United Nations Organization (UNO). Great Britain calling into question the whole structure of agreements, protocols, notes, schedules, undertakings that have been built since …

 Duncan, James Stuart, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 10 Dec 1956, 123-136     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada, The Canadian Club of Toronto, and the Toronto Board of Trade. The interest taken in education during the past eighteen months, and why. Canada facing an educational crisis. The importance of education to Canada's national strength and well-being. Factors impacting education …

 Beaudoin, The Hon. L. Rene, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 25 Oct 1956, 34-50     The history of the Speakership in England from its medieval beginning to the present modern age, following the evolution of the English Parliament itself. The Speaker in England today. Differences between the Speaker's position in England, and in Canada. Instances when a Speaker has taken part in a debate. Guaranteeing …

 Neville, John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 4 Oct 1956, 1-9     Impressions of the Canadian theatre. The need for Canadians to support Canadian theatre in many ways. Canada's recent participation at the world famous International Festival at Edinburgh, and the importance of that event. Difficulties encountered in Edinburgh by the Canadians. The need for Canadians to continue to go and perform …

 McEachern, Ronald A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 22 Nov 1956, 85-98     A travel story. How the speaker came to go to Russia. The open Russian door for the first time since the Second World War. Some facts about the Communist world. A detailed description of the speaker's trip, which included the following topics. Foreign visitors to Russia; tourism; the food; taking …

 Long, Professor Marcus, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 15 Mar 1956, 282-292     Speculation as to why people in the audience have come to hear an address on Ireland. A description of Ireland. What the tourist might see in Ireland. The Irish. The nature of the two religions in Ireland. The Irish attachment to religious institutions and the resulting tendency for their customs …

 Davis, Nathanael V., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 2 Feb 1956, 189-198     Shareholders of the speaker's company in Toronto and Montreal. Toronto's links with the aluminum industry. The subject of Aluminium Limited's growth and its position in international trade. The story of a group of companies, originally small subsidiaries of an American company, coming of age 27 years ago as an independent …

 Diemand, John A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 29 Mar 1956, 306-313     The search for knowledge. How the idea of the search for knowledge was applied to the speaker's business in the spring of 1955. The Insurance Company of North America's interest in Canada not new. World-wide interest in Canada. The primary objective for the operations in Canada of the Insurance Company …

 Patterson, Tom, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 15 Nov 1956, 72-84     The Stratford Festival. Some rather startling parallels with another major artistic accomplishment—The Report on the Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences—the Massey Report. Some recommendations of that report. Some achievements of the Stratford Festival. Funding and support for the Festival. Reasons for the success of …

 Gilmour, Dr. George P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 26 Jan 1956, 179-188     Reserving judgment on another nation's problems until we better understand them. A description of South Africa. History of the Afrikaner. The English-speaking settlement. The diverse groups who make up the population of South Africa. Parallels between Canadians and South Africans.: bilingualism and biculturalism; the treatment on the part of the …