Résultats

 Wilson, The Hon. Michael, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 22 Jan 2007, 264-277     Promoting our national interests by working with the United States on many global and hemispheric issues. Canada and the U.s. as separate, sovereign entities - some convergences. Working together in common endeavour. Differing histories and formative experiences creating different traditions and domestic political drivers. The management of this relationship. How …

 Wilkins, The Hon. David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 1 Mar 2007, 313-324     The speaker's experience over the last 20 months that he has been in Canada. A conversation with friends rather than a formal speech, about four pressing issues. Accentuating the positive. The relationship between our two countries on the upswing. The four pressing issues: passports and the requirements of The Western …

 Thorsell, William, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 3 May 2007, 382-391     Toronto, possibly now beginning another cycle of somewhat confident creativity. Considering the generation of the 1950s. The City of Toronto in the 1950s. Recalling Toronto's then new City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square. The installation of the then-controversial sculpture by Henry Moore. More examples of new buildings in Toronto from …

 Cimolino, Antoni, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 15 Jun 2007, 465-480     Reference to Richard Monette, 14 years as Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival. The future. First, a few minutes looking at the past. A history of the Festival. Tom Patterson's vision. The Guthrie theatre. Challenges. Factors beyond control. Government funding. Approaching the future with a team of brilliant artistic directors. …

 Collins, The Most Reverend Thomas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 31 May 2007, 445-456     An Analog Church in a Digital World. Some background of the speaker. Analogy as the idea that what matters if relationship, connectedness, and context. Religion as it reflects an analog vision of reality. How people of faith see the pattern of relationship that reveal the meaning of both the material …

 Jouanneau, His Excellency H. E. Daniel, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 29 Mar 2007, 344-357     The growing importance of Toronto and Ontario for France and why that is so. Welcoming Premier McGuinty's decision to open an Ontario International Marketing Centre in the Canadian Embassy in Paris. France as an excellent gateway to the large European market. France on the eve of major political choices. Electing …

 MacMillan, Dr. Margaret, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 25 May 2007, 415-431     The speaker's book about Nixon's trip to China and why she started to write it. How that trip did make a difference in international relations. The importance of both countries. What happened as a result of that trip. Signalling the end of the Cold War. Why the trip happened. Why …

 Shannon, Kim, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 10 May 2007, 392-400     The Canadian stock market. A few of the negative and doomsday comments about the Canadian stock market. The speaker proceeded by addressing several arguments. Argument #1: Canadian equities have outperformed global indices in the last few years. This is largely due to the run up in commodity prices. Therefore, it …

 Simon, Mary, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 15 Feb 2007, 291-301     A bit of geography for those who may not be totally familiar with the Inuit regions of the Canadian Arctic. Comprehensive land claims agreements now completed in all of these Inuit regions. What that means for the Inuit. Using the capacity wisely and effectively. How we can all work together …

 Marriott, J.W. Jr., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 19 Apr 2007, 367-374     The Marriott in Canada. The speaker begins by admitting a bias towards free trade. Travel as trade too, with examples. Canada and the U.S. as each other's largest trading partners. Travel between our countries now suffering. Some facts and figures. Reasons for the suffering. The importance of security, but doesn't …

 McLachlin, The Rt. Hon. Beverley, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 8 Mar 2007, 325-335     Reference to Trudeau's just society. The expectation by Canadaisn of a just society. The speaker's perspective on justice in our courts and the challenges faced in assuring Canadian women, men and children a just and efficacious justice process. Asserting tha tcanada has a strong and healthy justice system, and how …

 Oldfield, Karen, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 22 Feb 2007, 302-312     Trading with India as Canada's next big opportunity. What has already been done at the Port of Halifax about India. Why the speaker believes India is so important for all of us. Trading already done at the Port of Halifax. The role of the Suez Canal. Asia now and continuing …

 Peoples, Akela, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 5 Jun 2007, 457-464     Introduction to the Youth in Motion's Top 20 Under 20 Award Recipients for 2007. information about Youth in Motion, a national charitable organization, which the speaker co-founded 10 years ago. The goal. The wide variety of programs that support the mission. Activities of the organization. The procedure to name the …

 Solyom, His Excellency Laszlo, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 24 Apr 2007, 375-381     Great importance of ties with Canada. Allies in NATO; economic partners based on trade relations and investment. Hungary 50 years after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Hungary as beholden to Canada for admitting 40,000 refugees who escaped from the communist dictatorship in 1956. The peaceful transition in 1989. Transition and …

 Rossi, Rocco, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 21 Jun 2007, 494-502     A Joint Meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Royal Commonwealth Society, Toronto Branch Injecting meaning into life. The "if" at the heart of "life." Sharing the speaker's dreams and their evolution. Encouraging the audience to tap into the power of their true dream. Some personal history from …

 Summerlee, Dr. Alastair J.S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 11 Jan 2007, 254-263     Beginning with a quote from Sir Winston Churchill. Three things to do today: to explain, for those who may not know, something about the history, function and the roles of the World University Service of Canada; to describe why and how the University of Guelph is involved and actively participates …

 Sorbara, The Hon. Greg, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2008), 23 Mar 2007, 336-343     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. The budget as a collective process. The budget being well received. What the speaker liked best about the budget. A budget that truly reflects the values of the people of this province. Education and health …

      A wireless future for Canada. The new iPhone – a review of features. The iPhone not yet available in Canada. The Blackberry. Canadians without access to the Blackberry and why. The wireless industry in Canada. The Canadian wireless market dominated by three very large players. Their control of the market. …

      Some opening comments from the speaker about his memories of Toronto. Some good reasons to pay a visit to Hong Kong. Commonalities in a wide variety of areas between Hong Kong and Canada. Shared beliefs and philosophies. Some statistics as trading partners. Reunification and the challenges it brought. Health and …

      An annual Toronto tradition since 1913. The advent of lieutenant-governors at the head table in 1963. Celebrating a host of multicultural holidays. The makeup of this year’s Christmas luncheon head table. Looking forward to the presentation of this year’s Empire Club Community Service Award. What the speaker hopes to achieve …