Résultats

 Fairbanks, Douglas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 25 Mar 1965, 290-301     The purely private view of the speaker, of Britain today. A disclaimer as an expert. The dangers of generalizing. How Britain has often been perceived by others. Her more spectacular success stories. The peaceful transformation from an Empire into the modern Commonwealth as a tribute to the virility of its …

 Hall, the Honourable Emmett M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 9 Dec 1965, 107-120     The speaker's Chairmanship of the Royal Commission on Health Services and some proposals that he and his colleagues made. The need for Canadians to be healthy physically and mentally as well as educated. The necessity that there not be any question of conflict or of priority between the needs of …

 Allen, William R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 14 Oct 1965, 23-32     The Goldenberg Report: a review, with recommendations, of prosperous, pragmatic, positive, progressive local government in Toronto. The nineteenth century formula for elected councils, with the Metropolitan Toronto area as an exemplification. What led to the creation of a metropolitan, or regional, or area municipal government here. The recommendation of a …

 Sharp, The Honourable Mitchell W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 29 Apr 1965, 336-344     The quality of Canadian life. Toronto and Montreal as the two big centres in Canada of comparable size and influence. The advantages of healthy competition between the two centres. The vigour with which French Canada is asserting itself these days. Some remarks on EXPO '67. Some comparison remarks about Montreal …

 Scully, Vincent William Thomas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 21 Oct 1965, 33-42     The Canadian steel industry and foreign capital. The gradual change away from foreign capital. A review of the four major integrated steel companies in Canada today. A brief history of steel and the steel industry. Development over the past 25 years. Canada approaching an overall self-sufficiency in iron and steel. …

 Fairley, A.L. Jr., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 22 Apr 1965, 320-331     The mineral industry, and particularly the Canadian mineral industry. An examination of the Canadian mining scene today. The growth of the industry, particularly in the past decade. The well-being of the country securely linked to the mineral industry. Mining in Canada deeply rooted in the traditions of the country. A …

 Ball, The Honourable George H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 22 Mar 1965, 278-289     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. The relations between Canada and the United States "too intimate to be easily analyzed and too complex to be taken for granted." A list of five major areas of relations. Briefly, they are: bilateral relations …

 Boyd, Lord, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 11 Nov 1965, 54-69     The current make-up of the Commonwealth. The general principle of self-government. Some panic stations and sudden and often tragic "ad hoc" decisions that, for the speaker, is in part due to the fact that "quite a large number of people have lost the will to rule, … also because of …

 Welensky, The Right Honourable Sir Roy, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 8 Apr 1965, 314-319     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. The present Government of Rhodesia and its treatment by the Government of the United Kingdom. Rhodesia's attendance at the Commonwealth Prime Minister's Conference. The issue of Rhodesia's barred attendance at the 1964 Conference. A discussion …

 Morton, Dr. William L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 28 Jan 1965, 184-195     The greatness of John A. Macdonald. Canada's reluctance to recognize its own. The "cautious mediocrity" that is Canadian. Seeing Macdonald in relation to his times. An exploration of Macdonald's times. A greater understanding of why he brought to the work of Confederation the large and national view that he did. …

 Reid, Escott, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 4 Nov 1965, 43-53     Some remarks about the speaker's background, especially with regard to India and Pakistan. The speaker's affection for India and Pakistan, and for their people. Some background to the current problems between India and Pakistan. The issue of outside economic aid and the likelihood that it will be reduced, just when …

 Frost, The Honourable Leslie M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 11 Feb 1965, 205-216     The speaker's background and involvement in education. Education as Canada's greatest problem, greatest challenge, and greatest opportunity. Changes over the last 20 years in Ontario; in education almost a revolution. Some of the changes and the factors that brought about the changes. Statistics. Comparisons of school and university population and …

 Jones, Thomas V., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 14 Jan 1965, 163-172     The broad trend of scientific effort and the aerospace industry's interest in it. A technology industry dependent to a great extent on an informed understanding of how technical effort can best be applied. The primary concern five years ago, and now. The need for each satellite to serve some specific …

 Douglas, Honourable T.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 2 Dec 1965, 94-106     The speaker's impressions from a recent trip to the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia, along with a Speaker of the House of Commons, Senator Cross, and the speaker's wife. The complexities of such impressions. Some "caveats" from the speaker about his impressions. Topics covered in this review include the economic …

 Royce, Lt. Col. E.A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 15 Dec 1965, 121-124     Christmas meeting with greetings from the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. Entertainment by the Salvation Army Danforth Songster Brigade.

 McCollum, L.F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 1 Apr 1965, 302-313     Canada as one of the most important oil countries in the world. The exciting things happening in Canada. Some of the remarkable things that are going on in the international world of oil which have a direct bearing on Canada's future. Oil and gas: a bit of history; the situation …

 Johnson, Dr. Harry G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 25 Feb 1965, 232-243     Problems of the international monetary system. The problem of gold and its international monetary role. First, an explication of the issue of the U.S. balance-of-payment deficit. The key role played by the dollar in the present international monetary system. How the system has enabled the U.S. to finance its sustained …

 Knollys, The Viscount, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1965), 4 Feb 1965, 196-204     The economic situation in Britain and its effect on their position in the world. How Britain has been modernizing and is equipping itself to be "with it" and to maintain its position not only to be effective industrially, but to have a proper and real influence in world affairs. What …

 The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 24 Jun 1965, 1-13     A Royal Visit Dinner in Honour of The Toronto Scottish Regiment and The Royal Canadian Military Institute.

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