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 Eisendrath, Dr. Maurice N., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 23 Feb 1956, 219-235     A discussion of what, if anything, in life is free. The "price of Brotherhood—or Peace—is far steeper than the mere words in our mouths." Our unwillingness and failure to pay the price of brotherhood in our relationships among the nations on the political front, and also in the economic sphere. …

 Smith, I. Norman, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 5 Mar 1956, 258-273     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. Some introductory remarks about Russia and the speaker's recent trip there. Response to the speaker's reports from Russia. Knowledge and ignorance: a two-way iron curtain. A summary of what the speaker reported from Russia. The …

 Bowditch, Richard L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 19 Jan 1956, 169-178     Some remarks about relations between Canada and the United States, between Americans and Canadians. The speaker's affection for Canada and Canadians. A look at the United States. Topics covered including geography; climate; the effects of geography and climate on cultural development and political thinking; the size of the country; "thinking …

 Smith, Major-General J.D.B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 22 Mar 1956, 293-305     Canada and NATO. Some of the highlights of the historical background leading up to NATO. Some of the motivating international actions which brought about its organization. How NATO is different from the classic alliances of the past. Defining NATO. Article 5 as the "hard core" of NATO. Details of NATO's …

 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 …

 Miller, Eugene, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 29 Nov 1956, 99-110     President Eisenhower's startling landslide of three weeks ago and the conditions under which he begins his second term. The Administration's program for the next four years. A program of prosperity and economic growth. What will have to be done to keep American business growing. How the Eisenhower Administration proposes to …

 Thompson, Dr. John F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 5 Apr 1956, 314-326     "A mineral deposit has no value unless the ore can be mined, refined and the resulting metal sold at a profit." Emphasizing the word "sold." Some history of the mining business going back 50 years ago when the speaker entered the field, and before that to 1883 when nickel was …

 Coyne, J.E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 27 Feb 1956, 236-245     Thinking of, and taking for granted, Canada's continued growth and economic prospects. The Royal Commission of five distinguished Canadians under the chairmanship of Walter Gordon, appointed last year to study these economic issues. Conclusion of the Commission still to come. The Commission focusing attention on our future economic opportunities and …

 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 …

 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 …

 Rauf, Dr. M.A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 12 Jan 1956, 161-168     Illuminating the new age ahead of us. The great interest in the economic activities in India. India's food situation, her effort to create new industries, her Five-Year Plan and other like subjects better appreciated than her foreign policy. Details of India's foreign policy and reasons for it. Some characteristics of …

 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 …

 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 …

 Swensrud, Sidney A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 8 Nov 1956, 59-71     Some background to the speaker's experiences in Canada. The development of oil production and transportation in Canada since the discovery of Leduc in 1947, and its significance for Canada and the world. Some history and statistics. The relative consumption of oil per capita in the U.S. compared with Canada. The …

 Students from Danforth Technical School, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 8 Mar 1956, 274-281     These addresses were followed by a musical programme offered by the Toronto Men Teachers' Choir. Algimantas V.J. Priscepionka: A summary of the events which led to the existing conditions in the Middle East. The need for change to come from the peoples involved in the conflict. Joe Werner: The Israeli …

 Jarvis, Alan, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 6 Dec 1956, 111-122     A change in the entire climate of opinion in Canada between 1938 and now with regard to the Arts and financial support for the Arts. The importance of culture and cultural resources. Evidence of Canada's coming of age culturally. Some details of the art that can be seen and enjoyed …

 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 …

 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 …

 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 …