Résultats

 Owen, David S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1967), 17 Nov 1966, 80-86     Some figures about the Canadian urban population now and in the future. Problems of urbanization. How to avoid historical pitfalls of great cities. Facing the task as a whole. Making corrections. Examples of cities with problems such as Los Angeles. Learning from the mistakes of other cities. Specific problems and …

 Randall, Hon. S.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 14 Apr 1966, 319-332     Canada's annual expenditure on foreign aid. Response to the questions "Are we getting our money's worth? Why do we give away 400 million dollars? Does it do any good? Should it be more? Should it be less? Just what is the objective?" A clarification of these points by citing some …

 Wingate, Henry S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 10 Feb 1966, 183-195     Two basic respects in which the modern world is different from what it was when we entered World War II. The first has to do with a world that has become a geographical entity due to advances in transportation and communications which have shrunk distances to a fraction and have …

 Hees, Hon. George, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 28 Apr 1966, 358-364     The Budget presented to Parliament on March 29th last and its design to reduce the inflationary pressures which have caused the wholesale price index to increase by 3.2% during the past year, and to rise by another 4% during the present year, according to the Minister's forecast. Inflationary pressure and …

 Biddell, J.L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 3 Feb 1966, 169-182     A consideration of the subject of law reform in a broad concept; a discussion as to the extent to which the business community should be taking on the responsibility to see that the government determines and adopts worthwhile economic and social objectives for Canada and does something about attaining them. …

 Wilson, The Hon. Mr. Justice John L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1967), 13 Oct 1966, 15-30     An introductory description and history of Cyprus. The speaker's belief that the real problem in Cyprus is the fear that the Turks have for the safety of their lives and property in the future. Some background to the current problem. The role of the United Nations representative or armed forces. …

 Manning, The Hon. E.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1967), 3 Nov 1966, 54-64     Canada entering its Centennial year. The circumstances under which Canadians are ending their first century. Future prospects of a strong and enduring national unity in Canada: a serious concern. The proposition from the speaker that national situations of this kind do not correct themselves. Agreeing on common goals. Two necessary …

 H.R.H. Prince Bertil of Sweden, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1967), 23 Nov 1966, 87-94     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. The annual opening of the more than 500-year-old Swedish parliament in the Hall of the Realm in Stockholm's Royal Palace as the most venerable of Sweden's official ceremonies. History and description of the ceremony. The …

 Stapells, R. Bredin, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1967), 14 Dec 1966, 134-136     Seasons Greetings from the Lieutenant Governor and performance by the Boy Choristers of St. George's College.

 Malone, Richard S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1967), 6 Oct 1966, 1-14     The rather complex subject of integration of Canada's armed forces. An exploration of some aspects of the integration issue. The speaker's support for a high degree of integration for Canada's forces, but not an all-out unification down to the level of operational or combat units. Negative consequences of such an …

 Jones, Dr. R.O., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 24 Feb 1966, 222-234     A statement regarding the attitude of the Canadian Medical Association on what is apparently one of the hottest issues in Canada at the present moment: "medicare" by which the speaker refers to the insurance of physician services to the people of Canada. The honest wish of all parties concerned to …

 Taylor, Gen. Maxwell D., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 15 Feb 1966, 196-221     The United States concern of "mesmerization" with the problem of South Viet Nam. Some surprise at the interest in the U.S. of South Viet Nam. Examples of that interest. A perspective on Viet Nam; laying out the basic problems the U.S. has in that country, what they are trying to …

 Davis, Hon. W.G. and Gérin-Lajoie, Hon. M. Paul, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 3 Mar 1966, 235-253     Mr. Gérin-Lajoie In common with Bill Davis, a determination to make education as germane as possible to today's and tomorrow's requirements of society and make of it a true agent of development. Quebec's efforts at expansion. The Department of Education's activity as the very axis on which revolves the whole …

 Armour, Stuart D., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 27 Jan 1966, 155-168     A brief history of Toronto, Kingston, and other ports along the St. Lawrence Seaway. Some statistics of use of the Seaway, particularly by ocean-going vessels. The close relationship between trade and transportation. What most people don't realize in terms of shipments of manufacturing goods, and the stature enjoyed by Toronto …

 Sauvé, Maurice, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 20 Jan 1966, 139-154     The purpose of the address to expose the audience to what some have called the "other Canada," and the programmes that have been devised in order to bridge the gulf between these two Canadas. A brief description of the two Canadas; one affluent, one inhabited by people trapped in poverty, …

 Lougheed, E.P., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 17 Mar 1966, 265-275     Where Canada is heading from the point of view of an Albertan. A brief sketch of Alberta, and the Alberta scene today. Then, a detailed response to two questions: What sort of a perspective and outlook has this new Alberta? Where Canada? The response to the second question includes a …

 Thatcher, The Hon. W. Ross, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1967), 10 Nov 1966, 65-79     Saskatchewan within the panorama of Confederation. The speaker discusses his province under the following headings: Changing Economy; History; Socialism; How Did the Experiment Succeed; Taxes; Population; Socialist Defeat; Private Enterprise Experiment; Timber; Minerals; Potash; Oil; Secondary Industry; S.P.C. Strike; Saskatchewan and Confederation; Conclusion.

 Desai, M.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1967), 8 Dec 1966, 125-133     The role of India in the Commonwealth. One of the characteristics of India, and of other countries in the Commonwealth. The origin and history of the word and concept of "Empire." A review of the birth of the Commonwealth of Nations and other events after the Second World War. India's …

 Stanfield, The Hon. Robert L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1967), 24 Nov 1966, 95-104     The speaker's personal views, not a representation of the traditional attitude of Nova Scotia towards Confederation, nor a representation of the general view in his province. Nova Scotia's traditional reservations about Confederation, with some background. Nova Scotia's viewpoint within Confederation as Mr. Macdonald saw it in 1938 (a quote) and …

 Winters, Hon. R.H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 21 Mar 1966, 276-288     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. The subject of business and Government, and a few of the speaker's current impressions. The speaker's belief that private enterprise is the economic system best able to provide the standard of living sought by Canadians; …