Résultats

 Eves, The Hon. Ernie, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 3 May 2000, 1-11     Reference to the speaker's first budget five years ago. The fifth budget of the speaker as Minister of Finance. Balancing the budget as the right thing to do. How all the numbers balance. How the dollars and cents translate into human terms. Thinking in terms of human values - people …

 Cassaday, John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 11 May 2000, 12-20     One of the greatest challenges facing the Canadian broadcasting industry - going head-to-head with global giants in the digital playground. Corus Entertainment. A review of the environment in which Canadian broadcasters operate. The role Corus can play in this new environment. Thoughts on where we need to go from a …

 Penman, A. Scott; Coombs, Clive; McLachlan, Moira, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 13 Jan 2000, 239-263     Clive Coombs: The speaker's outlook on the bond market for the year ahead. Giving the bond market another look. An examination of four areas that affect the bond market over the longer run: economic growth versus inflation; the supply of bonds; central bank alertness; real yields. Summarizing remarks. What is …

 Day, The Hon. Stockwell, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 26 Jan 2000, 264-273     Some thoughts relating to provinces taking the lead in terms of determining and establishing the strength of a nation. Some historical examples of strong provinces resulting in a strong nation. Strengths coming out of Confederation. The need to commit more funds to health care, and how we can do it. …

 Romanow, The Hon. Roy, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 4 Feb 2000, 274-[284     The continuing and growing crisis in agriculture and agricultural income. Asking for fair and equitable treatment in a very unfair and inequitable economic environment. Some dollars regarding farm income. Reasons for the decline. The problem clearly stated and defined. Consequences of the ice storm. Getting our prairie grain farmers through …

 Stephenson, Carol, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 10 Feb 2000, 285-296     Some telecommunication statistics from around the world during the past hour. The communications revolution underway, but only just begun. Some of the things we'll be able to do as a result of the communications revolution and the technology that will make these development possible. An exemplary review of things we'll …

 Witts, Simon, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 17 Feb 2000, 297-302     Looking back at past predictions. The sustainable value of a technology. Substantial long-term sustained benefit from the new digital economy on the web. What senior business leaders need to do. The experience at Microsoft. How Windows 2000 can help in the digital economy to web-enable business. How Windows 2000 is …

 Manley, The Hon. John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 2 Mar 2000, 303-312     Reference to two past speeches. Three issues to be addressed: Productivity, Knowledge, and Innovation. The four themes in this year's budget speaking directory to the concerns Canadians have about health care, children, innovation and tax reduction. The Canadian economy. The world economy changing rapidly. The fundamental global change from the …

 Manning, Preston, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 9 Mar 2000, 313-320     The job of the Official Opposition. A challenge to support the Canadian Alliance. Common goals and desires of Canadians. Political obstacles that prevent the achievement of these goals and aspirations. The situation in Canada where the minority leads the majority. The common-sense advice to think big and work together. The …

 Silver, Dr. Frank, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 23 Mar 2000, 321-328     An anecdote revealing that in 1945, when Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin met to determine the boundaries of the New World, each of them was suffering from high blood pressure. All of them died from stroke, and at the time of their deaths, no medical treatment could have saved them. How …

 Clement, The Hon. Tony, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 30 Mar 2000, 329-343     Headings used in this speech: Introduction; Changes Due to Common Sense Revolution; Future Policy Challenges; Reducing Role of Government; Increasing Choices for Individuals; Choices in Education; Choices in Health Care; Choices in the Environment; Role of Direct Democracy; Conclusion. Revolutionary change. The need for politics to change and public policy …

 Frum, David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 6 Apr 2000, 344-353     Some vivid images from past decades. The documentary-maker's version of history. The world of ordinary people turned upside down in the 1970s and how that is so. A review of the 1970s and what they meant for our society and our economy. World leaders of the 1970s. The speaker's view …

 Pecaut, David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 20 Apr 2000, 354-369     The vision that the E-Business Opportunities Roundtable has put forward for Canada's leadership in the global economy. Focusing on what the Internet economy means, as opposed to the hype surrounding it. The impact of the Internet over the next five to 10 years dramatically understated. The remarkable phenomenon taking shape …

 Lievonen, Mark, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2000), 27 Apr 2000, 370-383     Aventis Pastseur as Canada's--and the world's--largest vaccine company. Former names of Aventis. Their merger as a powerful example of collaboration. The collaborative nature of Canadians. The need to embrace the collaboration among business, government and academia as a means to address and solve the problems and issues we face. How …

 Fantino, Julian, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 18 May 2000, 21-29     The role of policy in society. The speaker's sentiments on issues that relate to the role of policy in society, and more particularly, the role of police in our communities. The increasingly complex task that is policing. Traditional policing and changes in the profession. Police organisations as a constant in …

 Long, Tom, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 25 May 2000, 29-40     Comments on the front page story of "The Globe and Mail." The speaker's campaign. Some of the speaker's personal history. Some remarks about Mike Harris. Public office. Why the speaker is running for the Leadershipj. What the speaker wants to the Party and the people of the country. Challenging Canadians. …

 Lozon, Jeff, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 1 Jun 2000, 41-51     The importance of the issue of health care in Canada. Health-care ministers and their relationship with the federal government. The speaker's own experiences as Ontario's Deputy Minister of Health and Long-Term Care. Addressing a myth about health care. The long-term problem of how we will sustain the system, and why …

 Palmer, John R.V., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 8 Jun 2000, 52-63     An explanation of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. Canada's financial-sector institutions. OSFI as a legislative mandate. How the mandate, passed into law in 1996, has driven the activities of OSFI. How the OSFI has been fundamentally transformed as a result of that legislation. A new approach to …

 Manning, Preston, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 19 Jun 2000, 64-75     A discussion of the idea that eventually became the Canadian Alliance and a report on its progress. A brief update on the subject of the Canadian Alliance, its leadership contest, and the speaker's aspirations to become the leader. The aim of the Canadian Alliance. The two operational words in the …

 Letheren, Carol Anne, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2001), 22 Jun 2000, 76-84     The Olympic Village; the ways in which it is a very special place. International Olympic Day and what it means to the worldwide movement. Some details about the Canadian Olympic Association, including budget and responsibilities. The trip to Sydney. An Olympic Champion and what that means. What has kept the …