Résultats

 Eves, The Honourable Ernie, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 10 May 1996, 1-10     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. Reference to the length of the Budget Speech and how only part of it was covered by television. The message sent to Ontarians through the budget. The speaker's government keeping its promises. Cutting taxes to …

 Grandy, Robert; Olsson, Philip, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 17 Oct 1996, 150-162     Robert Grandy The most important capital markets development of the 1990s as the trend for Canadian issuers to raise more and more of their financing outside Canada, particularly in the United States. The significance of this for the major Canadian investment banks and their bank owners. A discussion of this …

 Tobin, The Honourable Brian, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 19 Nov 1996, 208-218     An issue that should concern all Canadians: why the Churchill Falls agreement must be re-negotiated. Three things to realise about the agreement: it was arrived at in an unfair way; Hydro-Quebec has reaped unconscionable windfall profits; the Churchill Falls project is not viable under the current agreement. An explanation of …

 Goodenough, Anthony, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 19 Sep 1996, 61-70     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and the British Canadian Chamber of Trade and Commerce. A focus on three questions: why should Europe matter to Canada; what is happening in Europe and where is the EU going; Britain is the gateway to Europe, why? Several topics are …

 Fraser, Andrew, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 24 Oct 1996, 163-170     The strength of the historical, institutional and commercial ties between Canada and the United Kingdom (U.K.) providing a foundation for the high levels of industrial investment in both directions. The attraction of the U.K. as a base for Canadian companies in Europe, and of Canada as a base for British …

 The Honourable Douglas Young, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 2 Dec 1996, 259-267     Identifying the developments that are likely to shape the challenges for global security in the initial years of the next century. Evidence of geopolitical manoeuvering with the United States, Russia, China and the European Community, among others, re-evaluating their roles in an uncertain world: a short review. A number of …

 Wedderburn, Dr. Dorothy, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 3 Oct 1996, 111-124     The pride that Canadians feel for their national health service, similar to that felt by the British people for their national health-care system. The principles on which the original National Health Service (NHS), founded in 1945, rested on; the four major tenets: that it should be a comprehensive service; that …

 Hunkin, John; Gemmell, Robert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 10 Oct 1996, 125-137     John Hunkin A response to the question "Can Canadian banks survive in the Global arena?" The current unpopularity of bankers. The basic criteria for survival. A better question: "How many Canadian banks will equip themselves for the challenge of the global marketplace?" and the speaker's response. The global choice made …

 Jackman, The Honourable Henry N.R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 12 Dec 1996, 290-293     Greetings and message from the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario who is reaching the end of his term. Introduction of the Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir by Julie Hannaford.

 Manning, Preston, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 25 Nov 1996, 231-245     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. The need for a fresh start for Canada, and how it may be brought about. This address proceeds under the following headings: Historical Precedents; Key Questions; Key Questions for the Leaders of Toronto and Ontario; …

 Simpson, Jeffrey, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1997), 31 Oct 1996, 171-183     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. 1973 as the start of what the speaker has called in his book "The Anxious Years," a collection of columns that deals with the Mulroney and Chrétien years and which tries to suggest in various …

 Martin, David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1996), 18 Apr 1996, 485-498     The speaker as a professional working in Ontario's health-care sector, as a decision maker, as a consumer of health-care services, and as a taxpayer. An appreciation of Ontario health-care system, and a knowledge that restructuring and reform are lagging behind other jurisdictions. A look at Ontario's system, how much has …

 Wilson, The Hon. Jim, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1996), 26 Apr 1996, 499-511     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. The government of Ontario's new directions for health care, priorities for change and the audience's role in making these changes happen. The government's commitment to maintaining health-care funding at $17.4 billion. Working to improve the …

 Brownridge, Alan; Hirsch, Veronika; Reed, Donald, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1996), 18 Jan 1996, 315-330     Veronika Hirsch. "Timing is everything." Turning bullish after the 1995 Quebec referendum and the possibility of another one by late 1997. The speaker's predictions that the TSE 300 Index will reach 6000 sometime this year and that gold will break out of its narrow reading range and reach $492.50 before …

 Tonks, Allan, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1996), 25 Jan 1996, 331-346     An allegorical story about resistance to change and the tension between stability and change. The need for stability in the face of inevitable and unremitting change. A parable for all who have a stake in the future of Greater Toronto. The final report of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Task …

 Anderson, George D., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1996), 1 Feb 1996, 347-357     Reference to the 1992 review of the legislation governing Canada's financial institutions by the federal government, and the upcoming review in 1997. The debate on possible reforms as it is taking shape. The possibility that it is taking the wrong shape, a narrow debate about banks selling insurance rather than …

 Jenkins, Kevin, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1996), 8 Feb 1996, 359-368     Toronto as the number-one airline hub in the country. An attempt to balance some perceptions. First, Canadian Airlines' role in professional sports in Toronto. Second, the company's actual competitive position as a lot more impressive than one might think. Details, description and history of Canadian Airlines. Airlines industry prospects as …

 Schultz, Robert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1996), 15 Feb 1996, 369-379     Two issues the speaker will address: "the concentration of banks' power in our financial system and; means of levelling the playing field between bank and non-bank players." Expectations of the 1997 white paper from the Department of Finance in Ottawa on the regulation of financial services in Canada. How it …

 Telmer, Fred, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1996), 22 Feb 1996, 380-392     The speaker begins with several statements, the first of which is: "We do not have free trade with the United States." More statements, an explanation as to why the speaker makes those statements, and a detailed discussion follow. Defining a free trade agreement. Example of free trade agreements elsewhere. How …

 Manley, The Hon. John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1996), 29 Feb 1996, 394-404     How Canadians, working together, can face the economic and social challenges as our economy moves into the next century. A pervasive sense of worry about the future by Canadians. Evidence and impact of this worry and concern about jobs. The feeling that our economy is drifting as we experience enormous …