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 Stewart, James, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 14 Jan 1954, 146-156     A backward look at the Canadian business scene where much has changed since the outbreak of war in 1939. The speaker's view that under the insidious influence of inflation and international uncertainty we have accepted a changing pattern of economic activity as part of the Canadian scene. Developments in the …

 Parker, Cola G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 18 Mar 1954, 251-265     The Emerson definition of a friend: "A friend is one with whom I may be sincere." The speaker's responsibility in enterprises which have invested a great many millions of dollars in Canada. The basic policy in all of the Canadian operations that "we be good Canadian citizens." The belief that …

 McGregor, Gordon R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 18 Nov 1954, 70-75     A description of one of the world's great Trade Fairs: The Farnborough Show. The Farnborough Air Display, with some history. Farnborough itself. Britain's aircraft industry. Successive Farnborough Shows providing an accurate history of post-war aero engine development and giving what is probably a clear indication of the future trends in …

 Keppel-Jones, Professor Arthur, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 15 Apr 1954, 312-321     Today the anniversary of the hardest fought election in South African history. Some background to this event. The second Nationalist victory and why it was momentous. The problem of the division of the white and black races in South Africa. The premise of the National party that the preservation of …

 Copland, Sir Douglas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 4 Mar 1954, 230-240     Some personal background. Changes in the Commonwealth in the last fifty years. A great transformation between World War I and World War II when relationships on the periphery were of increasing importance and contact between one Dominion and another was emphasized. Such tendencies strengthened by the circumstances of World War …

 Fauteux, The Honourable Gaspard, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 8 Apr 1954, 299-311     The speaker addresses the audience not so much as the Queen's representative in French Quebec but as a citizen of our great Kingdom of Canada and a humble member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Being proud of our Past, confident in our Present and with faith in our future; …

 Jones, Stanley N., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 7 Jan 1954, 133-145     Being fortunate enough in Canada to be able to take for granted our daily bread. The history of wheat and a little of the history of the development of the wheat producing industry in Canada. The place of Canadian wheat production in the economy of the British Commonwealth and in …

 Stuart, The Honourable R. Douglas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 25 Jan 1954, 171-179     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada, The Canadian Club of Toronto and The American Men's Club of Toronto. The speaker addresses the audience as a businessman, about some of the problems which are of fundamental importance to the business system in which both Canada and the United …

 The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 16 Dec 1954, 122-123     Christmas meeting with a musical programme by Dr. Leslie Bell and the Leslie Bell Singers.

 Pike, Rev. Canon V.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 7 Oct 1954, 6-15     Some details of the speaker's job, offering a picture of the commitments of the British Army within the Empire and within the Commonwealth of Nations. Conceiving of Russia as a great kind of volcano that might erupt at any time or any place with all around the circumference the Armed …

 Wemyss and March, The Earl of, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 2 Dec 1954, 93-106     The National Trust for Scotland: a private organization and charity. Concern with the preservation of an important part of the Scottish scene, for the past, and also the present. The special aim to try to bring alive, or keep alive, all that is good and worthy in our past, or …

 Buchan, Honourable Alastair, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 9 Dec 1954, 107-121     A journalist's report; a personal interpretation of the trend of American policy. The change in the world scene over the past two and a half years since the speaker last addressed the Empire Club. Problems then and now. The development in the last two months or so, of a greater …

 Daniell, Raymond and Long, Tania, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 21 Jan 1954, 157-170     Tania Long: The speaker's understanding that "it is rare that meetings of this group are open to the ladies." Her hope that the members will not regret their decision to make this occasion an exception to the rule. The product that is a newspaper. What goes into it. Newspapering as …

 Rogge, Herbert H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 18 Feb 1954, 202-219     Being future minded in Canada. The speaker's company celebrating its fiftieth anniversary by sponsoring the Conference on Canada's Tomorrow held in Quebec City last November. Some of Canada's important personalities who participated. Some forecasts for Canada looked at during this Conference. The nature and degree of Canada's progress in the …

 Hammarskjold, Dag, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 25 Feb 1954, 220-229     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada with The United Nations Association of Canada (Toronto Branch). Hearing from Canada the voice of reason and enlightenment, rejecting the extremes of partisanship, seeking patiently the common ground for men of good will, yet always standing firm upon the basic principles …

 Creighton, Luella; Berton, Pierre; Penfield, Dr. Wilder, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 1 Apr 1954, 279-298     A joint meeting with Smith's Literary Luncheon. Mrs. Creighton: Some comments on writing and fiction. What it is that makes the writer operate when he is concerned with purely imaginative fiction. A definition of the kind of fiction the speaker is talking about. A quote from Stephen Leacock on writing. …

 Litchfield, Paul Weeks, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 25 Mar 1954, 266-278     Some introductory remarks about Canada and the speaker's relationship with it. The rubber business as the central point in the speaker's life for more than 50 years. The rubber industry's record of achievement in human progress, and the speaker's enthusiasm about its opportunities for the future. Likening our business-economic structure …

 Gordon, Donald, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 4 Nov 1954, 56-69     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. Interest in Canada's railways. The impact of railway actions taken from time to time discernible in much of our business and personal life. A review of railway highlights. A consideration of the major problems that …

 McCaffrey, John L., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1954), 11 Feb 1954, 191-201     The creation of a separate company to serve Canada one of the first important acts of the present International Harvester Company. The United States company formed in 1902, and International Harvester of Canada created just one year later, in 1903. The Hamilton works of the Canadian company this year completing …

 Maloney, Arthur and Sedgwick, Joseph, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1955), 25 Nov 1954, 76-92     The case against the death penalty: Mr. Arthur Maloney: First, some humorous stories in connection with this discussion. Some facts and figures. Motives that lie behind the murders committed in Canada over a 20-year period. Some Provincial statistics. The question of executive clemency. Contrasting the use made in Canada of …