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 Trueman, A.W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1959), 26 Feb 1959, 235-247     The Canada Council: its programme and problems. The Council's origins and structure under the Canada Council Act, assented to by Parliament on March 28, 1957. Funding for the Council. Objects and powers of the Council. Problems encountered in administering the funding. The preponderance in favour of the arts. The problem …

 Wigglesworth, The Honourable Richard B., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1959), 16 Apr 1959, 309-317     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. Some facts regarding basic Soviet motives. Looking for clues with respect to future actions by the Soviet Union in its past actions. The history of the last twenty years: forgetting it at our risk and …

 Arden-Clarke, Sir Charles, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1959), 23 Apr 1959, 318-326     The transformation of the old-style Empire of dependent Colonies and Protectorates into a new-style Commonwealth of sovereign independent states and nations. Effects of such transformation. Three questions that the speaker is often asked with regard to this transformation: Is the grant of independence to these African Colonies a new concept …

 Stewart, Andrew, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1959), 5 Mar 1959, 248-260     The structure and makeup of the Board of Broadcast Governors. The two initial meetings of the Board for public hearings, and to deal with applications which had previously been referred to the Board of Governors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation but had not been disposed of by them. The general …

 Wedgwood, Sir John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1959), 2 Apr 1959, 284-294     Some Canadian statistics that surprised the speaker. Reasons for ignorance about Canada in other countries. Some facts and history about Britain affecting trade and industrial development. Trade figures between Canada and Britain. Looking for more business between Canada and Britain. The pottery industry in Britain and sales in Canada: a …

 Winters, The Honourable Robert H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1959), 19 Feb 1959, 224-234     Developing trends in the relationship between Government and private enterprise with emphasis on trade. The system and form of Canada's Government, and how they have been changing in a progressive development toward more and more democracy. The changing importance of Government in relation to our private lives, our business activities …

 Williams, Governor G. Mennen, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1959), 9 Apr 1959, 299-308     The free world's stake in the underdeveloped countries, particularly the emerging nations in Africa and Asia. Cooperative international action that could be taken by Canada and the United States. Some remembrances of past cooperative actions by Canadians and Americans. A proposal for a new approach to economic aid. The need …

 Franca, Celia, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1959), 5 Feb 1959, 199-211     A growing interest in the arts as seen in the work of the Conference of the Arts. Local arts councils. The necessity to supply the country's demands for a rounded way of living. Details of Canadian achievement in the arts. Canadian initiatives in art, music, and theatre. Media coverage of …

 Fuchs, Sir Vivian, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1959), 12 Feb 1959, 212-223     Special dinner meeting in conjunction with the Toronto Artillery Officers' Association. A detailed description of Sir Fuchs recent expeditionary crossing of Antarctica, illustrated by coloured slides and movies.

 Watson-Watt, Sir Robert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1959), 15 Jan 1959, 157-169     Three "bits" of the speaker's experiences outside the nuclear research field on which the justification for his appearance rests: his groups of treasured friendships with many pioneers from Ernest Rutherford, Niels Bohr, the Curies, and onward to some post-war contacts with workers on the enemy side; the audacities and versatilities …

 Norstad, General Lauris, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 14 May 1959, 1-9     The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Where NATO stands and the basis or background to its military strategy at the time of its Tenth Anniversary. The strength, perhaps more moral than military, that has sprung from this tangible evidence of the desire and the determination of free people to face …

 Fleming, The Honourable Donald M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 8 Oct 1959, 10-29     The complexity of the subject of finance. An attempt to clarify. The economic outlook of the Western World. The complete business cycle of the past three years in Canada. The question of how to sustain expansion without inflation. A review of the steps which the Government has taken to meet …

 Duncan, James S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 15 Oct 1959, 30-41     The last two decades of China's development from a semi-feudal, semi-colonial state into a position of world power and one of growing leadership in Asia. The "Great Leap Forward" since the Communist government took over power just ten years ago. A description of China's development and achievements, and the nature …

 Siegfried, Dr. Herbert, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 22 Oct 1959, 42-54     1959 as the United Nations' "World Refugee Year." The refugee question as one of the most serious world problems of our century. The crucial question of refugees in the Federal Republic of Germany following the war and for her future course and development. The number of German expellees and refugees. …

 Cockcroft, Sir John, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 12 Nov 1959, 82-91     The Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell, founded in 1946. Some background and history. Activities of the Establishment in some detail. Results and achievements of work at the Establishment. Research projects. Harwell as a centre of research into the biological hazards of Atomic Energy. The measurement of fallout and of …

 Hutchins, Dr. R.M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 16 Nov 1959, 92-101     A joint meeting with The Canadian Club of Toronto. The situation with regard to universities. Many contrasts and comparisons made between Canadian and American universities. The problem of specialization in an institution of learning that is trying to be a centre of independent thought. The changing status of research at …

 Smallwood, The Honourable Joseph R., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 19 Nov 1959, 102-113     An address after ten years of Newfoundland as a province of Canada. The speaker's opinion, as one who advocated the union, as to "whether the thing has worked out, as to whether confederation with Canada has been good for Newfoundland and whether the people of Newfoundland agree that it has …

 Brockett, E.D. Jr., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 29 Oct 1959, 55-63     Some background and history of the oil industry in Canada. The Borden Commission; its analysis of the present situation and its recommendations for future development. Recommendations with regard to the growth of reserves in Alberta and British Columbia and how best to increase the level of production of the oil …

 Aroutunian, Hon. A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 5 Nov 1959, 64-81     The importance of the outcome of the visit of Khrushchov to the USA to Canada because of our close economic, political and military ties with the United States. Media coverage of the event. The success of the visit. The scope of exchange visits of businessmen and specialists, artists and scientists, …

 Green, The Honourable Howard, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1960), 26 Nov 1959, 114-121     Some facts about Canada's diplomatic efforts. Canada's 51 diplomatic missions. The speaker's assertion that "for no nation is there a greater challenge in world affairs or a greater opportunity for leadership than there is for our own Canada. We can perhaps give finer leadership than any other nation." The speaker …