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 Grierson, Ronald H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1968), 29 Feb 1968, 329-339     Putting the much advertised problems of Britain into reasonable perspective. The picture of Britain that has emerged. Contraindications through examples. The crux of the British problem. Some obvious problems. Lacking the joy of business. The transformation which Britain needs and which she is getting. Lacking the excitement of a really …

 Hermant, Sydney, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1968), 11 Jan 1968, 242-260     An assessment of the present political structure in Metropolitan Toronto. Some of the problems and dilemmas facing those who are concerned with its operations and planning. Succumbing to the temptation of casting a glimpse into the future. Some of the speaker's personal beliefs. Toronto in 1951, and now. Metropolitan Toronto, …

 Gathercole, George, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1968), 4 Jan 1968, 228-241     Discipline as a response to one's conscience. Discipline as the means by which unity and action are harnessed to work in the interests of the whole community. Discipline as the process by which in return for giving up a lollipop today, we can look forward to getting the deed to …

 The Lord Taylor of Harlow, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1969), 7 Nov 1968, 48-56     Some remarks on Canada and Canada's government. Newfoundland and Labrador starting to catch up in terms of development. The danger that the gap will widen again. What has to be done, and what Newfoundland and Labrador are doing to ensure economic viability. Breaking the vicious cycle of dependency on the …

 Abrahams, Gerald M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1968), 25 Apr 1968, 435-446     International trade as the basis of world economy. Market research as the key to success in any market, new or old, at home or abroad. The position in the United Kingdom. The speaker as a member of the "new British school" with a belief in letting everyone know just how …

 Ross, Dr. Murray G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1968), 8 Feb 1968, 285-298     Hard times for university administrators. The current wave of student protest and what it has provoked. Reaction to student rebellion. The nature of present students. A clarification of the general impression of student revolt, and a look at the varieties of student revolt. Reasons why radical activists are taken seriously …

 The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1969), 11 Dec 1968, 109-111     Greetings from His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor. Musical entertainment from the Schoolhouse Singers, led by Merv and Merla Watson.

 Diefenbaker, The Rt. Hon. John G., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1968), 28 Mar 1968, 386-395     Some personal views and beliefs, indicative of the speaker's general philosophy. Some conclusions of the recent Federal-Provincial Conference. Some of the principles being advocated. Some of the speaker's views on other questions of constitutional amendment. A summation of the feelings, trends, aspirations, and sentiments of the Canadian people as the …

 Drew, Hon. George, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1969), 28 Nov 1968, 86-98     The situation in the U.S.S.R. with Brezhnev's declaration that "every Communist state must adhere and submit to the policies and doctrines of the Kremlin or be subjected to the same military discipline as Czechoslovakia experienced last August." The speaker's warning of the significance of this event to world history, in …

 Dennis, Lloyd A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1969), 14 Nov 1968, 57-71     The conviction in what is said in the "Hall-Dennis Report" on education. Some quotations from the Report. Remarks about Ontario's educational system and educational enterprise. A new role for the school. What we might ask of the mature citizen of our future society. What we want at the end. A …

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 Macmillan, The Rt. Hon. Harold, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1968), 18 Jan 1968, 261-271     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. Some remarks about world events following World War I and World War II, including some personal reminiscences of the speaker. The speaker's experience of Canada. Britain and the British people. What is being said about …

 Martineau, Jean, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1969), 24 Oct 1968, 24-34     The creation of the Canada Council, more properly "The Canadian Council for the encouragement of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences" in 1957, a recommendation of the Massey Commission. Facts, figures and activities from those days to now.

 MacDonald, Donald, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1969), 31 Oct 1968, 35-47     Sharp differences of opinion and various forms of conflict seemingly the order of the day. The trade union movement's involvement in such areas of difference. A discussion of some of the matters that are of the greatest concern to the trade union movement at the moment. Hoping to explain the …

 McColough, C. Peter, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1969), 21 Nov 1968, 72-85     The recurring uneasiness of Canadian-American economic relations. How U.S. capital involvement in Canada is described in Canada. The harsh and deeply serious accusation against the United States of exploiting rather than contributing to Canada's resources. Defense against the influx of U.S. investments. Apprehension about American influence not new. A discussion …

 Solandt, Dr. O.M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1968), 7 Mar 1968, 340-351     Different definitions of science. Science pervading our whole way of life. The difficulty of describing and classifying science. Science as more than research. Science in government and industry. The impact of science on society. How science is being used culturally, economically and socially. Insights into how science is being used …

 McRuer, The Hon. James C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1968), 18 Apr 1968, 412-425     A discussion of the philosophy underlying the recent Report of the Royal Commission, touching on fundamental questions affecting the rights and obligations of every individual in Ontario. The fundamental principle that government is the exercise of power over the governed. State power as a trust conferred on all those in …

 Jenkins, The Right Hon. Roy, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1969), 4 Oct 1968, 1-14     The economic challenge to the Western world. The responsibility and the duty of leadership for preserving world economic order falling on the small group of wealthy economic countries of the West, including the United Kingdom and Canada. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): the statement of aims. These …

 Thompson, Robert M., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1968), 22 Feb 1968, 307-328     Canada crossing the threshold of its second Century. The good days, and the grim realities of the world we live in. The home scene. The Constitutional Conference, concluded two weeks ago in Ottawa. The continuing debate. The greatest need of the hour. How to go about attaining true unity. Some …

 Nash, Knowlton, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1968), 4 Apr 1968, 396-411     Viet Nam peace moves. Optimism on the world scene in the agreement on international monetary reform. Grounds for hope and fresh approaches in Canada and the United States in the political area. Details of events regarding Viet Nam. The speaker's recent return from Viet Nam and what he witnessed. The …