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 Gelber, Lionel, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1951), 16 Nov 1950, 82-95     A discussion of the question "Would the unity of Europe add to the unity of the West or detract from it?" Kinds of unity. The idea of neutrality, a Third Force; the illusion of a Europe united to save itself from East-West conflict by shunning either camp. The stress laid …

 Solandt, Omond McKillop, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1950), 30 Mar 1950, 276-293     The speaker addresses the audience in the place of the Honourable Brooke Claxton, Minister of National Defence, who was attending the meeting of North Atlantic Defence Ministers at The Hague. First, a tribute to the memory of the late Laurence Steinhardt, the United States Ambassador to Canada. "Exercise Sweetbriar" an …

 Woodward, His Excellency the Hon. Stanley, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1951), 4 Dec 1950, 121-132     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. A change of topic from one of the good relations between Canada and the United States, due to the recent Chinese Communist attack in Korea. Now on the "brink of the precipice" seeing before us …

 Cockshutt, C. Gordon, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1950), 9 Mar 1950, 248-257     Canada's trade with other members of the British Commonwealth and Empire, and with the world at large. What the Canadian businessmen are trying to do to help to solve the very difficult problems which Canada is now facing in the world of trade. The speaker's association with the Chamber of …

 Spry, Major-General D.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1950), 16 Feb 1950, 211-220     Drawing attention to the activities of the Boy Scouts Association; asking the public of Canada to lend a hand financially in the further expansion and development of this great movement. What Scouting is trying to do. The three things that man is searching for: faith, stability, and resiliency. The multitude …

 O'Leary, M. Grattan, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1950), 16 Mar 1950, 258-265     Some remarks on St. Patrick's Day. The shape of the new world struggling to be born. People in Europe asking what they can do "to avert the tragedy, the moral nihilism which seem to be hemming us in?" One or two suggestions from the speaker as to what one can …

 Towers, Graham Ford, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1951), 9 Nov 1950, 69-81     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Canadian Club of Toronto. The fact that many of the looming anxieties of our time have not in fact materialized, and that even some of our most hopeful guesses have been surpassed by realization. Comments on the recent attention …

 Griesinger, Honourable William, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1950), 20 Apr 1950, 314-323     The Department of Planning and Development organized in 1945. Growth since then. Activities under its jurisdiction. Some facts and figures on what this Department has accomplished. Administrative structure. A report on each of the following Branches of the Department follows. The Branches are: Conservation; Community Planning; Immigration; Housing; Trade and …

 Jerrold, Douglas, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1951), 12 Oct 1950, 21-30     Reference to the British political situation. Predictions as to when an election will take place. On what the results will depend when an election is held. The position of the Socialist Party in England at this time. What the speaker believes Mr. Attlee will do. The Conservative Party in England. …

 Robbins, Alan Pitt, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1951), 22 Jun 1950, 1-9     The speaker's previous visits to Toronto; his current visit as a delegate to the Seventh Imperial Press Conference. The name change of the organization to the Commonwealth Press Conference. Some features of such a gathering. Freedom of the press as the main topic of discussion. Responsibilities carried along with freedom. …

 Blatz, Dr. W.E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1951), 19 Oct 1950, 31-40     The psychology of lying as opposed to the art of lying. The speaker's interest in children. A definition of lying; a definition in terms of the truth. Four kinds of lying, with a discussion of each. They are: a psychological lie; the lie of fantasy; the lie of loyalty; the …

 Abbott, The Hon. Douglas Charles, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1951), 14 Dec 1950, 133-143     Some aspects of national policy of particular concern to the Minister of Finance and no doubt very much in the minds of every citizen and taxpayer. Reference to the speaker's previous address in March of 1948 when he asked the audience to take "a new look at Canada." Accomplishments again …

 Fraser, Blair, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1950), 12 Jan 1950, 160-169     Talk about democracy and whether or not we see it as a dream, an ideal still to be achieved, instead of a system that's been working for 150 years. Defending democracy effectively in the midst of a cold war; knowing what it is and defending it as it is, not …

 Hardy, Eric, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1950), 23 Mar 1950, 266-275     A metropolitan area and how it differs from an ordinary small urban community. An analogy of a metropolitan area with a spider web. Change in and around the Toronto area through growth, growth that is unlikely to stop. The metropolitan area one with common problems and common interests. The need …

 Ferguson, George V., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1951), 23 Nov 1950, 96-108     The speaker's credentials with regard to discussing India. The still welcome British in India; how the British are perceived in India by Indians. The new India and how it has wiped out all the old social discriminations which its conquerors traditionally imposed upon them. The lack of xenophobia in India. …

 Eaton, Cyrus S., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1951), 30 Nov 1950, 109-120     The ideal combination of Canada's geography, climate and resources (human and natural) affording us an unprecedented era of nationwide prosperity. The crucial question: "will Canada's leaders of government, finance, industry, agriculture and labour have the imagination and courage to adopt the bold and progressive policies required to turn Canada's boundless …

 Mackay, The Hon. J. Keiller, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1951), 21 Dec 1950, 144-152     Some remarks on words, the history of language, and Shakespeare's words. Shakespeare's many references to Holy Writ. Three ways by which one may estimate the scope and extent of Shakespeare's knowledge and use of Holy Scripture. The speaker's belief that Shakespeare has not been given the credit he deserves as …

 Philip, Percy James, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1951), 5 Oct 1950, 10-20     Some background to and remarks on the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Reference to the speaker's previous speech "Cross Roads" given in 1949. Events over the last 18 months: choices made or had thrust upon us; which road to follow and of the people with whom we …

 Long, Marcus, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1950), 23 Feb 1950, 221-236     The importance of the doctrine of Karl Marx and the apparent success of the political imperialism associated with it. Communism in Eastern Europe and advancing Communism in Asia. The will of free men as the real defence against Communism. The speaker's conviction that no system based on oppression can be …

 Coldwell, Honourable M.J., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1950), 2 Feb 1950, 187-197     Sharing grave misgivings concerning the economic problems which have arisen with regard to Canada's relationship with other Commonwealth countries. Problems based on the fact that for almost a century, the Canadian economy has rested upon the assumption that we could find a market for our vast surpluses of food and …