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 Eyton, Rhys, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1990), 9 Nov 1989, 98-108     Parallel growth in Toronto, and in aviation. The success of deregulation in the airline industry. Details of the expansion of the industry. Pearson International and Terminal III. A description of the airport, its capacity, the environmental assessment process of pearson. Initiatives that indicate the industry is more sensitive to the …

 Hennessey, Vice-Admiral Ralph, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1994), 11 Nov 1993, 188-196     Vice-Admiral Hennessey shares memories of the Battle of the Atlantic and his participation in it. 1993 was chosen as the 50th anniversary since May, 1943 proved to be a turning of the tide in the battle. Stories of German U-boats and the men of the Merchant Marine.

 Barris, Ted, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 2007), 17 Nov 2005, 148-159     The story of Charlie Fox and an incident from 1944. The nature of Canadian veterans. Contributions from women during the war. The riots in Halifax. Victoria Crosses awarded to Canadians. Other anecdotes. The importance of these stories.

 Lindsay, The Earl of, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1996), 9 Nov 1995, 224-233     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and The Royal Commonwealth Society. An old story founded on fact that provides a link between the saddest day in Scotland's history and the most glorious event in Canada's past. The inextricable link of the history and destinies of Canada and …

 Curtis, Air Marshal W.A., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1959), 13 Nov 1958, 91-99     The meaning of Remembrance Day. The greatest cost of human life in war. The nature of the Cold War. Rebelling at paying the price of preparedness in peacetime, resulting in paying a greater price in the long run, in both material wealth and in human lives. What preparedness means now, …

 Doolittle, General James, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1956), 11 Nov 1955, 90-100     The realization of the threat of new and extremely powerful weapon systems to the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Meeting the challenge of defence, guided by two basic principles: that we could maintain the peace only through strength, through the creation of a superior military force-in-being; and that …

 Spry, Major General D.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1949), 11 Nov 1948, 76-80     The Maple Leaf Route: the main axis route of First Canadian Army, the "Up" Route leading to the forward areas to battle and to victory. Deciding Canada's present position in the world today which requires a decision as to the Route towards Peace—Maple Leaf Up or Maple Leaf Down? Remembering, …

 Gotlieb, Allan E., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1984), 10 Nov 1983, 101-115     Differences between the two countries understood by Canadians, but perhaps not by Americans. Canadians not foreigners to Americans. Canadians behave differently; why is that important? Management of the differences. A complex relationship; possibly not greatly asymmetrical. An interdependence of interests. Acid rain. American foreign policy to Canada is really domestic …

      10 November, 2021 Remembrance Day Reflection: The Story of the World War 2 Special Operations Executive

 Osborne, Col. Henry C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1930), 14 Feb 1929, 62-77     An account of the accomplishments of the British Empire in commemoration of the glorious deeds of our people and of those who passed out of sight of men by the way of duty and self-sacrifice. Appreciating the magnitude of the Great War in relation to other conflicts of a similar …

      November 10, 2022 Remembrance Day Reflection: Canadian Women in War

 Currie, General Sir Arthur W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1931), 12 Nov 1931, 258-274     Reference to yesterday's Remembrance Day. India and her problems. The difficulty of understanding India and her problems. Mark Twain's description of India. Some historical facts and background in order to understand the situation even in the most sketchy fashion. Recognizing India today as a vastly different thing to what it …

 Sauvé, Her Excellency The Rt. Hon. Jeanne, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1986), 12 Nov 1985, 124-133     A meeting of the Loyal Societies. First, some remarks by MGen. Bruce Legge one day after Remembrance Day. The speaker's concern for youth; for the forthcoming generations and the fact that "we, as the current leaders and authorities of the day, should take time from pursuit of our own ambition …

 Collenette, The Hon. David, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1995), 4 Nov 1994, 389-406     A joint meeting of The Empire Club of Canada and the Canadian Club of Toronto. A month of remembrance in a year of anniversaries. Some personal remembrances by the speaker. Celebrating this week before November 11 as a portion of the debt we owe to the past. How the speaker …

 Kiernan, Dr. Thomas Joseph, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1957), 14 Mar 1957, 278-289     Some introductory remarks on the concept of a racial mind. Expressions of the mind of a people and how they may be discerned in a variety of manifestations: in music and song; in literature and drama; in painting and sculpture; in the whole of the activities of life. An examination …

 DuMoulin, Right Rev. J. Philip, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1904), 5 May 1904, 217-227     The verdict of the people generally recorded in favour of constructive statesmanship. Evidence for that statement throughout history. The Two Pillars of the Empire, the first being that of Commerce. Napoleon's insolent taunt that England was a "nation of shop keepers." The truth in that statement. Ways in which this …

 Gibson, Hon. Colin, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1946), 28 Feb 1946, 256-270     Outlining Canada's plans for the future of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Some history of the Canadian Air Force, less than 30 years old. Canadians in the First World War joining the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Naval Air Service, and later, the Royal Air Force overseas. The names of …

 Author and Diplomat, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1985), 8 Nov 1984, 115-125     Canadians as they are seen by others, with discussion. In NATO, and the United Nations, and in the Commonwealth, Canadians seen as having a gift for constructive compromise. Canadian smugness. How we define ourselves as what we are not. The "invisibility syndrome" of Canada by the United States. Exchanges with …

 Manson, General Paul D., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1989), 17 Nov 1988, 118-129     The blue beret and what it symbolizes. Recent developments in various world conflicts. A warming of East-West relations. The Canadian role in peace-keeping. Some facts and history about the United Nations and several of its operations. Some non-United Nations peace-keeping activities by Canadians. What a peace-keeping force is, and what …

 Boyd, Lord, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club Foundation, 1966), 11 Nov 1965, 54-69     The current make-up of the Commonwealth. The general principle of self-government. Some panic stations and sudden and often tragic "ad hoc" decisions that, for the speaker, is in part due to the fact that "quite a large number of people have lost the will to rule, … also because of …