Canadian Club of Toronto

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The Canadian Club of Toronto, now known as Canadian Club Toronto, is a non-profit speakers' forum in Toronto, Ontario.[1] It meets several times a month to hear speeches given by invited guests from diverse fields, including politics, law, business, science, media and the arts.

History[edit]

The Canadian Club of Toronto was founded in 1897 to encourage interest in Canadian public affairs.[2] It subsequently developed a role as an opinion-formation vehicle for some of Toronto's most prominent citizens.

Speeches were initially given in the evening, but starting in 1902, the club moved to its present lunchtime format.[3] In 1903, several members of the Canadian Club, concerned that the club was not sufficiently opposed to the wave of anti-British sentiment being expressed in the wake of the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal decision, left the Canadian Club to found the more pro-British Empire Club of Canada.[3]

In the days before radio and television, the club provided a chance for influential Torontonians to have contact with Canadian and international leaders in a variety of fields. Today, the club hosts events in a number of different formats, but most events use the traditional luncheon style.[4]

Speakers that addressed the club since 2000 have included Paul Martin,[5] Stephen Harper,[6] Vladimir Putin,[7] Justin Trudeau,[8] Paul Bremer,[9] Bob Rae,[10] Michael Dell,[11] Jean Charest,[12] John de Chastelain,[13] Hillary Clinton,[14] Gloria Macapagal Arroyo,[15] Margaret Atwood,[16] Karen Kain,[17] The Right Honourable David Johnston,[18] David Frum,[19] Pamela Wallin,[20] David Suzuki,[21] Beverley McLachlin,[22] Dalton McGuinty,[23] Belinda Stronach,[24] David Dodge,[25] Pinball Clemons,[26] Galen Weston Jr.,[27] Louise Arbour,[28] Adrienne Clarkson,[29] Donovan Bailey,[30] Mark Carney[31] and Jack Layton.[32]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About Us". Canadian Club of Toronto. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  2. ^ "History". Canadian Club of Toronto. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  3. ^ a b Merifield, Russell (1993). Speaking of Canada: The Centennial History of The Canadian Clubs. Canada: McClelland & Stewart Inc. pp. VIII. ISBN 0-7710-1889-4.
  4. ^ "Recent Events". Canadian Club of Toronto. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  5. ^ "Speeches". Paul Martin. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  6. ^ "Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada". Canadian Club of Toronto. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  7. ^ "Canadian Club of Toronto - His Excellency Vladimir Putin". Canadian Club of Toronto. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  8. ^ "Justin Trudeau delivers speech at Canadian Club in Toronto". CityNews. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  9. ^ "Canadian Club of Toronto - Ambassador L. Paul Bremer Iii". Canadian Club of Toronto. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  10. ^ Bonoguore, Tenille (2006-10-10). "NATO must come to the party, Grits say". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  11. ^ "Cooperation". Maxires. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  12. ^ "Québec and the Plan Nord stand out at PDAC 2012". Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  13. ^ "De Chastelain says peace still attainable in Northern Ireland". CBC News. 2000-06-06. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  14. ^ "Hillary Rodham Clinton,". Canadian Club of Toronto. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  15. ^ "Speeches". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  16. ^ "Canadian Club of Toronto - Margaret Atwood". Canadian Club of Toronto. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  17. ^ "Podium: Karen Kain/Daniel Hayes". CPAC. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  18. ^ "Podium: David Johnston". CPAC. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  19. ^ "David Frum: The State of Political Journalism". The Canadian Journalism Foundation. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  20. ^ "Canadian Club of Toronto - Pamela Wallin". Canadian Club of Toronto. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  21. ^ "Dr. David Suzuki, Chair, David Suzuki Foundation". Canadian Club of Toronto. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  22. ^ "Podium: Beverley McLachlin". CPAC. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  23. ^ "Premier's Remarks To The Canadian Club Of Toronto". Government of Ontario. 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  24. ^ "Hon. Belinda Stronach, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development; Minister for Democratic Renewal". Canadian Club of Toronto. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  25. ^ "Reflections on Developments in the Canadian Financial System". Bank of Canada. 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  26. ^ "Michael (Pinball) Clemons, Head Coach, Toronto Argonauts". Canadian Club of Toronto. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  27. ^ "Galen G. Weston, Executive Chairman, Loblaw Companies Limited". Canadian Club of Toronto. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  28. ^ "CO-CEOs of Research in Motion Chosen as Canadians of the Year by the Canadian Club of Toronto". MarketWired. 2006-04-24. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  29. ^ "Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson Address to the Empire Club of Canada and the Canadian Club of Toronto". Office of the Governor General of Canada. 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  30. ^ "Media Advisory-Donovan Bailey: Olympian, Businessman and Celebrity Spokesperson for Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada to Address Canadian Club of Toronto". MarketWired. 2005-09-15. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  31. ^ "Disasters happen when markets dominate, Mark Carney says". Financial Post. 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  32. ^ "New Democrats Getting Things Done". Empire Club of Canada. 2005-11-07. Retrieved 2018-08-16.

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