Canadian Club of Toronto explained

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

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. 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]

Notes and References

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

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