Empire Club of Canada

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Chris Ballard, Ontario's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change On Confronting the Challenge and Opportunities of Climate Change During a Period of Accelerating Change Chris Ballard was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2014 as the MPP for Newmarket—Aurora. Ballard currently serves as Minister of the Environment and Climate Chang...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: T he Honourable Bill Morneau, Canada's Minister of Finance On Equality and Growth a Strong Middle Class Bill Morneau is Canada’s Minister of Finance and has been in that role since 2015. He is the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre, and an accomplished business leader. As Canada’s Minister of Finance, Bill has played a key role in shaping government policy...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario On A Plan for Fairness and Opportunity in Ontario Kathleen Wynne is Ontario’s 25th Premier. Since taking office in 2013, Premier Wynne’s accomplishments include balancing the provincial budget for the first time in a decade, making record-breaking infrastructure investments in Ontario’s roads, schools, hospitals...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  NAFTA Panel Featuring Hon. Andrew Leslie, Scotty Greenwood and Robert Benzie With The Giant Next Door: Navigating NAFTA in 2018 Panelists:  Andrew Leslie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Scotty Greenwood, Chief Executive Officer to the Canadian American Business Council Robert Benzie Queen’s Park Bureau Chief for the Toronto...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Lisa LaFlammeSally Armstrong In Conversation With Sally Armstrong On Facts Or Fake News: Are You Being Informed or Misled? From established media outlets to digital upstarts and social platforms – the news is suddenly on trial. Join CTV News’ Chief Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme at the Empire Club of Canada on January 25, 2018 as she dissects the state o...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Annual Investment Outlook Luncheon 2018 featuring: Ian Russell, CEO, Investment Industry Association of Canada; David Rosenberg, Chief Economist, Gluskin, Sheff & Assoicates Inc.; Nick Barisheff, President and CEO, BMG Group Inc. Ian C.W. Russell: Ian Russell is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Industry Association of Canada, a positio...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Glenn Thibeault, Ontario’s Minister of Energy On Delivering Fairness and Choice Glenn Thibeault was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2015 as the MPP for Sudbury. He was appointed Ontario’s Minister of Energy in June 2016. As Minister of Energy, Glenn is focused on ensuring all Ontarians have access to an affordable supply of clean, reli...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Patrick Brown, Leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Patrick Brown outlines his commitment to get the People’s Guarantee accomplished in his first mandate, or he won’t seek a second. Patrick Brown is the Leader of the Ontario PC Party and is the Ontario PC candidate for Barrie Springwater Oro Medonte. He was elected as Leader of the Ontario PC Par...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Right Honourable Paul Martin, Former Prime Minister of Canada On Empowering Indigenous Children and Youth to build a Stronger Canada Mr. Martin will speak to the importance of Indigenous children and youth in Canada, and the need to support communities across the country to improve not only their children’s education but also the wider determinants that influenc...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Andy Byford, Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Transit Commission On Reflections: The Ten Big Calls of My TTC Career Andy Byford was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Transit Commission in March, 2012. As such, he leads the largest transit agency in Canada, and the third largest in North America, carrying over 540 million riders on an annual...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Mitzie Hunter, Ontario's Minister of Education On Preparing Ontario Students for the Future Mitzie Hunter is the Minister of Education, and the MPP for Scarborough-Guildwood. Prior to this post, she served as the Associate Minister of Finance, responsible for pension reform. Mitzie Hunter understands our community and the power of working together...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:   The Honourable Bob Chiarelli,  Ontario's Minister of Infrastructure On Building Better Lives: Ontario’s Long Term Infrastructure Plan 2017. Bob Chiarelli was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 1987 as the MPP for Ottawa West. He was re elected in 1990 and 1995. Chiarelli was elected as the MPP for Ottawa West Nepean in 2010, then re elected...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Andrea Horwath, Leader of Ontario’s New Democrats On What's Next for Ontario Andrea Horwath is the Leader of Ontario’s New Democrats. From her early career in community development to today, she’s always believed that government should be about giving people the opportunity to build a good life no matter where in Ontario they live, or when this province became h...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Dr. Michael Apkon, MBA, MD, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) On Canada’s Kids at Risk: Systems to Improve Children’s Health Dr. Apkon is a physician executive and physician scientist serving in C- level leadership roles at several top academic hospitals in the United States and Canada. He has served as the CEO...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  The Honourable Rachel Notley, Premier of Alberta Rachel Notley made history in May of 2015 when the New Democrats were elected to form government for the first time in Alberta. Premier Notley’s gender-balanced and diverse cabinet is working to make life better for Albertans and is proud of its many accomplishments, including: • Implementing the United Nati...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Dominic Barton, Global Managing Partner of McKinsey and Company On The Canadian Growth Agenda: a prescription for Canada’s long-term economic growth Dominic Barton is the Global Managing Partner of McKinsey & Company. In his 30 years with the firm, Dominic has advised clients in a range of industries including banking, consumer goods, high tech and industria...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Mayo Schmidt, President and CEO of Hydro One Limited Mayo Schmidt is the President and CEO of Hydro One Limited. Prior to joining Hydro One, Mr. Schmidt served as President and CEO at Viterra, Inc., a global integrated agriculture export firm headquartered in Canada. During his tenure, Viterra grew to operate in 14 countries with industrial assets and a su...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada Chief Justice McLachlin spent her formative years in Pincher Creek, Alberta and was educated at the University of Alberta, where she received a B.A. (Honours) in Philosophy in 1965. She pursued her studies at the University of Alberta and, in 1968, received both an M.A. in Philosophy and an...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Lou Eccleston, Chief Executive Officer, TMX Group With A Sesquicentennial Series Event: 165th Birthday for TMX Group Limited and the TMX Group’s Outlook for the Next Few Years The Empire Club of Canada’s TMX Group luncheon is scheduled for Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at One King West. This event is part of The Empire Club of Canada’s Sesquicentennial Series, celeb...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Jorge Araya, President and CEO, Imperial Tobacco Canada One of Toronto's best known business reporters, Mike Eppel of 680 News, will sit down with the CEO of Imperial Tobacco Canada, Jorge Araya, to discuss these issues and look at where this industry is headed in the next 10 years. Some of what is happening will surprise people who tend not to focus on th...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Kenneth Courtis, Chairman, Starfort Investment Holdings On Have We Entered a G2 World Kenneth Courtis is an economist, entrepreneur and adviser to world leaders. Since leaving Canada as a graduate student he has spent most of his working career in Tokyo. But having watched economic progress in China, and done business there, he foresees sweeping implicatio...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Michael Burns, CEO, Invictus Games Toronto 2017 Michael Burns is CEO of Invictus Games Toronto 2017, the largest international adaptive sport competition in the world featuring ill and injured soldiers and veterans. Burns brings to Invictus more than 20 years of experience in marketing, financial services, technology and entrepreneurship. Burns took a leave of a...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Honourable Michael Chan, Minister of International Trade On Securing Ontario’s Long Term Economic Growth and Stability Through Free Trade and Diversification Michael Chan was first elected to the Ontario legislature as the MPP for Markham in a byelection in 2007. He was then elected as the MPP for Markham—Unionville in 2007, and re-elected in 2011 and 2014. He i...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  The Evolution of the Real Estate Industry Panel: Diversity, Culture and Workplace Panelists:  Sheila Botting, Partner and Canadian Real Estate & Construction Leader, Deloitte. Sheila Botting, Partner and Canadian Real Estate & Construction Leader, Deloitte Michael Brooks, CEO, Real Property Association of Canada Toni Rossi, President, Real Est...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Honourable Dominique Anglade, Québec’s Minister of Economy, Science and Innovation With Québec: Leading the Race for a Smart and Global Economy Québec's Minister of Economy, Science and Innovation, Dominique Anglade, is a dynamic force in the creation of economic growth initiatives, thereby helping to make Québec a leader in highly competitive knowledge se...