Empire Club of Canada

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Reconciliation on Bay Street Panel: In Through The Business Door The 92nd Call to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee is a call issued to corporate Canada. Ron Jamieson, The First Senior VP of Aboriginal Banking at EMO and member of the Conference Board of Canada's Council on the Corporate Management of Aboriginal Affairs, and JP Gladu, Presid...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  The Honourable Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long Term Care With Ontario’s Vision for Transforming Health Care Dr. Eric Hoskins was first elected to the Ontario legislature as the MPP for St. Paul's in 2009. He was re elected in 2011 and 2014. Hoskins currently serves as Minister of Health and Long Term Care. Hoskins was previously appointed as Mini...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  The Future of Canada's Cultural Institutions Panel How are our cultural institutions evolving to meet the 21 Century needs of our communities and our cities? The Empire Club welcomes the new leaders of Canada’s largest cultural institutions, Josh Basseches, Director and CEO of the Royal Ontario Museum, and Stephan Jost, Director and CEO of the Art Gallery...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Michael Chong, Leadership Candidate, Conservative Party of Canada On My Vision for the Conservative Party Michael Chong is a five term Member of Parliament for Wellington Halton Hills. He served in the federal cabinet as Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs and is known for getting his democratic reform bill passed as a private member's bill, an unusual accomp...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Surviving Canada’s Housing Market Panel: Strategies for Home Ownership Surviving Canada's Housing Market in the age of 30% Growth A panel featuring: Alex Avery, Managing Director, Institutional Equity Research, Global Markets, CIBC Capital Markets John Pasalis, Founder and President, Realosophy Jeff Rubin, Economist and Author of The End of Growth Moderate...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  The Honourable Charles Sousa, Ontario’s Minister of Finance On The Path to Balance The Path to Balance: Slated to deliver a balanced budget this spring for the first time since the 2008, 2009 global recession, join us to hear Ontario's Minister of Finance, The Hon. Charles Sousa on the government's plan to continue to grow the economy, create jobs and inve...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Kevin O’Leary: Leadership Candidate, Conservative Party of Canada On Awakening Canada’s Economic Advantage Awakening Canada's Economic Advantage Canada has an incredible economic foundation. We have a talented and hardworking workforce, vast natural resources, and a diversified economy. We have a strong and caring society, with a proud history of hard work and e...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Honourable Tracy MacCharles, Ontario's Minister of Government and Consumer Services With Consumer Protection, New Homes, and the Homebuilding Industry Tracy MacCharles was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2011 as the MPP for Pickering Scarborough East. She was re elected in 2014. MacCharles currently serves as Minister of Government and Consumer S...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  The Honourable Bill Morneau, Canada's Minister of Finance With Budget 2017: Working for the Middle Class The Empire Club of Canada in partnership with the Canadian Club presents The Honourable Bill Morneau, Canada's Minister of Finance. Budget 2017: Working for the Middle Class Canada's Finance Minister, the Honourable Bill Morneau, PC, MP will address The...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  The Honourable Steven Del Duca, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation Ontario's Minister of Transportation, the Hon. Steven Del Duca has a proven track record of outstanding community involvement and a clear dedication to public service. First elected to the Ontario Legislature in September 2012, in less than two years he secured approval of the Highway 427...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Christopher Wein In Conversation With Jennifer Keesmaat On City Building in Canada in the Twenty First Century Cities are being built in a significantly different manner than they were even just a generation ago as both planners and developers spend more time thinking about macro issues such as climate change, traffic flow, sustainability and energy conser...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Honourable Yasir Naqvi, Attorney General of Ontario A first generation Canadian, Yasir and his family arrived in Canada in 1988 after the Pakistani government imprisoned his father for leading a pro democracy march. With an upbringing deeply rooted in the values of democracy, social justice and compassion, Yasir feels it is important to be involved in the...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  His Worship Mayor John Tory, Mayor for the City of Toronto John Tory is the 65th Mayor of Toronto. Born and raised in Toronto, Mayor Tory has spent his career promoting and giving back to the city he loves. As a lawyer, talk show host, businessman, Member of Provincial Parliament and Leader of the Official Opposition at Queen's Park, and finally as Mayor,...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Evening Event with Dr. Catherine Zahn, President and CEO of CAMH 2017 For Mental Health The Empire Club and CAMH for host an Evening Event filled with fascinating conversation, networking and hors d'oeuvres. While mental health care has gone from restraint to recovery and from confinement to community over the past 150 years, people with mental illness fac...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: For Whom The Road Tolls Panel: A Debate On Traffic In The GTA and Whether There Are Tolls In The Region's Future Ms. Mahrokh Arefi, CEO, Emovis Technologies America in the New York area Ms. Arefi has over 25 years of experience in design, implementation and operation of transportation and transit technologies, including recent All Electronic Toll Collection prog...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Ambassador David MacNaughton, Canada's Ambassador to the United States David MacNaughton presented his credentials as Canada's Ambassador to the United States on March 3, 2016. As a seasoned entrepreneur and political strategist, Mr. MacNaughton brings a unique set of skills and experiences to his new role as Ambassador. In the 1980s, Mr. MacNaughton trans...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Annual Investment Outlook 2017 featuring lan Russell, President and Chief Executive Officer, IIAC, David Rosenberg, Chief Economist, Gluskin Sheff and Associates Inc., and Jonathan Lewis, Chief Investment Officer, Fiera Capital lan Russell is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Industry Association of Canada, IIAC, a position he has held sinc...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Honourable Glenn Thibeault, Minister of Energy Glenn Thibeault was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2015 as the MPP for Sudbury. He currently serves as Minister of Energy. He was previously Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, focusing on Climate Change. Before entering provincial politics, Thibeault was the M...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Tom Ridge, Former Governor of Pennsylvania On Cyber Terrorism: The Next Wave Tom Ridge is Co-Founder of Ridge Canada. He provides clients with solutions to cyber security, international security and risk management issues. Following the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, Tom Ridge became the first Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and, o...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Mr. Chris Overholt, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General of the Canadian Olympic Committee With Rio 2016 Olympics Rio 2016 Olympics: An inside look at how Team Canada exceeded expectations and the road ahead for Pyeongchang Rio 2016 marked a watershed moment for Team Canada. The unqualified success of Team Canada and its athletes at the Summer Games rep...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:  Mr. Patrick Brown, MPP, Leader of the PC Party of Ontario Patrick Brown was elected Leader of the Ontario PC Party in May, 2015 and MPP for Simcoe North a few months later in September, 2015. He began his public service career when he was elected at the age of 22 to Barrie City Council while still a student. Patrick stepped into federal politics in 2004, r...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Ms. Deryn Lavell, Head of School, The Bishop Strachan School On Women & Education in Canada: How Far We’ve Come. How Far We Have To Go Part of our Sesquicentennial Series Honouring Canada's 150th. Deryn Lavell is a highly respected educational leader with over 30 years experience in Canada and internationally. With a Master of Educational Administration and...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Mr. Alain Bellemare, President and Chief Executive Officer Bombardier Inc. Alain Bellemare was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier Inc. on February 13, 2015. He is also a member of the Corporation's Board of Directors. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Bellemare was President and Chief Executive Officer of UTC Propulsion and Aerospace Systems...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Mr. John Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO, BlackBerry Limited In Conversation with Amber Kanwar, Anchor and Reporter, BNN John Chen is Executive Chairman of BlackBerry's Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. John is a distinguished and proven leader in the technology industry. Prior to joining BlackBerry, he served as Chairman and CEO of Sybase Inc. fr...

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: The Next Generation of Leaders Panel - The Youth Element: Maximizing Your Greatest Resource A panel discussion with C-level professionals about how their organizations work collaboratively with young professionals to make a difference harnessing twenty first century civic engagement with corporate social responsibility and an evolving work culture. Come and lear...