Virtual Event: A Framework to Reopen Our Province Honourable Rod Phillips, Ontario Minister of Finance May 8, 2020 The people of Ontario have made impressive progress in the fight against COVID-19. We’re all eager to reopen our province, but we’re also cautious – we don’t want a sudden surge in COVID-19 to make all our […]
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Empire Club – Helping Businesses
Helping Canadian Businesses Absorb the COVID-19 Shock: An Overview of Financing Support Programs Panelists: Mairead Lavery, Michael Denham, Moderated by: Derek DeCloet Apr 28, 2020 Join us for a live webcast with Mairead Lavery – President and CEO of EDC and Michael Denham – President and CEO of BDC. They will discuss the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Canada’s businesses […]
Empire Club – COVID 19 Examining the Local Impact
Virtual Event: Does COVID-19 Make the Case for the W H O? Examining the Local Impact of a Global Response Panelists: Professor Ilona Kickbusch, Dr. James Orbinsk, Dr. Peter Singer, Moderated By: Danielle Bochove Apr 24, 2020 Do we defund the WHO? This question has been reverberating across editorial pages over the past days. To answer this question, […]
Empire Club – Seniors First
Putting Seniors First Panelists: Michael Lavallée, Dr. Samir Sinha, John Wright Remarks- Cathy Hecimovich, Moderator- Jane Taber Mar 11, 2020 Panelists: Michael Lavallée , Chief Executive Officer, Seasons Retirement Communities; Board Chair, Ontario Retirement Communities Association Michael Lavallée joined Seasons in 2009 as the COO where he launched the Seasons operating platform and brand. Promoted to […]
Empire Club – Hon. Rod Phillips
Honourable Rod Phillips Finance Minister of Ontario Building Ontario Together Mar 10, 2020 Minister of Finance Rod Phillips will outline the next steps in the government’s plan to get our Province back on sound financial footing, invest in critical services, and make life more affordable for the people of Ontario. First elected in 2018, the […]
Empire Club – International Womens Day
International Women’s Day 2020 is all about Equality. An Equal World is an Enabled World. Panelists: Claudette McGowan, Deborah Rosati, Natasha Walji, Moderated By Kayla Grey Mar. 9, 2020 In celebration of IWD 2020 the Empire Club is holding our Annual ‘Women Who Lead’ luncheon. Our esteemed panel of industry leaders will discuss their personal […]
Empire Club – Vickery Bowles
Vickery Bowles City Librarian at Toronto Public Library Topic: Debate in a Complex World Mar 9, 2020 For more than a century, public libraries have been a democratizing force in the modern world, supporting a civil society and helping people learn about the world in all its complexity. Today, with so many challenges to freedom of […]
Empire Club – View of Brexit
An Insider’s View of Brexit The Impact on Canada and the Globe Keynote Speaker Andrew Percy, Moderator Donna Skelly Feb. 27, 2020 The Empire Club of Canada welcomes keynote speaker Andrew Percy, British Government MP alongside moderator Donna Skelly, MP to offer ‘An Insider’s View of Brexit: The Impact on Canada and the Globe.’ Keynote […]