About The Empire Club

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The Empire Club of Canada set up a foundation 53 years ago, in 1969, to further the reach of the Club through various educational programs. It most notably collects, curates, publishes and distributes the speeches and panel discussions hosted by the Club to a wide cross-section of Canadian schools, universities, and other organizations through its research archives which constitute a very extensive digital library. The Foundation operates as a separate entity from the Club itself, with its own Board of Directors and bylaws. The Foundation works to make available the events of the Empire Club and other similar events, to achieve the common objectives of promoting informed discussion and debate. The Foundation operates as a charity and is focused specifically on educational activities.

The purpose of the Empire Club Foundation is to receive and maintain funds and to draw on these funds for charitable purposes of an educational nature, to be applied throughout Canada. This may involve the promotion of interest in current and public affairs of both national and international importance through research, publication, and education. It also involves the maintenance of a significant source of archival information relating to historical and contemporary comment on economic, social, cultural, political and other aspects of Canada and Canadian affairs. This archival information is distributed proactively to educational institutions and other organizations on an annual basis and at no cost.

Two books have been written on the Empire Club of Canada:

  • The Best Talk in Town by Scott Young and Margaret Hogan-Clarke, Irwin and Company Limited (1979); and
  • Who Said That? Memorable Notes, Quotes and Anecdotes Selected from the Empire Club of Canada Speeches 1903-2003 by Russ Merifield, Edited by Mary Byers-The Empire Club Foundation (2003).

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We acknowledge that we live, work, meet and travel on the traditional territories of Indigenous Peoples that have cared for this land, now called Canada, since time immemorial. These lands are either subject to First Nations self-government under modern treaty, unceded and un-surrendered territories, or traditional territories from which First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples have been displaced.

This website was made possible through a generous donation from the Jackman Foundation and the Hal Jackman Foundation.

Promotional support provided by the Canadian Association of Principals, the Canadian Research Knowledge Network, and the University of Toronto Library System.