The Empire Club of Canada has weekly meetings from September through to the end of June each year, held in downtown locations in Toronto. The hundreds of attendees have a unique opportunity of meeting influencers and societal leaders, including business, political and cultural executives who often become future contacts for attendees. Empire Club meetings provide a unique forum to build professional contacts and friends while at the same time educating attendees of all ages on the issues of the day.
Canada and War: Changing Experiences and Attitudes – Wars Past, Present, and to Come
This event was graciously supported by a donation from Canada Company: Many Ways To Serve & Blake C. Goldring.
As Remembrance Day approaches, we remember not just battles fought, but lives forever changed. From the muddy trenches of the First World War to today’s peace-keeping missions, Canadians have always stood strong in service and sacrifice.
Canadian attitudes towards war have changed in the many decades since Canada’s involvement in 1914-1918’s First World War.
On Friday November 8th, the Empire Club Foundation will explore these changes with some of Canada’s top experts – a soldier, a war artist, a historian, and a writer. Why have attitudes changed so radically and what does this mean for Canada’s role in the world in the future.
We may not like it, but war, it seems, will always be with us.
And what, when we participate in remembrance, are we truly remembering?
