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The Empire Club of Canada is a Canadian speakers' forum. Established in 1903, the Empire Club has provided a forum for many thousands of different speakers.
Through a variety of presentation formats, the Empire Club invites local, national and international leaders and other change-agents to address the topical, relevant issues of the day. The club is based in Toronto, Ontario, with luncheon-style meetings held at several different downtown hotel and meeting spaces. It pivoted to virtual meetings as a result of health and safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
History
The Empire Club of Canada was established in 1903 as a result of a political discussion which created considerable unrest in Canada.
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! Year !! President !! Year !! President
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| 1903–1904 || The Rt. Hon. Lord Strathcona || 1904–1905 || The Rt. Rev. William Clark
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|1905–1906
|Mr. William Briggs
|1906-1907
|Mr. J. P. Murray
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|1907–1908
| Mr. J.F.M. Stewart || 1908–1909 ||Mr. D.J. Coggin
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|1909–1910
|Mr. Elias Clouse
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| 1910–1911 || John Castell Hopkins || 1911–1912 || F.B. Fetherstonhaugh
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| 1912–1913 || The Rt. Rev. James F. Sweeny || | 1913–1914 || The Hon. Mr. Justice James Craig
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| 1914–1915 || Lt. Col. R.J. Stuart || 1915–1916 || Albert Ham
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| 1916–1917 || James Black Perry || 1917–1918 || Norman Sommerville
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| 1918–1919 || F.J. Coombs || 1919–1920 || R.A. Stapells
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| 1920–1921 || Arthur Hewitt || 1921–1922 || Brig. Gen. C.H. Mitchell
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| 1922–1923 || Sir William Hearst || 1923–1924 || Elias H. Wilkinson
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| 1924–1925 || William Brooks || 1925–1926 || Rev. N.R. Burns
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| 1926–1927 || Col. A.E. Kirkpatrick || 1927–1928 || Col. Alexander Fraser
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| 1928–1929 || Robert H. Fennell || 1929–1930 || Hugh S. Eayrs
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| 1930–1931 || John D.M. Spence || 1931–1932 || H.G. Stapells
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| 1932–1933 || Col. The Hon. George A. Drew || ||
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| 1933–1934 || Major James Baxter || 1934–1935 || The Hon. Mr. Justice Dana H. Porter
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| 1935–1936 || J.H. Brace || 1936–1937 || Major G.B. Balfour
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| 1937–1938 || Major R.M. Harcourt || 1938–1939 || J.P. Pratt
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| 1939–1940 || F.A. Gaby || 1940–1941 || The Hon. G. Howard Ferguson
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| 1941–1942 || C.R. Sanderson || 1942–1943 || John C.M. MacBeth
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| 1943–1944 || W. Eason Humphreys || 1944–1945 || Charles R. Conquergood
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| 1945–1946 || Eric F. Thompson || 1946–1947 || Major F.L. Clouse
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| 1947–1948 || Tracey E. Lloyd || 1948–1949 || T.H. Howse
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| 1949–1950 || H.C. Colebrook || 1950–1951 || Sydney Hermant
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| 1951–1952 || D.H. Gibson || 1952–1953 || John W.F. Griffin
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| 1953–1954 || Arthur E.M. Inwood || 1954–1955 || James H. Joyce
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| 1955–1956 || C.C. Goldring || 1956–1957 || Donald H. Jupp
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| 1957–1958 || LCol. W.H. Montague || 1958–1959 || MGen. B.J. Legge
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| 1959–1960 || Harold R. Lawson || 1960–1961 || Hon. Alexander Stark
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| 1961–1962 || Dr. Z.S. Phimister || 1962–1963 || Dr. J. Palmer Kent
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| 1963–1964 || Major Arthur J. Langley || 1964–1965 || Col. Robert H. Hilborn
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| 1965–1966 || Col. E.A. Royce || 1966–1967 || R. Bredin Stapells
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| 1967–1968 || B. Graham M. Gore || 1968–1969 || Edward B. Jolliffe
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| 1969–1970 || H. Ian Macdonald || 1970–1971 || H.V. Cranfield
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| 1971–1972 || The Hon. Henry N.R. Jackman || 1972–1973 || Maj. The Hon. Mr. Justice Joseph H. Potts
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| 1973–1974 || Robert L. Armstrong || 1974–1975 || Sir Arthur Chetwynd
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| 1975–1976 || H. Allan Leal || 1976–1977 || William M. Karn
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| 1977–1978 || Peter Hermant || 1978–1979 || MGen. Reginald W. Lewis
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| 1979–1980 || John A. MacNaughton || 1980–1981 || Reginald Stackhouse
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| 1981–1982 || BGen. S.F. Andrunyk || 1982–1983 || Henry J. Stalder
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| 1983–1984 || Douglas L. Derry || 1984–1985 || Catherine R. Charlton
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| 1985–1986 || Harry T. Seymour || 1986–1987 || Nona Macdonald
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| 1987–1988 || Ronald Goodall || 1988–1989 || A.A. (Tony) van Straubenzee
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| 1989–1990 || Sarah A. Band || 1990–1991 || Maj. The Rev. Canon Harold F. Roberts
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|- 1991-1992 || John F. Bankes || ||
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| 1992–1993 || Robert L. Brooks || 1993–1994 || Col. Frederic L.R. Jackman
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| 1994–1995 || John A. Campion || 1995–1996 || David A. Edmison
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| 1996–1997 || Julie K. Hannaford || 1997–1998 || Gareth S. Seltzer
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| 1998–1999 || George L. Cooke || 1999–2000 || Robert J. Dechert
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| 2000–2001 || Catherine Steele || 2001–2002 || Bill Laidlaw
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| 2002–2003 || Ann Curran || 2003–2004 || John Koopman
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| 2004–2005 || Bart J. Mindszenthy || 2005–2006 || William G. Whittaker
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| 2006–2007 ||Capt. The Rev. Dr. John S. Niles MSM|| 2007–2008 || Catherine S. Swift
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| 2008–2009 || Jo-Ann McArthur || 2009–2010 || Alfred Apps
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| 2010–2011 || Tim Reid || 2011–2012 || Verity Sylvester
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| 2012–2013 || Robin Sears ||2013–2014 || Noble Chummar
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| 2014–2015 || Andrea Wood || 2015–2016 || Gordon McIvor
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| 2016–2017 || Paul Fogolin || 2017–2018 || Barbara Jesson
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| 2018–2019 || Kent Emerson || 2019–2020 || Mike Van Soelen
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| 2020–2021 || Antoinette Tummillo || 2021–2022 || Kelly Jackson
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|2022-2024
|Sal Rabbani
|2024-2025
|Jenna Donelson
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