Economic Club of Canada

Coordinates: 43°39′3.74″N 79°22′57.13″W / 43.6510389°N 79.3825361°W / 43.6510389; -79.3825361 The Economic Club of Canada is a non-partisan speaker’s forum based in Canada. The organization meets three times a week and provides a platform for key policy makers and business leaders. The Club markets itself as an organization that can turn events around quickly, thus making its events more timely and newsworthy than its

Economic Club members are drawn from the business, industry and finance sectors. Speeches are typically held over the lunch hour. Tickets to events can be individually sold or by table to companies, organizations or members.

History

The Economic Club of Canada was established in 2003 as the Economic Club of Toronto. The Economic Club was primarily based in Toronto, Ontario. The Club was re-launched in 2008 as the Economic Club of Canada and has hosted events in Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver. ^[1]

Past speakers

• Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California (May 30, 2007)^[2]
• Victor Yushchenko, former President of Ukraine (May 28, 2008)^[3]
• Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States (April 25, 2008) ^[4]
• Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada (March 7, 2008) ^[5]
• Vicente Fox, former President of Mexico (Oct 26, 2004) ^[5]
• Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario (September 23, 2008) ^[6]
• David Wilkins, US Ambassador to Canada (November 24, 2008) ^[7]
• Paul Cellucci, former US Ambassador to Canada ( 2003), the Ambassador criticized Canada’s position on the war in Iraq;^[8]
• John Tory, Leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, on October 1, 2007. Mr. Tory used the platform to withdraw a controversial policy on faith based schools;^[9]
• Jim Flaherty, P.C., M.P., Minister of Finance, Government of Canada (November 28, 2008);
• Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Canadian Inuit Environmental Activist (September 24, 2008) ^[10]
• Wayne Gretzky, former National Hockey League hockey player, part owner and head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes (Sept 12, 2008) ^[11]
• John McCain, U.S. Senator and 2008 Republican Presidential nominee (June 20, 2008) ^[12]
• Thomas d’Aquino, Chief Executive & President, Canadian Council of Chief Executives (Jan 16, 2008) ^[13]
• Stéphane Dion, Leader of the Opposition and the Liberal Party, (October 12, 2007) ^[14]
• Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada (1984 – 1993) (September 19, 2007) ^[15]
• General Rick Hillier, former Chief of the Defence Staff, Canadian Forces (May 25, 2007) ^[16]
• David Wilson, Chair, Ontario Securities Commission (April 26, 2007) ^[17]
• Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Canada (March 8, 2007) ^[18]
• Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of Government Economic Service, Her Majesty’s Treasury, United Kingdom (February 19, 2007) ^[19]
• David A. Dodge, former Governor, Bank of Canada (December 11, 2006) ^[20]
• Tom Allen, Chairman, Task Force to Modernize Securities Legislation in Canada (October 10, 2006) ^[21]
• Barbara Stymiest, CEO, RBC Financial Officer (June 20, 2006) ^[22]
• Ralph Goodale, P.C., M.P., former Minister of Finance, Government of Canada (June 21, 2005)^[23]
• Daniel Jouanneau, Ambassador of France to Canada (June 9, 2005) ^[24]
• Gilles Duceppe, M.P., former Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and former leader of Bloc Québécois ^[25]
• Elizabeth May, O.C., M.P., Leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands (September 30, 2013) ^[26]
• Thomas Mulcair, P.C., M.P., Leader of Official Opposition of Canada, Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada (January 27, 2015) ^[27]

Notes

1. ↑ Chris Sorensen, "Bagging the 'Governator' a coup: But Economic Club of Toronto founder and CEO Mark Adler promises he'll be back", The Toronto Star, December 10, 2007 http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/284014
2. ↑ "Schwarzenegger gets promises on film piracy, climate change on Canada trip", The Associated Press, May 30, 2007, http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/30/america/NA-GEN-Canada-Schwarzenegger-Visit.php
3. ↑ Olivia Ward, "Yushchenko gets hero's welcome in Toronto", The Toronto Star, May 29, 2008, http://www.thestar.com/article/432672
4. ↑ http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2008/25/c6755.html
5. 1 2 http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=289
6. ↑ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=15
7. ↑ Debrea Black, "Ambassador lauds Canadian soldiers: Wilkins says our work in Afghanistan heroic", The Toronto Star, November 25, 2008, http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/542835
8. ↑ Gloria Galloway, "U.S. rebukes Canada", The Globe and Mail, March 26, 2003, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030326.ucell0326/BNStory/National
9. ↑ Karen Howlett and Murray Campbell, "Tory bends on school funding", The Globe and Mail, October 1, 2007, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071001.wontory1001/BNStory/ontarioelection2007/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20071001.wontory1001
10. ↑ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=320
11. ↑ CBC.ca News Staff, "Gretzky talks hockey with Economic Club of Canada", CBC.ca, September 13, 2008, http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2008/09/12/hockey-gretzky-ecc.html
12. ↑ Andrew Duffy, "McCain coming to Ottawa to talk free trade", The Ottawa Citizen, June 11, 2008, http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=5860b5d3-4b90-4dea-b128-eea7ebeb8c82
13. ↑ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=277
14. ↑ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=253
15. ↑ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=246
16. ↑ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=231
17. ↑ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=218
18. ↑ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=195
19. ↑ Tyler Hamilton, "Climate change draws crowd: Business people line up to hear Sir Nicholas Stern", The Toronto Star, Feb 20, 2007, http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/183518
20. ↑ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=193
21. ↑ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=174
22. ↑ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=159
23. ↑ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=104
24. ↑ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=102
25. ↑ Tim Duboyce, "Duceppe stumps for votes...in Toronto", CBCnews, Oct 3, 2007,
26. ↑ http://www.economicclub.ca/speakers/Elizabeth_May,_Member_of_Parliament_for_Saanich-Gulf_Islands
27. ↑ http://www.economicclub.ca/events/display/a-sustainable-century-the-new-democratic-vision

External links

• Official website