Dr. T is keeping some extraordinarily good company.

To think this event might be a legitimate coming-out in preparation for Stockholm (2016?) is certainly not unreasonable.

GLTA,

R.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Club_of_Canada

Notable speakers include Winston Churchill, Stephen Leacock, Indira Gandhi, Billy Graham, Ronald Reagan, A.Y. Jackson, The Dalai Lama, Bill Gates, Audrey Hepburn, Mark Carney and nearly every Canadian Prime Minister since Robert Borden.

The Empire Club of Canada is now in its 110th season and continues to be recognized as one of Canada's oldest and most important speakers forums. Since its inaugural meeting in December 1903, the Empire Club of Canada has provided a forum to discuss ongoing issues of local, national and international importance.

More than 3,500 addresses have been delivered from the Empire Club podium and every address is kept on record in the Empire Club of Canada's annual Red Book. Upcoming speakers for the 110th season can be found alongside the historic speeches at www.empireclub.org.

Notable speakers[edit]

Some highly notable speakers who have addressed the Empire Club podium have included: