Economic Club of Canada Events
Upcoming Events
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Innovation Takes Leadership: Opportunities for Canada's Health Care System
September 17, 2010 11:45 am - 1:30 am The Sutton Place Hotel, Toronto
Dr. K. Kellie Leitch Chair, The Ivey Centre for Health Innovation
Canada has one of the best health care systems in the world – certainly one of the most expensive – populated with some of the most innovative health care professionals to be found anywhere. But consistently and surprisingly the Canadian health care system lags in the adoption of new technologies, the penetration of new systems and processes and the commercialization and adoption of local innovations and breakthroughs. In her speech, Dr. Leitch will lay out the mandate of the Ivey Centre, discuss some of the barriers that the Centres initial research has identified as being the root cause of our innovation deficit and lay out a case for why Canada must tackle this deficit if it is to have a sustainable, accessible health care system in the future.
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From the Knowledge Economy to the Bio-Economy : Catching Canada's Future
September 20, 2010 6:45 pm - 9:00 pm The Chateau Laurier, Ottawa
Juan Enriquez Chairman and CEO , Biotechonomy LLC
Put an Orange on your desk…Next to a floppy disk or CD….Although each seems very different today, they are becoming one and the same- As the Future Catches you
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Ethical Oil: The Moral Case for Canada's Oilsands
September 21, 2010 11:45 am - 1:30 pm Marriott Toronto Eaton Centre, Toronto
Ezra Levant Lawyer, Journalist, Political Activist and Author, "Ethical Oil: The Moral Case for Canada's Oilsands"
In Ethical Oil, best-selling author Ezra Levant turns his attention to the ethical cost of our addiction to oil. While many North Americans may be aware of the financial and environmental price we pay for a gallon of gas or a barrel of oil, Levant argues that it is time we consider ethical factors as well. With his trademark candor, Levant asks hard-hitting questions: With the oil sands at our disposal, is it ethically responsible to import our oil from the Sudan, Russia, and Mexico? How should we weigh carbon emissions with human rights violations in Saudi Arabia? And assuming that we can't live without oil, can the development of energy be made more environmentally sustainable? All guests will receive a signed copy of this timely and provocative new book, which is sure to spark debate. This presentation is brought to you by the National Citizen’s Coalition which is Canada's largest non-partisan organization for the defence and promotion of free enterprise, free speech and government that is accountable to its taxpayers. The National Citizen’s Coalition. More freedom through less government.
