Economic Club of Canada Events

Past Events

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  Saving a Billion Dollars One Breath at a Time: Why Lung Health Should Matter to Ontario’s Decision Makers

  September 15, 2011, 7:45 am
  The Sutton Place Hotel,
  Toronto

  George Habib
  President & CEO,
  Ontario Lung Association

  More than 2.4 million Ontarians have a serious lung disease. As a healthcare issue, the magnitude of this number speaks for itself. But what is the economic impact of these diseases? How is the workplace affected? Earning potential? Productivity? And are we, as corporate and political decision makers, paying enough attention to this economic burden? Are we looking for proactive answers in the right places?

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  RealAge and You: The Cleveland Clinic Experience on Controlling Your Genes and What it Means for You

  September 13, 2011, 11:45 am
  The Sutton Place Hotel,
  Toronto

  Michael Roizen, M.D.
  Chair, Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute,
  Chief Wellness Officer, Cleveland Clinic

  Aging is a process that you can control. Research has demonstrated that lifestyle choices and behavior have a far greater impact on longevity and health than heredity. There are literally hundreds of steps you can take that will enable you to live your days to the fullest until the day you die.

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  Change for Ontario Families

  September 9, 2011, 11:45 am
  The InterContinental Hotel,
  Toronto

  Tim Hudak, MPP Niagara West-Glanbrook
  Leader,
  Ontario PC Party

  What happened to Ontario? Over the past decade, the economic performance of Ontario – as measured by GDP per capita – has been the worst of any Canadian province. The government spends far more than ever and services haven’t improved. Surprise new taxes have taken repeated bites out of the family budget, while billion-dollar scandals like eHealth have diverted funds from frontline healthcare. Meanwhile, Ontario faces record deficits while private sector job growth has stalled.

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  Emergency Economic Outlook: Is Canada Immune from the Global Economic Crisis

  September 8, 2011, 7:30 am
  The Fairmont Royal York Hotel,
  Toronto

  At a time of unprecedented worldwide economic turmoil, The Economic Club of Canada is gathering Canada’s leading senior economists for an important panel discussion on the state of the worldwide economy; What has happened, why did it happen, and what do these experts think is next.

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  The Vital Social and Economic Role of Canada’s Life and Health Insurance Industry

  September 7, 2011, 11:45 am
  The Sutton Place Hotel,
  Toronto

  George Mohacsi, FLMI, ICD.D
  Chairman, Board of Directors, Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc. (CLHIA),
  President & CEO, Foresters

  As governments, both federal and provincial, are working through their fiscal challenges, it is clear that Canadians can no longer rely on the public sector to meet all of their social needs. Indeed, even maintaining existing services will be tough. The private sector increasingly will need to play a role, and the life and health insurance industry believes it can contribute. George Mohacsi, Chairman of the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association, will discuss the industry's impact on the Canadian economy, its role in providing financial security to 26 million Canadians and how the industry is an advocate in promoting the social needs of Canadians, including in such critical areas as health care and pensions.

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  The Benefits of International Trade to Canadians

  August 16, 2011, 11:45 am
  The InterContinental Hotel,
  Toronto

  The Honourable Edward Fast
  Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway,
  Government of Canada

  International trade is, primarily, a kitchen-table issue, a matter of fundamental importance to the financial security of hardworking Canadians and their families. After all, trade accounts for over 60% of our annual GDP and one in five Canadian jobs is dependent on trade. That is why under the leadership of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the Conservative government is committed to securing and deepening access to traditional markets — like the United States — and broadening and expanding access to more markets — like the European Union, India, and the other fast-growing countries of Asia, and the Americas.

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  The Critical Role of Immigration in Supporting Canada’s Growth and Prosperity

  July 20, 2011, 7:45 am
  The InterContinental Hotel,
  Toronto

  The Honourable Jason Kenney, PC, MP
  Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism,
  Government of Canada

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  Hong Kong's Role in China's 12th Five-Year Plan - Opportunities for Canadian Businesses

  July 12, 2011, 11:45 am
  The Sutton Place Hotel, Stop 33,
  Toronto

  Mr. John Tsang
  Financial Secretary,
  Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government

  China's 12th Five-Year Plan positions Hong Kong as its global financial centre, and an international trade and shipping centre. The Beijing government supports Hong Kong's development into an offshore renminbi (RMB) business centre and an international asset management centre.

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  Economic and Fiscal Prospects: Has the U.S. Mortgaged Its Future?

  June 29, 2011, 7:30 am
  The Fairmont Royal York,
  Toronto

  Dr. Paul Krugman
  Recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize for Economics,
  NYTimes OpEd Columnist. & Professor, Princeton University

  In this Economic Club exclusive, the discussion will be centered around the state of the economic recovery in the U.S. and the impact of fiscal challenges on the longer term growth and prosperity of the country. These issues will also be reviewed in the context of the growth of emerging markets and the Eurozone debt crisis.

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  Building a Better Exchange

  June 28, 2011, 11:45 am
  The InterContinental Hotel,
  Toronto

  When it comes to building a leading global exchange, Canada has everything it takes: a critical mass of industry expertise, long and deep experience in capital formation -- with particular expertise serving the needs of global resource and public venture companies -- and a regulatory system that is admired worldwide. Canada is at risk of seeing those assets and control over a key piece of our financial infrastructure traded away. But there is an alernative: the creation of a fully integrated exchange and clearing group with the scale and resources to stay globally competitive while continuing to meet the unique needs of Canada's capital markets. Join Luc Bertrand, an executive with first-hand experience in building great exchanges, as he lays out Maple’s vision for a Canadian-owned, Canadian-based global exchange powerhouse.

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  India and Canada: Two Solitudes Coming Together?

  June 27, 2011, 11:45 am
  The Sutton Place Hotel,
  Toronto

  David M. Malone
  President,
  International Development Research Centre

  In spite of Canada featuring the highest per capita number of Indian immigrants in the West amongst its population, the two countries were long estranges after India's nuclear test of 1974 and Indian complaints about Canadian complacency in the face of support for pro-Punjab separatist terrorism from within Canada in the mid 1980s. However, today, both for reasons of mutual interest and also mutual attraction, the two countries appear to have been moving closer together. Is this for show, or for real? David M. Malone, former Canadian High Commissioner to India (2006-2008), today president of Canada's International Development Research Centre, and author of the well-received, recently published book Does the Elephant Dance? Contemporary Canadian Foreign Policy, will address this historically troubled, but today more promising relationship for the Economic Club of Canada.

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  Look West: How BC is Leading Canada into the Pacific Century

  June 24, 2011, 11:45 am
  Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel,
  Toronto

  The Honourable Christy Clark
  Premier,
  Government of British Columbia

  Premier of British Columbia Christy Clark to Address the Economic Club

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  The TTC: How Do You Give a 90-year-old a Makeover?

  June 23, 2011, 11:45 am
  The Sutton Place Hotel,
  Toronto

  Karen Stintz
  City Councillor, Ward 16 (Eglinton-Lawrence),
  Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission

  In the 90 years since the Toronto Transportation Commission made its first decisions on behalf of our young, growing city the TTC has evolved into North America's third-busiest public transit system, providing almost a half billion rides annually. After six challenging months in office, Chair Stintz will discuss the prevailing issues she has encountered and the solutions she has brought forward to date, as well as the challenges which lie ahead.

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  A Plan for Patients: Moving Health Care Forward Together

  June 14, 2011, 7:30 am
  Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel ,
  Toronto

  The Honourable Deb Matthews
  Minister of Health and Long-Term Care,
  Government of Ontario

  To ensure that our universal health care system will be strong for generations to come we have to make the right investments today. On June 14, 2011, Deb Matthews, Ontario’s Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, will discuss how the province is increasing access to care, driving down wait times and getting better value for taxpayers’ health dollars. The government is also continuing to lay the foundation for future improvements by focusing on quality and evidence, by forging local partnerships and community-driven decision-making and by making care more seamless and connected through electronic health care records. All of these strategic investments are helping ensure that Ontarians can continue to count on — and be proud of — their single-payer health care system.

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  Tackling Ontario's Opioid Addiction Crisis

  June 9, 2011, 7:45 am
  The Sutton Place Hotel ,
  Toronto

  Rolley E. Johnson, PharmD
  Vice-President Treatment and Health Policy,
  Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, Inc

  Opioid dependence is a public health problem in Ontario with roughly 30,000 struggling with this disease. The negative impacts of illicit drug use include criminal activity, lost productivity, morbidity and mortality related to drug use and the costs of personal and public resources needed to address these problems. A 2007 study estimated the costs of untreated opioid dependence in Ontario to be $600 million.

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