The Empire Club of Canada
Hon. Tim Houston
Premier, Nova Scotia
Kelly Jackson
Moderator
Immediate Past President & Board Director, Empire Club of Canada
Michael Lindsay
President & CEO, Infrastructure Ontario
Hon. Kinga Surma
Minister of Infrastructure, Province of Ontario
Hon. Stephen Lecce
Minister of Education, Government of Ontario
Hon. Lisa Raitt, P.C
Moderator
Vice-Chair, Global Investment Banking, , CIBC Capital Markets
Hon. Todd Smith
Minister of Energy, Government of Ontario
Wesley Hall, ICD.D.
Executive Chairman and Founder, WeShall Investments Inc., Executive Chairman and Founder, Kingsdale Advisors, Chairman and Founder, The BlackNorth Initiative
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Established in 1903, as a response to Canadian political unrest, the Empire Club of Canada quickly became a leading speakers’ forum.
The club invites speakers to present various perspectives—including those that may not be popular but should be heard. Since its inception, the Empire Club has hosted 3500 prominent Canadian and international leaders, including Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII), Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Audrey Hepburn, Margaret Mead, Christopher Plumber, Roberta Bondar, Maureen Forrester, Adrienne Clarkson, Margaret Thatcher, Vladamir Putin and Bill Gates, to name but a few. Topics encompass business, politics, education, trade, labour, culture, international issues, as well as, other relevant topics that emerge.
