The Empire Club of Canada
Adrienne Batra
Moderator
Reporter, Editor-in-Chief, Toronto Sun
Colin Field
Producer and Director, We Lend a Hand
Lechin Lu
Associate Director, Institute for Gender and the Economy at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management
Gilbert Reid
Writer and Founding Director, The King and Empire Foundation
Bonnie Sitter
Author, Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz, Historical Producer, We Lend a Hand
The Honourable Prabmeet Sarkaria
Ontario’s Minister of Transportation
Brad Bradford
Toronto City Councillor, Ward 19, Beaches-East York
John Moore
Moderator
Host, Moore in the Morning
Ana Bailão
CEO, Build Canada Homes
Amanda Alvaro
Co-Host, Beyond a Ballot
Rachael Segal
Co-Host, Beyond a Ballot
The Honourable David Piccini
Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
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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.
