Coordinates: 43°39′3.74″N 79°22′57.13″W / 43.6510389°N 79.3825361°W / 43.6510389; -79.3825361 The Economic Club of Canada is a non-partisan speaker’s forum based in Canada. The organization meets three times a week and provides a platform for key policy makers and business leaders.

The Economic Club of Canada markets itself as a business elite organization that can turn events around quickly, thus making its events more timely and newsworthy.

The Economic Club of Canada members are drawn from the business, industry and finance sectors.

Speeches are typically held in the modern hotels over the lunch hour.

Tickets to the events can be individually sold or by table to the companies, organizations or private members.

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History[edit]

The Economic Club of Toronto was established by Mark Adler (politician) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2003.

Mark Adler (politician), Chief Executive Officer governed The Economic Club of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada since 2003.

In 2008, the Club was re-launched as the Economic Club of Canada and has hosted events in Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver. [1]

Notable members[edit]

The former/present highly notable members of the Economic Club of Canada were/are:

Past speakers[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Chris Sorensen, "Bagging the 'Governator' a coup: But Economic Club of Toronto founder and CEO Mark Adler promises he'll be back", The Toronto Star, December 10, 2007 http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/284014
  2. ^ "Schwarzenegger gets promises on film piracy, climate change on Canada trip", The Associated Press, May 30, 2007, http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/30/america/NA-GEN-Canada-Schwarzenegger-Visit.php
  3. ^ Olivia Ward, "Yushchenko gets hero's welcome in Toronto", The Toronto Star, May 29, 2008, http://www.thestar.com/article/432672
  4. ^ http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/March2008/25/c6755.html
  5. ^ a b http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=289
  6. ^ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=15
  7. ^ Debrea Black, "Ambassador lauds Canadian soldiers: Wilkins says our work in Afghanistan heroic", The Toronto Star, November 25, 2008, http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/542835
  8. ^ Gloria Galloway, "U.S. rebukes Canada", The Globe and Mail, March 26, 2003, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030326.ucell0326/BNStory/National
  9. ^ Karen Howlett and Murray Campbell, "Tory bends on school funding", The Globe and Mail, October 1, 2007, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071001.wontory1001/BNStory/ontarioelection2007/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20071001.wontory1001
  10. ^ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=320
  11. ^ CBC.ca News Staff, "Gretzky talks hockey with Economic Club of Canada", CBC.ca, September 13, 2008, http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2008/09/12/hockey-gretzky-ecc.html
  12. ^ Andrew Duffy, "McCain coming to Ottawa to talk free trade", The Ottawa Citizen, June 11, 2008, http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=5860b5d3-4b90-4dea-b128-eea7ebeb8c82
  13. ^ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=277
  14. ^ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=253
  15. ^ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=246
  16. ^ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=231
  17. ^ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=218
  18. ^ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=195
  19. ^ Tyler Hamilton, "Climate change draws crowd: Business people line up to hear Sir Nicholas Stern", The Toronto Star, Feb 20, 2007, http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/183518
  20. ^ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=193
  21. ^ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=174
  22. ^ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=159
  23. ^ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=104
  24. ^ http://www.ecot.ca/speakers/event_details.asp?Event_ID=102
  25. ^ Tim Duboyce, "Duceppe stumps for votes...in Toronto", CBCnews, Oct 3, 2007, [1]
  26. ^ http://www.economicclub.ca/speakers/Elizabeth_May,_Member_of_Parliament_for_Saanich-Gulf_Islands
  27. ^ http://www.economicclub.ca/events/display/a-sustainable-century-the-new-democratic-vision

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