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Canadian Club of Toronto

The Canadian Club of Toronto is Canada’s preeminent public affairs podium. Since 1897, we have served an ambitious and important mission: to connect Canadians with world-class leaders and newsmakers and be a leading platform for influencers to engage Canadians on what matters most.

Over our 125 year history as a not-for-profit organization, we continue to be a forum for Governors General and Prime Ministers, CEOs and Nobel laureates, scientists, artists and innovators. We have a proud tradition of hosting national and international leaders in politics, business, social innovation and the media, and our members and audiences are drawn from an equally diverse and distinguished group of leaders.

The Canadian Club addresses routinely generate national coverage across multiple platforms. In addition to reported media coverage and our in-person audience of several hundred people, we make our programming accessible to all Canadians through broadcasts on cable television and webcasts, available online.

Events run between September and June in downtown Toronto. As an independent, non-profit organization, we make all our events open to the public. Tickets can be purchased online or through our office at 416-364-5590.

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Patricia Gauthier, General Manager, Moderna Canada Oct 26, 2021

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Building Moderna Canada While Fighting A Pandemic: A Business Leadership Story

The Honourable Rod Phillips Oct 20, 2021

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As Ontario is gradually reopening the province, it is taking further actions to protect long-term care home residents and staff. Join Canadian Club Toronto on October 20 for a conversation with the Honourable Rod Phillips, Minister of Long-Term Care and MPP for Ajax, about how the government plans to fix long-term care in Ontario. First elected in 2018, the Honourable Rod Phillips currently serves as the MPP for Ajax, and Ontario’s Minister of Long-term Care. Prior to assuming current his role, Rod served as Ontario’s Minister of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks and Ontario’s Minister of Finance. Before entering politics, Rod enjoyed a successful business career, notably serving as Chair of Postmedia, Canada’s largest news media company. He also served as Chair of Afiniti Canada, a global artificial intelligence company recently recognized by The Business Insider as one of the “41 hottest AI startups worth at least $1 billion”. Rod is the former President and CEO of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, which reported a then-record profit of over $2 billion during his tenure. He was also a founder of Shepell.fgi, which grew to employ over 5,000 people worldwide. Shepell.fgi was acquired by Morneau-Sobeco in a deal which won the CVCA’s 2009 “Private Equity Deal of the Year” award. Rod has served as the volunteer chair of both CivicAction and the Telus Community Fund. Rod also served as Chief of Staff in the offices of then-Minister of Labour, Elizabeth Witmer, and former Mayor of Toronto, Mel Lastman. Born in Newmarket, Rod has an Honours BA in Political Science and English from the University of Western Ontario, and an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University.

The Honourable Rod Phillips, Ontario Minister of Long Term Care Oct 20, 2021

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Fixing Long Term Care in Ontario

Linda Seymour Oct 13, 2021

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The pandemic showed us just how fragile international supply chains can be with shortages of personal protective equipment, semi-conductors and even bicycles due to massive global demand coupled with lock downs on non-essential businesses and the blockage of the Suez Canal impacting businesses here in Canada and around the world. Even as lockdowns ease here, they continue to affect ports and factories across Asia. As Canadian businesses recover from the disruption of the pandemic, they are rethinking their supply chains, making them more robust and looking hard at sustainability. Join Canadian Club Toronto on October 13 for a panel discussion led by Linda Seymour, President and CEO of HSBC Bank Canada. A veteran commercial banker, Linda leads the Canadian business of a bank that facilitates $760 billion in global trade annually across the globe’s major trade corridors. Linda will be joined by a panel of business leaders to discuss supply chains, their disruption and how companies are navigating the quickly-evolving landscape, what that means for other businesses and the trends it creates. Linda Seymour was appointed Group General Manager, President and Chief Executive Officer for HSBC Bank Canada effective September 2020. She is a member of the Board of HSBC Bank Canada and is Chair of the Board of HSBC Asset Management (Canada) Limited. No one is better placed than HSBC to serve Canadian companies doing business here at home or internationally as well as individuals with an international outlook. For 40 years, Canadian and international customers have counted on HSBC’s ability to bring its global experience and perspective to evolving trends and issues in Canada – helping to build the economy for the future. No other international bank has its local presence in Canada. And as part of HSBC’s extensive network covering Europe, Asia, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa, no other Canadian bank has its global scale.

Virtual Event: Linda Seymour, President and CEO, HSBC Bank Canada Oct 13, 2021

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Navigating The Changing Supply Chain Landscape

Michael Rousseau Oct 07, 2021

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Join Canadian Club Toronto on October 7 when Michael Rousseau, President and CEO of Air Canada, speaks about the airline’s path to recovery from COVID-19 and the re-building of the company and the air transport sector. Michael Rousseau was appointed Air Canada’s President and Chief Executive Officer in February 2021. He previously was the airline’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, a role held since January 2019. As Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Rousseau had oversight for several significant corporate initiatives and businesses including Air Canada Rouge, in addition to his responsibilities for the airline’s overall financial strategic direction comprising all aspects of financial reporting and planning, investor relations, treasury and controller’s operations, taxation, pension administration, internal audit, procurement and corporate real estate. From 2007 to 2018, Mr. Rousseau was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and he has played a significant and highly strategic role in Air Canada’s successful transformation over the past decade. Prior to Air Canada, Mr. Rousseau held executive positions including those of President, and before that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Canada’s largest diversified general merchandise retailer, Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC). He has also held senior executive financial positions at other large, international corporations, including Moore Corporation in Chicago, Silcorp Limited and the UCS Group (a division of Imasco Limited). A graduate of York University, Mr. Rousseau has been a member of the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants since 1983. He holds the prestigious FCA and FCPA designations, conferred by CPA Ontario in recognition of his professional achievements and contributions. He was named Canada’s CFO of the Year™ for 2017 by Financial Executives International Canada (FEI Canada), PwC Canada and Robert Half. Mr. Rousseau has been a member of the Board of Directors at Resolute Forest Products since 2010 and he has held several Board memberships of other public companies over the past 18 years.

Michael Rousseau, President and CEO, Air Canada Oct 07, 2021

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Air Canada and the Path to Recovery

John Graham Jun 22, 2021

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As the CPP Fund nears the half-trillion-dollar milestone, join Canadian Club Toronto on June 22 as CPP Investments President & CEO John Graham delivers his first public speech since being appointed to the role earlier this year. With CPP Investments recently announcing its highest ever annual return, John will share the Fund’s approach to investing in the energy transition, remotely leading a global team during the pandemic and how CPP Investments will grow and diversify the Fund in the years to come, to help ensure Canadians have a strong foundation of financial security in retirement. John will be joined in conversation by BNN Bloomberg’s Amanda Lang to discuss how his unique experience as a research scientist led him to take the helm at Canada’s largest pension fund investor. John was appointed President & CEO in February 2021 and is responsible for leading CPP Investments and its investment activities. John joined CPP Investments in 2008 starting in what is now Total Fund Management. John led Principal Credit Investments before his appointment as Senior Managing Director & Global Head of Credit Investments in 2018. John has had a global experience with the Fund, working in Toronto, London and Hong Kong. John is a champion for innovation and inclusion across the Fund. He has been instrumental in efforts to bring technology and data closer to the investment process. Under John’s leadership, the Credit Investments grew to over 43% female. John holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

Virtual Event: John Graham, President and CEO, CPP Investments Jun 22, 2021

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Helping to Maintain the Sustainability of the Canada Pension Plan for Generations

Lessons from Another Pandemic Jun 16, 2021

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2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s first report of the disease now known as HIV/AIDS, and the beginning of the AIDS pandemic. Exactly 40 years later the entire world saw first-hand the devastating impact a new, unknown disease can have on people, communities and businesses and shape the way we interact with each other. Join Canadian Club Toronto on June 16 as we engage in a conversation around how pandemics can pierce through politics, business, media, and public health to force inward reflection of who we want to be as a community and how leaders and citizens can build more compassionate spaces.”

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