The Empire Club of Canada, established in 1903, is a Canadian speakers' forums. 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Past speakers have included:

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Hindi: , pronunciation: ) (November 19, 1917 – October 31, 1984) was Prime Minister of India from January 19, 1966 to March 24, 1977, and again from January 14, 1980 until her assassination on October 31, 1984. ... | name=The Rt. ... Alternative meaning: Dalai Lama (song) The 14th and current Dalai Lama giving blessings in Dharamsala - Losar, 1981 The Dalai Lama belongs to the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. ... Trudeau redirects here. ... Arthur Meighen, PC , QC , BA , LL.D (June 16, 1874 – August 5, 1960) was the ninth Prime Minister of Canada from July 10, 1920, to December 29, 1921, and June 29 to September 25, 1926. ... Sir Edward Richard George Ted Heath, KG, MBE (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005), soldier and politician, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. ... This article is about one of the founders of Microsoft. ... Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, KG, GCMG, CH, MC, PC, JP, DL (born June 6, 1919), was British Foreign Secretary (1979–1982) and Secretary-General of NATO (1984–1988). ... Sir Robert Laird Borden, PC , KC , GCMG , DCL , LL.D (June 26, 1854 – June 10, 1937) was the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911, to July 10, 1920, and the third Nova Scotian to hold this office. ... Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB (February 22, 1857 - January 8, 1941) was a soldier, writer and founder of the world scouting movement. ... Robert Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon, KG, MC, PC (June 12, 1897– January 14, 1977), British politician, was Foreign Secretary during World War II and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1950s. ... Not to be confused with William Lyon Mackenzie, Mackenzie Kings grandfather. ... Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929 – January 20, 1993) was an iconic Academy Award-winning actress, fashion model and humanitarian. ... David Rockefeller (born June 12, 1915) is a prominent American banker, philanthropist and world statesman. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... Golda Meir (Hebrew:  ) (born Golda Mabovitz, May 3, 1898; died December 8, 1978) was one of the founders of the State of Israel. ... Charles Hazlitt Cahan, B.A., LL.B, LL.D, K.C., P.C. (October 31, 1861–August 15, 1944) was a prominent Canadian lawyer, newspaper editor, businessman, and provincial and federal politician. ... The peerage title Duke of Windsor was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1937 for The Prince Edward, formerly King of the United Kingdom. ... Charles Joseph Joe Clark, PC, CC, AOE, MA, LLD (born June 5, 1939 in High River, Alberta) was the sixteenth prime minister of Canada from June 4, 1979, to March 3, 1980. ... Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 1869 – 9 November 1940) was a Conservative British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1937 to 1940. ... John George Diefenbaker, CH, PC, QC, BA, MA, LL.B, LL.D, DCL, FRSC, FRSA, D.Litt, DSL, (September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada (1957 – 1963). ... Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005), was Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979. ... Louis Stephen St. ... Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986), was a British Conservative politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963. ... Robert Strange McNamara (born June 9, 1916) is an American business executive and a former United States Secretary of Defense. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... Margaret Mead Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901 – November 15, 1978) was an American cultural anthropologist. ... The Duke of Edinburgh The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark) (born 10 June 1921, Greece) is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill KG, OM, CH, FRS (November 30, 1874 - January 24, 1965) was a British politician, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. At various times an author, soldier, journalist, and legislator, Churchill is generally regarded as one... Tsiang Tingfu (Jiang Tingfu, 蔣廷黻, 17 February 1895 - 9 October 1965). ... William Howard Taft I (September 15, 1857–March 8, 1930) was the 27th President of the United States (1909-1913), and the 10th Chief Justice of the United States (1921 - 1930). ... Lester Bowles Mike Pearson, PC, CC, OM, OBE, MA, LL.D. (April 23, 1897 – December 27, 1972) was a Canadian statesman, diplomat and politician who was made a Nobel Laureate in 1957. ... Billy Graham, April 1966 Rev. ... Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: ) (born October 7, 1952) is a Russian politician, and the current President of the Russian Federation. ... The Right Honourable Sir Hamar Greenwood, 1st Viscount Greenwood of Holbourne, 1st. ...

Selected past presidents

• William Robinson Clark, 1905 - 1906
• George Drew, 1932 - 1933
• Roland Michener, 1964
• Henry N.R.Jackman,1971-1972
• Fredrick L. R. Jackman,1993-1994
• John Niles, 2006-2007

Past Presidents have included, One Governor General of Canada, One Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Three Premier's of Ontario, Six Clergy, Two Brigader General's, Two Major General's, a number of Lt. Col., Col, and Majors of the military William Robinson Clark was born in Daviot, Aberdeenshire in 1829. ... Colonel The Honourable George Alexander Drew, PC , CC , QC (May 7, 1894 - January 4, 1973) was a Canadian conservative politician who founded a Progressive Conservative dynasty in Ontario that lasted 42 years. ... The Right Honourable Daniel Roland Michener, PC , CC , CMM , CD , LL.D (April 19, 1900 - August 6, 1991) was Governor General of Canada from 1967 to 1974. ... John Milton Niles (1787 - 1856) was a U.S. editor and political figure from Connecticut, a member of the Democratic Party. ...

External links

• Empire Club of Canada

Dr. John S. Niles MSM (2006-2007) President of the Empire Club of Canada

Dr. John Niles is a graduate of Confederation College, Lakehead University, St. Andrew's College and Knox College, received degrees in Social Work, Theology and Psychology. After years working in the field of social work, Dr. Niles was ordained a minister in the United Church of Canada where he is serving as Senior Minister at St. Andrew's United Church Markham.

Dr. Niles, along with his wife, have cared for well over 1000 abandoned, abused, 'crack' and heroin addicted infants and toddlers over the last 20 years as a primary emergency home for Toronto CAS. For their work Dr. Niles and Mrs. Niles have received the Governor General's Meritorious Service Medal, the Heart and Spirit Humanitarian of the Year award and the Empire Club of Canada's Humanitarian Community Service Award. They have been nominated for the Order of Ontario, and the Order of Canada.

As a Child Protection Advocate, Dr. Niles has worked to better the lives of abused and abandoned children. He has spoken on radio, television, written books and articles as a outspoken advocate for change of child welfare and as an advocate for adoption. He has appeared on CBC Radio, City TV and TVO. Various articles have been written about their work in the Toronto Star, Toronto Sun and in the Globe and Mail, as well as a feature article in the United Church Observer Magazine.

Dr. Niles recounts, as an author, the lessons he has learned from his work in his book, "How I Became Father to 1000 Children and the Lessons Learned" and "No Ordinary Moments". He has started a not for profit organization called 'Kits for Kids" that provides personal products, sleepers, diapers, and toys to children from the ages of birth to 16 who come into the care of Children's Aid through the night duty emergency homes.

Dr. Niles and his wife. Liane, have lived in Toronto and have five children. He can been reached at jsniles1@rogers.com or through his website, www.drjohnniles.com