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Marie Lemay is the President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint.   Ms. Lemay has served in senior leadership positions for 25 years. Prior to joining the Mint in 2019, she served as Deputy Minister and Deputy Receiver General for Canada at Public Services and Procurement Canada. Ms. Lemay also served as President of the Canada Economic Development Agency for Quebec Regions, which promotes the long-term Economic development of the regions of Quebec, and was Associate Deputy Minister at Inf...
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Perry Dellelce is founder and managing partner of Wildeboer Dellelce LLP, one of Canada’s leading corporate finance and transactional law firms. Mr. Dellelce practises in the areas of securities, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. His expertise in the areas of securities, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions has made him a trusted advisor to numerous entrepreneurs, executives, and corporations. He has been named to the Common Law Honour Society, recognized in The Best La...
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Afua Cooper is a Jamaican-Canadian multidisciplinary scholar, author, and artist. Her 13 books range across such genres as history, poetry, fiction, and children’s literature. Her indomitable research on slavery, and Black history has made her one of the leading figures in Black Canadian studies, and the authority on Canadian slavery. Additional areas of expertise include women’s history, race and gender, public history, abolitionism, freedom, and emancipation, Caribbean Studies, and Black lite...
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André Picard is the health columnist at The Globe and Mail, where he has been a staff writer since 1987. He is also the author of six books, including “Neglected No More: The Urgent Need To Improve The Lives of Canada’s Elders” and “The Gift of Death: Confronting Canada’s Tainted Blood Tragedy.” He has received much acclaim for his writing and dedication to improving health care, including the Michener Prize for Meritorious Public Service Journalism, the National Newspaper Award as Canada’s to...
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Andrée Poulin has written some 60 books for children. Her picture books and novels have won her several literary prizes. She started off as a journalist, and she really enjoyed telling stories based on facts, but now, as an author, she takes great pleasure in telling fictional stories. Her favourite challenge is to write books that make her readers both laugh and think. For over 12 years, she has hosted workshops in schools to help inspire a love of reading in children. She has published a...
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Janet Rossant, CC, PhD, FRS, FRSC is Senior Scientist Emeritus at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, University Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, and President and Scientific Director of the Gairdner Foundation. She is an internationally recognized developmental and stem cell biologist, exploring the biology of the early embryo and its stem cells and their applications to understanding and treating human disease. She has also been actively involved in ethics and public po...
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�糵���� alumni John McEntyre started his career at the advent of computer science engineering and enjoyed a global career with several technology industry giants.  He is an admired financial supporter of �糵����, donating to the Faculty of Engineering to support the John McEntyre Team Space in the STEM building and to the Louise McEntyre West Nursing Simulation and Peer Mentorship Centre.  Born in Montreal, Mr. McEntyre was raised in Ottawa and attended French primary schools, a bilin...
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Originally from Senegal, Boucar Diouf is a Quebec biologist, oceanographer and comedian. He currently has a career as a comedian, columnist and radio host, and in his sketches, he regularly deals with issues of integration, life in Africa and cultural differences.After earning a master’s degree in biology from the Université de Dakar, Boucar Diouf moved to Quebec in 1991 to work on a PhD in oceanography at the Université du Québec à Rimouski. To help his students grasp the course content, he pr...
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Elder Simon Brascoupé, Bear Clan, is a member of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation in Quebec. He serves as a senior fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and an adjunct research professor at both Carleton University and Trent University.Elder Brascoupé has held significant leadership roles, including as president and CEO of the National Aboriginal Health Organization and vice-president of education at the First Nations Health Managers Assoc...
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Abby Hoffman has been a prominent figure in sports and health policy for more than five decades.During her 15-year career as an international middle-distance runner, Ms. Hoffman competed in four Olympic Games, making the finals in the 800m in 1968 and 1972. She won medals at the Commonwealth Games, Pan American Games, and World Student Games, and won multiple national championships in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.  Apart from competition, Ms. Hoffman’s contributions hav...
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