The Laurier Institution’s annual Luncheon Series invites guest speakers who are leading citizens in the local, national and global communities to share their ideas and experiences. Events are by invitation only. To learn more about our Luncheon Series, please contact us
Past Speakers
• Dr. Dyane Adam, Commissioner of Official Languages
• Minister Stephen Owen, Minister of Western Economic Diversification
• Senator Larry Campbell
• Arthur Erickson, Architect
• Senator Raynell Andreychuk
• Honourable Denis Coderre, Minister, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Paul Cellucci, U.S. Ambassador to Canada
• Dr. Joseph Gosnell, President, Nisga'a Tribal Council
• Ovide Mercredi, former Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations
• John Ralston Saul
• Michel deJaegher, Consul General of France
• Hugo Llorens, Consul General of the United States
• Ian Kydd, Consul General of the United Kingdom
• Nurjehan Mawani, Chairperson of the Immigration and Refugee Board
• John Bell, Canadian High Commissioner to Malaysia
• Gary Filmon, Premier of Manitoba
• Sir Julian Bullard, former British Ambassador to Germany
• Gary Troller, UN High commission for Refugees Representative in Canada
• Nabil El Araby, Egyptian Ambassador to the United Nations
• Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, former Minister of Human Resources Development
• Honourable John Manley, Minister of Industry, Industry Canada
• Willy Lam, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
• Dr. Pat McGeer, Professor Emeritus, UBC
• Chief Matthew Coon Come, National Chief, Assembly of First Nations