John George Lambton,1st Earl of Durham,,also known as "Radical Jack" and commonly referred to in Canadian history texts simply as Lord Durham,was a British Whig statesman,colonial administrator,Governor General and high commissioner of British North America. A leading reformer,Durham played a major role in the passage of the Reform Bill of 1832. He later served as ambassador to Russia. He was a founding member and chairman of the New Zealand Company that played a key role in the colonisation of New Zealand. George Woodcock says that he was,"Proud,wayward,immensely rich,with romantic good looks and an explosive temper." He was one of those "natural rebels who turn their rebellious energies to constructive purposes. Both at home and abroad he became a powerful exponent of the early nineteenth-century liberal spirit."
David Jay Bercuson is a Canadian labour,military,and political historian.
Phil Gold is a Canadian physician,scientist,professor and author.
Ron Burnett is an author,professor and the President Emeritus and Research Director for the new Centre for Transdisciplinary Studies at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
Samuel Orkin Freedman,is a Canadian clinical immunologist,professor and academic administrator. In 1965,he co-discovered with Phil Gold the carcinoembryonic antigen,the basis of a blood test used in the diagnosis and management of people with colorectal cancer.
Wanda Koop is a Canadian interdisciplinary artist who lives and works in Winnipeg,Manitoba. As well as being an artist,she is a community activist and founded Art City,a free community art centre for inner city youth in Winnipeg (1998).
Elizabeth Bradford Holbrook,CM,O.Ont was a Canadian portrait sculptor,medal designer,and liturgical artist.
Lydia White is a Canadian linguist and educator in the area of second language acquisition (SLA). She is James McGill Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at McGill University.
Adam Shortt (1859–1931) was an economic historian in Ontario. He was the first full-time employed academic in the field at a Canadian university.
James Russell Mallory was a Canadian academic and constitutional expert.
Peter Howard Russell was a Canadian political scientist and professor emeritus of political science at the University of Toronto,where he taught from 1958 to 1997.
Ashok K. Vijh,is an Indian born Canadian chemist. He was born in Punjab but moved to Canada in 1962.
Landon Mackenzie is a Canadian artist based in Vancouver,British Columbia. She is nationally known for her large-format paintings and her contribution as a professor at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
Victoria Michelle Kaspi is a Canadian astrophysicist and a professor at McGill University. Her research primarily concerns neutron stars and pulsars.
Alan Bernstein is Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto and President Emeritus of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR),where he served as President and CEO from 2012 to 2022. A Distinguished Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy,he is also a Fellow and Member of the Standing Committee for Science Planning at the International Science Council (2022-2025). Canadian Bernstein is recognized as a leader in health research,science policy,mentorship and organizational leadership.
Janet Yale is a Canadian telecommunications lawyer and association executive. She became president and chief executive officer of the Arthritis Society in June 2012. She is also on the board of directors of CARE Canada.
Margaret Lock is a distinguished Canadian medical anthropologist,known for her publications in connection with an anthropology of the body and embodiment,comparative epistemologies of medical knowledge and practice,and the global impact of emerging biomedical technologies.
Charlotte Lindgren was a Canadian sculptor-weaver,installation artist,photographer and curator. Lindgren gained worldwide fame for innovative weaving due to the response to her distinctive installation Aedicule in the 1967 International Biennial of Tapestry in Lausanne,Switzerland. Her architectural textile works —usually large —are single woven planes that transform into three-dimensional forms. They explore the interplay between positive and negative spaces,allowing for dramatic shadows and movement.
Joseph Stefan Dupré was a Canadian political scientist,noted for his service to education and to the Government of Canada,in which he served many posts. He was a Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto,and served as President of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.
