The McGill Alumni Association of Southern Alberta is pleased to invite you to the Ninth Annual Leacock Luncheon.

Guest of Honour and Lecturer will be Senator Hugh D. Segal.

Moderator: Derek Drummond, BArch’62, F.R.A.I.C., William C. Macdonald Emeritus Professor of Architecture, McGill University

A graduate of the University of Ottawa, Senator Hugh D. Segal spent several decades in the private and public sector before being appointed to the Senate as a Conservative in 2005 by Prime Minister Paul Martin. His public sector experience spans from the Cabinet Office at Queen’s Park to the Prime Minister’s Office in Ottawa. In the private sector, he worked in the alcohol and food, marketing and advertising, and financial service sectors. He sits on various corporate and public boards as well as serving not-for-profit and charitable organizations. Since being appointed to the Senate, he has sat on the Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Agriculture and Forestry, and Aboriginal Affairs committees. He was also a member of the Special Committee on Anti-Terrorism.

In 2003 Senator Segal was named to the Order of Canada. The following year, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Royal Military College. And, in 2005, he was appointed an Honorary Captain of the Canadian Navy. He has authored numerous books and articles on public policy and the Conservative party. Before his Senate appointment, he was regularly seen as a commentator on the CTV, PBS and CBS networks.

Senator Segal makes his home in Kingston. He is married to Donna Armstrong and they have one daughter, Jacqueline. Former President of the Institute for Research on Public Policy, he remains a Senior Fellow and teacher at Queen’s University.