Testimonial Dinner Award | National

Each year at Public Policy Forum’s Testimonial Dinner Honour Roll in Toronto, more than 1,200 people from all sectors of Canadian society gather to pay tribute to distinguished leaders who have made outstanding contributions to the quality of public policy and good governance. More than 120 outstanding Canadian men and women have been honoured since 1988.

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Testimonial Dinner Award | National Past Honourees
2023
Harold CallaLisa Raitt
John RisleyJanice Stein
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
2022
Hon. John ManleyChief Terrance Paul
Dr. Clarissa DesjardinsDeepa Mehta
2020
Elyse AllanHon. Anne McLellan
Sen. Murray SinclairSen. Peter Harder
2019
Rona AmbroseGeorge Cope
Dr. Alan BernsteinPierre-Marc Johnson
Farah Mohamed
2018
Mark CarneyThe Right Hon. Beverley McLachlin
Michael DonovanMary Walsh
Richard Dicerni
2017
Louise ArbourYaprak Baltacioglu
Dominic BartonJohann Koss
Margaret MacMillanNaheed Nenshi
2016
Françoise BertrandJack Mintz
Robert PrichardWayne Wouters
2015
Ed ClarkPeter Herrndorf
Roberta JamiesonMichael Sabia
2014
Annette VerschurenMary Simon
Sheila FraserHeather Munroe-Blum
2013
Kevin LynchAlex Himelfarb
Mel CappeJocelyne Bourgon
Paul Tellier
2012
The Right Hon. Kim CampbellThe Right Hon Jean Chrétien
The Right Hon. Joseph ClarkThe Right Hon. Paul Martin
The Right Hon. Brian MulroneyThe Right Hon. John Turner
2011
William G. DavisGordon Nixon
Monique LerouxJim Stanford
2010
Tony DeanPhil Fontaine
Preston ManningCarole Taylor
2009
Jim BalsillieMike Lazaridis
Jacques MénardGeorgina Steinsky-Schwartz
2008
David DodgeGerri Sinclair
Sheila Watt-Cloutier
2007: 20th Anniversary (no awards given)
2006
George ErasmusLouise Frechette
Hon. Bob Rae
2005
Monique BéginBob White
Michael Wilson
2004
Rita BurakDenis Desautels
Roy RomanowAllan Shaw
2003
Guy ColombePurdy Crawford
Henry FriesenChaviva Hosek
Don Mazankowski
2002
Nellie CournoyeaPierre Lortie
Monica PattenMilton Wong
2001
Al HattonHon. Peter Lougheed
Eric NewellManon Vennat
2000
Allan BlakeneyRaymond Garneau
Margaret Norrie McCainLynton "Red" Wilson
1999
Jean BernardThomas Edward Kierans
Donald SavoieThomas Shoyama
1998
Jim GrayGaetan Lussier
Jean PigottHon. Gordon Robertson
1997
Sheldon Ehrenworth
1996
A.W. (Al) JohnsonGuylaine Saucier
James D. Fleck
1995
Jean-Claude DelormeClaire Morris
Bill BlundellLeo Gérard
1994
Allan TaylorLouise Roy
Reg BaskenBruce Rawson
1993
Bertin NadeauMickey Cohen
Judith MaxwellJames McCambly
1992
Guy Saint-PierreChris Evans
Huguette LabelleArden Haynes
1991
Trevor EytonClaude Castonguay
Sylvia OstryJack Munro
1990
Gordon OsbaldestonEdward Stewart
Gérard DocquierMichel Bélanger
1989
Arthur KroegerRobert Carman
David GoldenJean de Grandpré
1988
Allen LambertRobert Bryce
Ted NewallPaul Tellier