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"THE GOVERNMENT
 IS THE SERVANT
 OF THE PEOPLE
 AND NOT ITS MASTER"

Winston Churchill
Oslo 1948

 

 

 

Twenty-Second Annual Churchill Society Dinner 
A charitable evening to support democracy education in Canada
Saturday, November 19, 2005


Featured

Chris Matthews 

World famous political journalist
Passionate Churchillian
MSNBC host of "Hardball With Chris Matthews"
Author America: Beyond our Grandest Notions & Kennedy and Nixon

Speech:
"The Ten Winning Principles of Winston Churchill"

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Chris Matthews is one of the most recognized and respected political analysts and journalists in the United States.  He is the host of MSNBC's flagship political affairs program, Hardball with Chris Matthews and is the MSNBC anchor for all major political events.

 

Matthews has a unique and compelling perspective on the challenges of political leadership.  In addition to analyzing politics for the outside as a journalist, he has seen it from the inside as a presidential speechwriter.


CBC anchor Peter Mansbridge introduced Chris Matthews

Chris Matthews is an active supporter of The Churchill Centre in the United States and delivered the First Annual Churchill Lecture at George Washington University in Washington, DC. He has published several articles exploring Churchill's leadership and political skills.  Currently, he is working on a book examining the 'Churchill Rules' that can be used to guide the present generation of world leaders.

 

Churchill Society Chairman Daniel Tisch presenting the 2005 Churchill Society Award for Excellence in the Cause of Parliamentary Democracy to The Honourable Allan Lawrence. 

The Honourable Allan Lawrence, P.C., Q.C., LSM  

Former Solicitor-General of Canada and Attorney General of Ontario

 

Allan Lawrence is one of a rare breed in Canadian politics, having served as a cabinet minister in both the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the Parliament of Canada.  In Ontario, he served as Minister of Mines, became the first Minister for Northern Affairs, Attorney General and Minister of Justice.  In Ottawa, Allan Lawrence served as Solicitor-General of Canada and as Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs.  He was the Canadian Chair of the Canada-US Permanent Joint Board of Defence and a delegate on justice issues at the United Nations.

 

His legislative and public policy accomplishments have left and enduring mark on the province and the country.