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	Twenty-Fifth Annual Churchill Society Dinner Silver Anniversary A charitable evening to support democracy education in Canada, to celebrate the legacy of Sir Winston Churchill and to recognize the leadership of women in parliamentary democracy in Ontario and in Canada Held Thursday, November 20^th, 2008 See below for photos! Award for Excellence in the Cause of Parliamentary Democracy Right Honourable Kim Campbell P.C., C.C., Q.C. This year the Churchill Society recognizes the importance of leadership of women in our political system by honouring with its Annual Award for Excellence in the Cause of Parliamentary Democracy the Right Honourable Kim Campbell, Canada’s nineteenth and first and only female Prime Minister. Ms. Campbell served in cabinet portfolios as Minister of State for Indian Affairs and Northern Development (1989-1993), Minister of Justice (1990-1993) and Minister of National Defence (1993). She was the first woman to hold the Justice and Defence portfolios and the first woman to be Defence Minister of a NATO country. After her tenure as Prime Minister, Ms. Campbell served as Canadian Consul-General in Los Angeles from 1996-2000. In 2001 she became a Fellow at the Center for Public Leadership at the Kennedy School at Harvard. She served as Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders from 1999-2003 and President of the International Women’s Forum from 2003-2005. She served as Secretary-General of the Club of Madrid, a prominent world organization of former heads of government and state who work to promote democratization though relations with leaders of transitional democracies from 2004 to 2006. She remains an active member of the Board of Directors. Among her many current activities, she is Chair of the Board of Trustees of the newly formed Foundation for Effective Governance. Kim Campbell was educated at the University of British Columbia and the London School of Economics. She holds seven honorary doctorates and is the author of the best-selling Time and Chance, of which the 3^rd updated edition was released in May 2008. In July 2008 Ms. Campbell was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. Former Prime Minister the Right Honourable Joe Clark Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins Keynote Speaker Honourable Celia Sandys In this 25^th Anniversary year, the Society welcomes back one of its Honorary Patrons, the Honourable Celia Sandys, to represent the Churchill family at its gala dinner. Ms Sandys is the daughter of Sir Winston Churchill’s eldest daughter Diana and Cabinet Minister Duncan Sandys. She is an internationally acclaimed journalist, television presenter and speaker. She has published five books on various aspects of her grandfather’s life and career. Her most recent book We Shall Not Fail—The Inspiring Leadership of Winston Churchill describes the principles of her grandfather’s leadership. Her book Chasing Churchill, about the travels of Sir Winston includes reminiscences of her own journeys with her grandparents, has been adapted into a highly acclaimed three-part television series broadcast in July and August 2008. Her other works are Churchill Wanted Dead or Alive, Churchill: A Short Biography and From Winston with Love and Kisses: The Young Churchill. Ms. Sandys is on the Board of Governors with The Churchill Centre with which the Churchill Society became associated as an ally in 2007. She is a popular public speaker and leader of public tours retracing her grandfather’s travels including Morrocco in October 2008. Ms. Sandys is intimately familiar with the important role of her grandmother Clementine in Sir Winston’s career and will be speaking about the influence of women in Churchill’s life and career. Churchill Society Chairman Robert O'Brien and the Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, Recipient of the Churchill Society Award for Excellence in the Cause of Parliamentary Democracy Head Table: Front row: Hon. Pauline Browes, Churchill Society Chairman Robert O'Brien, Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell, Hon. Celia Sandys, Professor Sylvia Bashevkinz \| Back Row: Hon. Senator Catherine Callbeck, Hon. Monique Smith, Col. the Hon. Henry N .R. Jackman, Martha Hall Findlay MP, Christian Corbet, OLIP Intern Roberta Browne Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell and keynote speaker Hon. Celia Sandys Robert O'Brien with Dinner Committee co-chairs Erin O'Toole and Riyaz Lalani The Hon. Henry N.R. Jackman proposes the toast to the Society on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary Presentation of 25th Anniversary Commemorative Medallion to the Hon. Bill Graham, Chancellor of Trinity College, by Christian Corbet, the artist. Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell and interns from the Ontario Legislature Internship Program Ron and Wendy Cohen Martha Hall Findlay MP and Eddie Goldenberg Sean Conway and Ernie Eves Previous Churchill Society Dinner Highlights and Photos Keynote speaker followed by the Recipient of the Award for Excellence In The Cause of Parliamentary Democracy. Twenty-Fourth Annual Churchill Society Dinner (2007) Senator Hugh Segal Sean Conway Twenty-Third Annual Churchill Society Dinner (2006) Professor David Bercuson The Honourable Ed Broadbent Twenty-Second Annual Churchill Society Dinner (2005) Chris Matthews The Honourable Allan Lawrence Twenty-First Annual Churchill Society Dinner (2004) Professor Warren Kimball, Rutgers University The Right Honourable Joe Clark Twentieth Annual Churchill Society Dinner (2003) Sir Martin Gilbert The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy Nineteenth Annual Churchill Society Dinner (2002) John Plumpton The Honourable Flora MacDonald
	Keynote Speakers (In alphabetical order) Professor Christopher Andrew Professor David Bercuson Anthony Montague Browne Sir John Colville Professor David N. Dilks Professor M.R.D. Foot Sir Martin Gilbert Sir David Hunt Professor Reginald V. Jones Professor Warren Kimball Sir Edwin Leather Professor John A. Luckacs John Plumpton Dr. J. Austin Ranney Andrew Roberts The Honourable Celia Sandys Senator Hugh Segal The Lady Soames The Honourable Nicholas Soames The Right Honourable Lord Weatherhill The Honourable Caspar W. Weinberger