ghana

Guest Speakers at the LLC

  • Hon. Christy Clark, Premier of British Columbia
  • Her Excellency Dr. Margaret Ivy Amoakohene, Ghana High Commissioner to Canada
  • Hon. David Kilgour, Secretary of State for Asia Pacific
  • Hon. Peter MacKay, Minister of Defence
  • Hon. Mary Polak, Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation, British Columbia
  • Preston Manning, former Leader of the Opposition, founder of the Manning Centre for Building Democracy
  • Senator Don Meredith
  • Sandra Manning, Image Consultants International
  • Stockwell Day, MP
  • Dennis Mills, MP
  • Bill Blaikie, MP
  • Hon. John McKay, MP
  • Elwin Hermanson, Saskatchewan Leader of the Opposition
  • Deborah Grey, MP
  • Chuck Strahl, MP
  • Joy Smith, MP
  • Ian Shugart, Assistant Deputy Minister Policy, Health Canada
  • Bill Janzen, Director, Ottawa Office, Mennonite Central Committee
  • Andrew Cardozo, Commissioner, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
  • A.R.K. Mackenzie, retired British Ambassador
  • Dr. Peter Flint, Director, Dead Sea Scrolls Institute, Trinity Western University
  • Jerry Sherman, Director, Christian Embassy of Canada
  • Dr. Christopher Waddell, Professor of Business Journalism, Carleton University, and former Ottawa Bureau Chief, CBC News
  • Dr. John Robson, Senior Editorial Writer and Columnist, Ottawa Citizen
  • Dr. Edmund Bloedow, Professor of Classics, University of Ottawa
  • Dr. Anu Bose, Executive Director, National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada
  • Timothy Powers, Professor of Communications, University of Ottawa, and Conservative Party strategist
  • Richard Darroch, Canadian Museums Association
  • Alan Kearns, Head Coach, Career Joy
  • Dr. John Patrick, MD, PhD
  • Katrine Barton-Coward, Executive Director, Urban Christian Outreach
  • Ron Wall, Director of Parliamentary Operations, Privy Council Office
  • Robert Nadeau, General Counsel and Vice President, Strategic Relationships Sourcing Inc.
  • Michel Savard, Analyst, Statistics Canada
  • Sharon Hayes, retired MP and member of TWU Board of Governors
  • Geoffrey O'Brian, Director General, Legislative Affairs, CSIS
  • Lloyd Mackey, National Press Gallery
  • Pierre Lemeiux, MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture
  • Jonathan Arnold, CIDA Program Manager
  • Brian Lilley, Ottawa Bureau Chief, CFRA
  • Patrick Brunet, Communications Professor, University of Ottawa
  • Lois Sweet, Journalism Professor, Carleton University
  • Randoph Haluza-Delay, Professor, Kings University College
  • Dr. David Clements, Professor of Biology, Trinity Western University
  • Dr. Paul Rowe, Assoc. Professor, International Studies, Trinity Western University
  • Mike Hogeterp, Director of the Centre for Public Dialogue
  • Carl DeJong, Ottawa Police
  • Ed Bianchi, KAIROS Canada
  • Peter Menzies, CRTC Commissioner
  • Bob Plamondon, author of Blue Thunder

Jolene Hildebrand

English (Hons.), TWU
Internship: Min. Tony Clement, Minister for Industry (Communications Department)

"Coming to the LLC has challenged me to rethink the relationship between academics and society. It has helped me to understand the need for knowledge to be communicated clearly and precisely, and to respect the integrity and judgment that goes into decision-making. I’ve found the community here an amazing source of friendship and mentorship."