On November 7, 2006, the University brought together more than 350 distinguished guests, including former prime minister, the Right Hon. Jean Chrétien, to celebrate the best of Canada — both the people and the symbols that our country represents.
From left to right: Louise Arbour, Jean Béliveau, Mary Lou Finlay and Stephen Jarislowsky with the Stanley Cup.
The Distinguished Canadian Leadership Awards (DCLA) were presented in the heart of Ottawa at the National Gallery of Canada, providing a particularly Canadian backdrop – as did the national treasures found within, including the cherished Stanley Cup.
The DCLA annually recognize excellence in the accomplishments of its impressive recipients; accomplishments that equally define the building blocks upon which Canada was built — justice, entrepreneurial spirit, human rights and, in this year’s case, hockey.
This year’s recipients included hockey great Jean Béliveau; Stephen Jarislowsky, chairman and CEO of Jarislowsky Fraser Limited — one of Canada’s largest and most successful investment management firms; and Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The recipient of this year’s Meritas-Tabaret Award was journalist Mary Lou Finlay, one of Canada’s most treasured radio broadcasting hosts, but recently retired from the CBC.
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