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Governor General invites distinguished Canadians
to Join Her Majesty The Queen at a Golden Jubilee Luncheon

October 9, 2002

OTTAWA - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada and His Excellency John Ralston Saul, have invited a group of distinguished Canadians to join Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh at a Thanksgiving luncheon celebrating Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee. The luncheon will take place at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Monday, October 14 at 1:00 p.m.

Each year of Her Majesty's reign will be represented by a Canadian whose achievements marked that year. From celebrated artists and scientists, to renowned athletes and dedicated nation-builders, the Canadians invited to celebrate Thanksgiving with The Queen reflect Canada's coming of age as a dynamic, creative and inclusive society.

A list of the distinguished Canadians and the year each represents follows. The citations for each individual will be posted on our website at the following link:

http://www.gg.ca/jubilee/guests-invites_e.asp

Members of the media wanting to arrange interviews with the luncheon guests must contact the Rideau Hall Media Office prior to the end of business on Friday, October 11.

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Media Information:

Melanie Kwong or Lucie Brosseau
Rideau Hall Media Office
Tel: (613) 993-8157 / (613) 998-0287
www.gg.ca

Stewart Wheeler
Press Secretary to the Governor General
Tel: (613) 993-8167
Pager: (613) 751-7978

GUEST LIST FOR THE GOLDEN JUBILEE LUNCHEON
IN HONOUR OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

Year Name
1952 Mr. Norman Jewison, C.C.
1953 The Honourable Gordon Robertson, P.C., C.C.
1954 Lieutenant-Colonel (Ret'd) Edgar Herbert Hollyer, M.C., C.D.
1955 Mr. Jean Béliveau, C.C., C.Q.
1956 Mr. Farley Mowat, O.C.
1957 Ms. Doris H. Anderson, C.C.
1958 Ms. Lucille Wheeler-Vaughan, C.M.
1959 Mr. Joseph-Armand Bombardier (posthumous)
Represented by his daughter, Mrs. Claire Beaudoin
1960 Mr. Paul Gérin-Lajoie, C.C., O.Q.
1961 The Honourable Allan Emrys Blakeney, P.C., O.C., S.O.M.
1962 Mr. Donald George Jackson, C.M.
1963 Mr. Graham Westbrook Rowley, C.M.
1964 Mr. Oscar E. Peterson, C.C., C.Q., O.Ont.
1965 Ms. Joan O'Malley
1966 Mr. Russell S. Jackson, O.C.
1967 Ms. Nancy Greene Raine, O.C.
1968 Dr. Phil Gold, C.C., O.Q.
1969 Mr. Bruce Kirby
1970 Mr. Michael Ondaatje, O.C.
1971 Stompin' Tom Connors, O.C.
1972 Mr. Paul Henderson
1973 Mr. Ronald Turcotte, C.M.
1974 Mr. Dennis Lee, O.C.
1975 Dr. Billy Diamond, O.Q.
1976 Mr. Greg Joy
1977 The Honourable Thomas Rodney Berger, O.C.
1978 The Honourable Jacques Hébert, O.C.
1979 The Honourable Antonine Maillet, P.C., C.C., O.Q.
1980 Mr. Scott Abbott
1981 Mr. John D. MacNaughton, O.C.
1982 Ms. Denise Filiatrault, O.C., O.Q.
1983 Mr. Louis Garneau, O.C., C.Q.
1984 Dr. Marc Garneau, O.C., C.D.
1985 Ms. Margaret Atwood, C.C.
1986 The Honourable John C. Polanyi, P.C., C.C.
1987 Dr. Ian Shelton
1988 Dr. David Suzuki, O.C., O.B.C.
1989 Mr. Douglas J. Cardinal, O.C.
1990 Mr. George Chuvalo, C.M.
1991 Mr. Paul-André Crépeau, C.C., O.Q.
1992 Dr. Roberta Bondar, O.C., O.Ont.
1993 Lieutenant-General (Ret'd) Roméo Dallaire, C.M.M., M.S.C., C.D.
1994 Mr. Atom Egoyan, O.C.
1995 Mr. Craig Kielburger, M.S.M.
1996 The Honourable Louise Arbour
1997 Mr. Bernard Voyer, O.C., C.Q.
1998 The Honourable Jean-Louis Roux, C.C., C.Q.
1999 Mr. John Amagoalik
2000 Dr. Joseph Gosnell, O.C., O.B.C.
2001 Mr. Zacharias Kunuk
2002 Lieutenant-Colonel Pat Stogran, C.D.

The citations of these distinguished Canadians can be found at the following link:

http://www.gg.ca/jubilee/guests-invites_e.asp

Created: 2002-10-09
Updated: 2003-07-28
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