- Rick Hillier
Born in Newfoundland and Labrador, General Rick Hillier joined the Canadian Forces as soon as he could. Having enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1973 through the Regular Officer Training Plan program, he graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. After completing his armour officer classification training, he joined his first regiment, the 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) in Petawawa, Ontario. - Gordon O'Connor
Gordon James O'Connor, PC, OMM, CD, BA, B.Sc., MP (born May 18, 1939) is a retired Brigadier-General, current Canadian Member of Parliament and the Minister of National Defence. He is one of a few Defence Ministers to have served in the military, the last being Gilles Lamontagne. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he has a B.Sc Mathematics and Physics from Concordia University and BA in Philosophy from York University. He served over 30 years in the Canadian Army, … - David Fraser
David Fraser is a Brigadier General of the Canadian Forces. He was the commander of "Multi National Brigade for Regional Command South" in Afghanistan's southern provinces in 2006. He took over from US General Karl Eikenberry on February 28, 2006 and served in that capacity until October of the same year. - Andrew Leslie
Lieutenant-General Andrew Brooke Leslie CMM, MSC, MSM, CD (born December, 1957) is the Chief of the Land Staff and Commander Land Forces Command of the Canadian Forces. While studying economics at the University of Ottawa, Leslie joined the 30th Field Artillery Regiment of the Canadian Forces Reserves. Leslie rose through the ranks and in 1993 assumed command of the 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, based at CFB Shilo. - Ray Henault
Raymond (Ray) Roland Joseph Henault, CMM, CD, BA (born Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1949) was the Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada from June 28, 2001. On November 7, 2004, Henault was voted to become the next chairman of NATO's military committee. General Henault enrolled in the Canadian Forces in 1968. On completion of pilot training at CFB Borden, Ontario, and CFB Gimli, Manitoba, General Henault was transferred to CFB Bagotville, Québec, … - Lewis MacKenzie
Major-General Lewis MacKenzie, C.M., CMM, MSC (and bar), O.Ont, CD, (born April 30, 1940) is a retired Canadian general and writer. MacKenzie is most famous for establishing and commanding Sector Sarajevo as part of the United Nations Protection Force or UNPROFOR in Yugoslavia in 1992. MacKenzie was born in Truro, Nova Scotia. He joined The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and was commissioned in 1960. He served his first peacekeeping tour in the Gaza Strip in 1963, … - Scott Taylor
Scott Taylor is a Canadian journalist who specializes in military and war reporting. His coverage has included wars in Cambodia, Africa, the Balkans, and most recently Iraq. Taylor is a former private in the Canadian Forces, and is now the editor and publisher of "Esprit de Corps", a military magazine. Taylor has aroused a certain amount of controversy; described as "fiercely opinionated", … - Glyn Berry
Glyn Berry was a Canadian diplomat killed in a car bomb attack in Afghanistan. He was the first Canadian diplomat to be killed while on duty in Afghanistan. Two other civilians were killed in the incident and ten people were wounded, including three Canadian soldiers, MCpl. Paul Franklin, Pte. William Edward Salikin and Cpl. Jeffrey Bailey. Born in Wales, Berry joined Canada's Foreign Affairs Department in 1977 and had served in Oslo, Havana, London, … - Jeffrey Walsh
Born to a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer on August 8 1973, Master Cpl. Jeffrey Scott Walsh was a Canadian Forces soldier, killed while on duty in Afghanistan by another Canadian soldier. Both were members of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. The father of three children, Walsh arrived in Kandahar on August 3 2006. Six days later, Walsh was riding in a G-Wagon with Master Cpl. - Maurice Baril
Joseph Gérard Maurice Baril, C.M.M., CD (born September 22 1943) is a former General in the Canadian Forces, a Military Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General & head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations from 1992 to 1997, and Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada from 1997 to 2001. He was born in Saint-Albert-de-Warwick, Quebec in 1943 and studied at the University of Ottawa from 1961 to 1964, … - Rob Furlong
Rob Furlong, a corporal of the Canadian Forces, holds the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat. Established in 2002, it exceeds Carlos Hathcock's 1967 record of 2,286 m (7,500 ft) by 144 m (472 ft). - John Richardson
BGen John Alexander Richardson was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2002. His career was in education and defence. During his term with the Canadian Forces, he would attain the rank of Brigadier General. Richardson was elected in the 1993 federal election at the Perth—Wellington—Waterloo electoral district for the Liberal party. - Alex Morrison
William Alexander (Alex) Morrison (born 1941) is a former Lieutenant Colonel of the Canadian Forces. Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1968 from Mount Allison University. He joined the Canadian Forces in 1959 and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1990. While in the CF, he received a Master of Arts in war studies degree from Royal Military College of Canada, student #G0053 in 1980. - Chris Hadfield
Chris Austin Hadfield (born August 29, 1959) was the first Canadian to walk in space. Hadfield was born in Sarnia, Ontario. He attended Montclair Senior School in Oakville and White Oaks High School in Oakville, both near Toronto. In 2005, Colonel Hadfield revisited Montclair to talk to the students about dreams and determination. In Milton, Hadfield was a Wolf Cub and later joined the Royal Canadian Air Cadets' 820 Blue Thunder Squadron. - Marc Caron
Lieutenant-General Joseph Henri Paul Marc (Marc) Caron CMM MSM CD (born June 1 1954) was a Canadian infantry officer, and the former Chief of the Land Staff of the Canadian Forces. He retired from the forces in June 2006, succeeded by LGen Andrew Leslie. - Robert Ghiz
Robert W.J. Ghiz, MLA (born January 21, 1974, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island) is the Premier of Prince Edward Island. He is also the son of former premier Joe Ghiz. Ghiz grew up in Charlottetown and served in the Canadian Forces Primary Reserves while attending high school in the early 1990s. He attended Bishop's University where he earned a Bachelor's degree in political science; his father spoke at Ghiz's graduation. - Brent Beardsley
Major Brent Palmer Beardsley, M.S.C., C.D., is an Infantry Officer in The Royal Canadian Regiment of the Canadian Army currently with 26 years of continuing service. After joining the Canadian Forces in 1978, he served internationally with his Army regiment in London, Norway, Cyprus, and Germany. - Alex Atamanenko
Alex T. Atamanenko MP (born January 24, 1945 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons in 2006, winning the riding of British Columbia Southern Interior for the New Democratic Party in the 2006 federal election. He is a retired school teacher. Atamanenko was born in New Westminster, and was educated at the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto. - Denis Lortie
Denis Lortie is a former Canadian army corporal. In 1984, he stormed into the National Assembly of Quebec building and killed three Quebec government employees. A corporal with the Royal 22<sup>e</sup> Régiment of the Canadian Forces, Lortie was disgruntled with a number of policies of the Quebec and federal governments. He planned a killing spree as a means of broadcasting his discontent. - Arron Perry
Arron Perry is a former Master Corporal in the Canadian Forces who was mistakenly credited with having the record for the longest sniper kill in combat. Perry was a member of a five-man team of snipers as part of Canada's contributions to Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan during 2002. Perry's team received praise from United States Army colleagues for killing a significant number of Taliban and al-Qaeda combatants. - Fred Mifflin
Fred J. Mifflin, PC, CD (born February 6 1938) is a retired Rear Admiral in the Canadian Forces and a former politician. After retiring from 32 years of service in the Royal Canadian Navy, Mifflin entered politics and was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1988 election. Mifflin became the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the Newfoundland and Labrador riding of Bonavista-Trinity-Conception. - Aralt Mac Giolla Chainnigh
Aralt Mac Giolla Chainnigh, CD PhD born Harold Kenny, is an Associate Professor of physics at the Royal Military College of Canada and a captain in the Canadian Forces Reserve. He graduated from the Royal Roads Military College and the Royal Military College of Canada in 1982, student #13752. Dr. Mac Giolla Chainnigh researches the circumstellar morphology in symbiotic star systems e.g. red giant stars and white dwarf stars. - Dyane Adam
Dyane Adam was the Canadian Official Languages Commissioner. She is responsible for promoting bilingualism within the government of Canada. She holds a Doctor's degree in psychology from the University of Ottawa and teaches at the university, as well as at Glendon College. After she had led a campaign to preserve bilingualism at York University and Montfort Hospital, then-Prime Minister Jean Chrétien appointed her Official Languages Commissioner. - Jean Victor Allard
General Jean Victor Allard, CC, CBE, GOQ, DSO, ED, CD (June 12, 1913 - April 23, 1996) was the first French-Canadian to become Chief of the Defence Staff, the highest position in the Canadian Forces from 1966–1969. He was also the first to hold the accompanying rank of (full, four-leaf) general. Allard served as an officer in the Régiment de Trois-Rivières prior to World War II. He was mobilized in the rank of major. - Jack Frazer
John L. Frazer OMM, MSC (born 20 December 1931 in Kamloops, British Columbia) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997. His career from 1951 to 1987 was in the Canadian Forces where he attained the rank of colonel and received the Order of Military Merit and the Meritorious Service Cross. Jack Frazer was elected as a Reform party candidate at the Saanich—Gulf Islands electoral district in the 1993 federal election. - Bob Ringma
MGen Bob Ringma (born Robert Ringma 30 June 1928 in Richmond, British Columbia) was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997. By career, he was a soldier for the Canadian Forces. Ringma served in the Canadian Forces, serving during the Korean War. He attained the rank of Major General before leaving the military in 1983. His military experiences in Korea, particularly with the Mobile Laundry and Bath Unit (MLBU), … - Ken Watkin
Brigadier General Ken Watkin, OMM, CD is the current Judge Advocate General of the Canadian Forces. He was promoted to Brigadier General and appointed JAG effective April 14, 2006, for a five-year term. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada (Student # 11027) 1976 and Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. - Charles H. Belzile
Lieutenant-General Charles H. Belzile (born March 12, 1933), CM, CMM, CD was a Canadian soldier and a former head of the Canadian Army. He is an honorary member of the Royal Military College of Canada student #H22547. Born in Trois-Pistoles, Quebec, he enrolled in the Canadian Army in 1951 and was commissioned in the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada (QOR of C) on graduation from the Université de Montréal in 1953. He was then assigned as a platoon commander in Korea. - Alexandre Trudeau
Alexandre "Sacha" Trudeau (born December 25, 1973) is a Canadian journalist, and the son of Canada's former Prime Minister, the late Pierre Trudeau, and Margaret Trudeau. The second of three children born to Pierre and Margaret Trudeau during Pierre's term in office, Sacha Trudeau was a media sensation, just like his brothers, when he was born. However, Pierre and Margaret tried as much as possible to protect their children from the public eye, … - Alex Shibicky
Alex Shibicky (b. May 19, 1914 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada-d. 9 July, 2005 in South Surrey, British Columbia, Canada) was an ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League from 1935 to 1946. Shibicky was also a Stanley Cup winner in 1940, and the vice-president of the first incarnation of the National Hockey League Players Association, but he is best known for being the first player to use a slapshot, which he did in 1937. - Jerry S.T. Pitzul
Major-General Jerry S.T. Pitzul, CMM, CD, Q.C., was the Judge-Advocate-General for the Canadian Forces at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario from 1998 to 2006. Major-General Pitzul has enjoyed a distinguished legal career in the Canadian Forces and the public sector. He has held various appointments within the Office of the Judge-Advocate General, … - Dee Brasseur
Major (Retired) Deanna Marie (Dee) Brasseur (born September 9, 1953) is a retired Canadian military officer and one of the two first two female CF-18 Hornet fighter pilots in the world. Born in Pembroke, Ontario, a daughter to Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Lionel C. (Lyn) Brasseur and Marie Olive (Aucoin), she joined the Canadian Forces in 1972 as an administrative clerk at a dental unit detachment in Winnipeg. - Yogi Huyghebaert
Delwood Frederick "Yogi" Huyghebaert, O.M.M., C.D. (Lt Colonel-Ret) (born in Lafleche, Saskatchewan) is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly for the riding of Wood River, Saskatchewan. He represents the Saskatchewan Party. Prior to his election to public office, he was a pilot in the Canadian Forces. His most notable duty was as commander of the Snowbirds Air Demonstration Team - 431 Squadron. In 1986, he was made an Officer of the Order of Military Merit. - Michelle Douglas
Michelle Douglas (born December 30, 1963 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian human rights activist who was involved in a landmark case around lesbian and gay equality rights in the Canadian military. After graduating from Carleton University in 1985, Douglas joined the Canadian Forces in 1986, and was soon promoted to the Special Investigations Unit. In 1989, however, she came under investigation and was constructively dismissed because she is a lesbian. - Sylvain Légaré
Sylvain Légaré is a politician in Québec, Canada, and an Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the Vanier riding. He studied financial planning at the Université Laval and TELUQ, graduating in 2000, and has worked as a financial advisor since 1999. He owned a financial service firm in 2003. He also worked at Environment Canada as a weather observer from 1997 to 1999. He was president of the Charlesbourg Arts Society, … - Robert Coates
Robert Carman Coates, PC, QC, BA, LL.B, LL.D (born March 10 1928) is a former Canadian politician and Cabinet minister. Coates was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1957 election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Cumberland, Nova Scotia. Coates was a backbencher during the John Diefenbaker and Joe Clark governments. - Kenneth Macksey
Kenneth Macksey (July 1, 1923 - November 30, 2005) was a British author and historian who specialized in military history and military biography, particularly of World War II. Macksey served in World War II under the command of Percy Hobart, later writing the (authoritative) biography of that leader. Additionally, Macksey wrote two volumes of alternative history, one dealing with the (successful) invasion of England by Germany in 1940 (Operation Sea Lion, … - Ramsey Muir Withers
Ramsey Muir Withers, CMM, CStJ, CD, LL.D (born 28 July 1930) is a past Chief of the Defence Staff, the highest ranking position in the Canadian Forces 1980–1983. Born in Scarborough, Ontario to Scottish immigrant parents, Ramsey was appointed to the position of Chief in 1980 following 32 years of distinguished military service. In all, Withers spent 35 years in uniform, serving in the Korean War and in command and staff positions throughout Canada and overseas. - Ray St. Germain
Ray St. Germain is a musician, author, and radio show host. He was the 2006 federal Liberal candidate for the Winnipeg Centre constituency. St. Germain wrote, produced, and hosted the nationally-syndicated, award-winning, “Big Sky Country” that aired for 13 years on Global Television. He also worked with The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN), producing and hosting the series “Rhythms of the Metis”. - Robert Timbrell
Rear Admiral Robert Walter Timbrell, CMM, DSC, CD, Royal Canadian Navy (February 1 1920 – April 11 2006) was the first Canadian to be decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross during the Second World War. This followed his part in Operation Dynamo where he was personally responsible for the evacuation of 900 troops from the beaches of Dunkirk. Later in the war he served on destroyers escorting convoys across the North Atlantic, …
|
| |