Guest Speakers
Each year, the Society invites a person of note to speak at the Annual St. Patrick’s Society Luncheon or, in earlier years, the Annual Banquet. Below are the names of previous guest speakers. This page is a work in progress. As we come across more names from years gone by, we will add them.
| 1934 | Rt. Hon. R.B. Bennett PC MP KC | Prime Minister of Canada |
| 1937 | James McGurren | President – American Irish Historical Society of New York City |
| 1950 | Daniel A. Riley KC MP | Member of Parliament for St. John-Albert |
| 1952 | Brendan Fahey | Professor of Classics, Cardinal Newman High School |
| 1958 | Mr. Justice Owen McGivern | New York State Superior Court Justice |
| 1960 | His Excellency General Georges Vanier | Governor General of Canada |
| 1961 | Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent PC QC | Former Prime Minister of Canada |
| 1962 | Mr. Arthur Maloney Q.C. M.P. | Member of Parliament |
| 1963 | His Excellency William P. Fay | Ambassador of Ireland to Canada |
| 1967 | Hon. Alister Grossart | Senator |
| 1967 | Mr. Bryce Mackasey MP | MP – Verdun |
| 1970 | Mr. George Colley TD | Minister for Industry and Commerce – Ireland |
| 1972 | Most Reverend G. Emmett Carter, D.D. | Bishop of London, ON |
| 1973 | Rt. Hon. The Lord O’Neill of the Maine | Member – House of Lords |
| 1974 | Dr. Larkin Kerwin | Rector – Université Laval |
| 1979 | Most Rev. John M. Beahen | Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa |
| 1983 | Mr. Ted Blackman | Broadcaster & Gazette columnist |
| 1989 | Dr. Victor C. Goldbloom | Former MNA – D’Arcy-McGee |
| 1991 | Patrick Kenniff | Rector – Concordia University |
| 1992 | Jean Doré | 39th Mayor of Montreal |
| 1993 | Larkin Kerwin | 1st President – Canadian Space Agency (1989-92) |
| 1994 | William Johnson | Journalist |
| 1995 | Daniel Johnson | Former Quebec Premier, Leader of the Opposition |
| 1996 | Hon. Jean Charest PC MP | Leader of PC Party of Canada |
| 1997 | Matthew Barrett | Chairman – Bank of Montreal |
| 1998 | Hon. Warren Allmand PC QC | Former Federal minister |
| 1999 | Michel Tysserel | |
| 2000 | David O’Brien | Chairman – Encana Corporation |
| 2001 | Rex Murphy | Host – Cross Country Checkup |
| 2002 | Hon. Charles Doherty Gonthier | Puisne Judge – Supreme Court of Canada |
| 2003 | Me. Simon Potter | Partner – McCarthy Tetrault |
| 2004 | Thomas Mulcair MNA | MNA – Chomedy & Deputy House Leader |
| 2005 | Hon. Brian Tobin PC | Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP |
| 2006 | John Doyle | Globe & Mail |
| 2007 | Richard Pound | Stikeman Elliott LLP |
| 2008 | Hon. Jean Charest PC | Premier of Quebec |
| 2009 | Prof. Derek Drummond | McGill University Professor |
| 2010 | Hon. Bob Rae PC MP | MP – Toronto Centre |
| 2011 | Louis Vachon | CEO – National Bank |
| 2012 | Dr. Kathy Reichs | Author and Forensic Anthropologist |
| 2013 | Kevin Tierney | Film Producer |
| 2014 | Terry Mosher (Aislin) | Political Cartoonist |
| 2015 | Hon. Thomas Mulcair PC MP | Leader of the Official Opposition in Ottawa |
| 2016 | Hon. Denis Coderre PC | 44th Mayor of Montreal |
| 2017 | Mr. John Rae C.M. | Executive Vice President – Power Corporation |
| 2018 | Hon. Jean Charest PC | Former Premier of Quebec |
| 2019 | Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ | Former Prime Minister of Canada |
| 2020 | No Luncheon | |
| 2021 | His Excellency Eamonn McKee | Ambassador of Ireland to Canada |
| 2022 | Dr. Jane McGaughey | Professor – Concordia University |
| 2023 | Mr. PJ Stock | Former NHLer / Sports Analyst |
| 2024 | Mr. Eoin Ó hÓgáin | Partner – Power Sustainable |