2023 Spring Luncheon

About this Event:

An Accessible, Inclusive Ottawa: What It Should Mean for Ottawa’s Older Adults

Presenter: André Picard

ANDRÉ PICARD is a health reporter and columnist for the Globe and Mail, where he has been a staff writer since 1987.  He is also the author of six bestselling books.

André is an eight-time nominee for the National Newspaper Awards, Canada’s top journalism prize, and past winner of a prestigious Michener Award for Meritorious Public Service Journalism.  He was named Canada’s first “Public Health Hero” by the Canadian Public Health Association, and a “Champion of Mental Health” by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Health and received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his dedication to improving healthcare.

André is a graduate of the University of Ottawa and Carleton University and has received honorary doctorates from six universities, including UBC and the University of Toronto.