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Commissioner Philip Murray (Rtd.)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
During his 38 years of public service with the RCMP, Phil Murray achieved a broad base of experience in operational policing and management positions, progressing from an uniformed peace officer to the most senior position of Commissioner of the RCMP (1994-2000).

A frequent speaker on a wide range of policing, ethics and leadership issues, Mr. Murray has held leadership roles in a number of charitable and other organizations, including the Network for Research and Crime, Queens University, the Canadian Club of Ottawa, Big Brothers of Ottawa, Interpol, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Mr. Murray is an Ottawa native and continues to be a member of numerous public and private sector Advisory Boards, including Member of the Board of Governors and Treasurer of Canada's largest Academic Health Science Centre, The Ottawa Hospital, Member of the Board of Directors, GardaWorld, Member of the Advisory Board, Ipperwash Commission of Inquiry and Member of Advisory Panel, The Cornwall Commission of Inquiry.

During his tenure as Commissioner, Mr. Murray was instrumental in moving the RCMP Heritage Centre from concept to reality and continues to be an active volunteer with the Centre.

J.E. (Ted) Newall, O.C.
Ted Newall is one of Canada's most successful business leaders.  After graduating from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1958, Ted rejoined DuPont Canada (where he had worked as a summer student) and rose steadily through the ranks. By 1979, he was the company's chairman, president and CEO.

In 1991, he returned to the Prairies, joining NOVA Corporation as CEO. Ted was chairman of Canadian Pacific Railway, Novelis and NOVA, and was a director of several major companies, including Alcan Aluminum, BCE Inc., Bell Canada, Maple Leaf Foods, and Royal Bank of Canada. Newall has also chaired the Conference Board of Canada, the Business Council on National Issues, and the Prime Minister's Advisory Committee on the Business/Government Executive Exchange Program.

Ted's activities in service to his community are too numerous to recount here. Highlights include a five - (5) year tenure on the University of Calgary's Board of Governors, founding co-chair of the United Way of Calgary's Children's Initiative, and his support (with his wife Margaret) of the Sheriff King Women's Shelter, and the Prairieaction Foundation. Ted and Margaret also serve, along with Retired RCMP Commissioner Phil Murray, as Honourary Co-chairs of the RCMP Heritage Centre's Protect and Preserve Capital Campaign.

Honours include being named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1994, and his admission to the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in 2001.

Margaret Newall, C.M.
A well-respected and visionary community leader, Margaret Newall's personal experience as an elementary school teacher has made her an ardent supporter of children and their need for a safe home environment.

A co-founder of the Prairieaction Foundation, she has been tireless in her campaign to broaden public awareness and support for research and educational programs.  Through the foundation, she has raised millions in support of the Research and Education for Solutions to Violence and Abuse (RESOLVE) network. 

She is also a patron of the arts, sponsoring the Honens International Piano Competition and supporting the Mount Royal College Conservatory.  In 2005 Ms. Newall was named a Member of the Order of Canada.