ARTS, CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT
Nicole Brossard
- Née à Montréal, Québec
- L’auteur de Le Désert Mauve (1987), Musée de l'os et de l'eau (1999), Cahier de roses et de civilisation (2003), et El desert malva (2020)
- Chevalière de l'Ordre du Québec depuis 2013
- Reçue le Prix Gilles-Corbeil pour l'ensemble de son oeuvre en 2022
Mark Tewskbury
- Born in Calgary, Alberta
- Swimmer and Olympic medallist (Silver (4x100m medley) Seoul 1988, Gold (100m backstroke) and Bronze (4x100m medley) Barcelona 1992)
- Canada’s first openly gay Olympian
- Appointed Companion of the Order of Canada in 2020
Sharon Lewis
- Born in Toronto, Ontario
- Director of Brown Girl Begins (2017), Disruptor Conductor (2019), and With Wonder (2021)
- Recent directing credits include episodes of Murdoch Mysteries, Transplant, Chicago Med, Law & Order Toronto, and Ginny & Georgia
- Winner of Best Direction for Factual Series, Canadian Screen Awards 2021 for Paranormal Nightshift (2020)
Daniel Caesar
- Born Ashton Simmonds in Oshawa, Ontario
- Singer-songwriter whose albums include Freudian 2017, Case Study 01 2019, Never Enough 2023
- Winner of Best R&B/Soul Recording, JUNO Awards 2018, Best Contemporary R&B Recording, JUNO Awards 2024
- Winner of Best R&B Performance, GRAMMY Awards 2019
