• Born in Dublin, Ireland
• Writer and literary historian
• Published works include The Wonder 2016, Room 2010, and Hood 1995
• Fiction Book and Author of the Year, Canadian Booksellers’ Association Libris Awards 2010

*Photo by Katrina Afonso

• Born in Montreal, Quebec
• Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Orchestre Métropolitain since 2000
• Musical Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 2010
• Recipient of the Prix Betty Webster from Orchestres Canada 2020

*Photo by Hans Van der woerd

• Born in Victoria, British Columbia
• Producer and songwriter
• As a session musician (keyboard) he played alongside John Lennon, Diana Ross, George Harrison, Rod Stewart, Barbra Streisand and many others
• Inductee, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame 2022

*Photo by Gage Skidmore

• Born in Istanbul, Turkey
• Host of As It Happens for CBC Radio One as of September 2022
• Weekday Anchor, World Report, CBC Radio One
• Has reported on CBC News: Morning, CBC News: Late Night, and The National in Conversation: Foreign Correspondents