Board of Governors

Members

Margaret Bloodworth, CM

Board Member, Hospice at May Court, Canadian Ditchley Foundation

Margaret Bloodworth is a former senior public servant, most recently Associate Secretary to the Cabinet and National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister (2006-2008). Prior to that she was the first Deputy Minister of Public Safety (2003-2006), Deputy Minister of Defence (2002-2003) and Deputy Minister of Transport (1997-2002).

She chairs the management board of Cornerstone Housing for Women and is a Senior Fellow with the University of Ottawa School of Public and International Affairs and a member of the boards of the Hospice at May Court, the World University Service of Canada and the Canadian Ditchley Foundation.

Margaret is a member of the Order of Canada. She has received the Public Service of Canada Outstanding Achievement Award, the Vanier Medal of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada, a honorary degree from the University of Winnipeg, an honorary diploma from the Canadian Coast Guard College and is a Charter member of the Common Law Honour Society of the University of Ottawa.