Rudyard Griffiths is the co-director of the Salon Speakers Series. He is also the co-founder of the Dominion Institute and an advisor to the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. Rudyard is a political affairs commentator for CHUM Television and writes a bi-monthly column for the National Post. He has edited various books on Canadian history and politics. Rudyard serves on the boards of the Stratford Festival and the Canadian Institute for Citizenship. In 2006, he was recognized as one of Canada's Top 40 under 40.

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Patrick Luciani, co-director of the Salon Speakers Series is currently Senior Resident at Massey College, University of Toronto and Senior Fellow on Urban Affairs at the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies. Patrick is also the former Executive Director of the Donner Canadian Foundation. He has authored two books on economic issues, co-edited American Power with Rudyard Griffiths, and contributes to a number of publications including the National Post and The Globe and Mail.

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