L. Ian MacDonald

L. (Lawrence) Ian MacDonald (born 1947) is a Canadian author, columnist, broadcaster, public speaker, and diplomat. In his career he has written speeches for Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney as his primary speechwriter, written the Queen's Canadian speeches, and worked as head of communications (Minister of Public Affairs) at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., in the United States. He has also been a columnist for the ''Montreal Gazette'' (as national affairs columnist), and the now-defunct ''Montreal Daily News''. He was editor-in-chief of ''Policy Options'', his political column appears on ''iPolitics'', and he is a frequent commentator on CPAC (the Cable Public Affairs Channel) and CTV (the CTV Television Network). He has also written a number of books. Provided by Wikipedia