St. Andrew's Ball

​​Friday, November 17, 2023
​Marriott Château Champlain Hotel 
1 Place du Canada
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Cocktails begin at 7:15 PM
​Dinner served at 8:00 PM
Join us at the St. Andrew's Ball, one of the most prestigious and time-honoured events in Montreal's social calendar.
​Don't miss this gala evening of dining, dancing and Scottish pageantry.​
Featured performers include:
Black Watch (RHR) of Canada Pipes and Drums
The Directors Showband
Stephenson School of Highland Dance
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Would you like to learn Scottish country dancing? Dance practices take place every Wednesday evening starting on October 11!
Be a patron! Help the St. Andrew's Society maintain its welfare, educational and cultural programs.
2022 St. Andrew's Ball Guests of Honour
Ian Duncan, Baron Duncan of Springbank, PhD FGS
and
Mr. Benjamin Brust

Ian Duncan was raised to the peerage by the UK Prime Minister in 2017, and immediately joined the government. Over several years Duncan served in each of the Government’s territorial ministries (Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland) and laterally as the UK Government's Climate Minister with responsibility for international negotiations. He is now Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords.
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Prior to joining the Government, Duncan spent over a dozen years in Brussels, laterally as a Member of the European Parliament. His policy focus was primarily energy and climate change and he authored a number of EU laws. He previously worked with BP, the Scottish Refugee Council, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation and taught at the University of Bristol. He holds a doctorate in palaeontology.

In addition to his legislative duties, Duncan is the Chair of the National Forest, and the Confederation of Forest Industries, President of the Association for Decentralised Energy, and the English-Speaking Union (Scotland) and a Board Member of the Schwarzenegger Institute and the John Smith Trust.