George R. D. Goulet

George Richard Donald Goulet is a Canadian Métis role model, author, historian, public speaker, retired lawyer,prostate cancer survivor and recipient of the The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Born September 27, 1933 in St. Boniface, Manitoba to George Wilfrid Goulet and Marie Alexina Laura McDougall, a granddaughter of Pierre Delorme, George was the fifth of eight children. He counts amongst his ancestors early French Canadian settlers Louis Hebert, Jean Guyon du Buisson and Zacharie Cloutier in addition to political figure Alexander MacDonell of Greenefield and John Siveright, Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company. He is the father of five children including Tag Goulet, Laura de Jonge and Catherine Goulet.

George attended St. Paul's High School in Winnipeg. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba, a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Manitoba Law School, and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Toronto. The admissions guide for the University of Toronto lists George as one of four distinguished alumni along with Astronaut Roberta Bondar, Sociologist Daniel G Hill and Simon Cooper, former President and COO of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.