Margaret Bloodworth completed her distinguished public service career as National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister and Associate Secretary to the Cabinet, a post she held from 2006 to 2008. Prior to that she was Deputy Minister of Public Safety, Deputy Minister of National Defence and Deputy Minister of Transport. Currently she is a member of the boards of the Hospice at May Court, the Community Foundation of Ottawa, World University Service of Canada and the Canadian Ditchley Foundation. A member of the Order of Canada, Margaret has been awarded the Public Service of Canada Outstanding Achievement Award, the Vanier Medal of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada, as well as honorary degrees from the University of Winnipeg, and the Canadian Coast Guard College.