David Lloyd Johnston (born 1941) is a Canadian academic and author. He is the former Principal of McGill University and the current President of the University of Waterloo. For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... McGill University is a publicly funded, research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The University of Waterloo, also known as UW or simply Waterloo, is a medium-sized research-intensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ...

Born in Sudbury, Ontario, he received an A.B. from Harvard University in 1963, a LL.B. from Cambridge University in 1965 and a LL.B. from Queen's University in 1966. Greater Sudbury (2001 census population 155,219) is a city in Northern Ontario. ... Harvard University campus (old map) Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... The University of Cambridge (often called Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

In 1966, he was appointed an Assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at Queen's University. In 1968, he moved to the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto. In 1974, he became Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario. In 1979 he became the 14th Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University, serving until 1994 when he returned to the Faculty of Law as a professor. In 1999 he was appointed the fifth President of the University of Waterloo. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The University of Waterloo, also known as UW or simply Waterloo, is a medium-sized research-intensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. ...

In 1988, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1997. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means, Desiring a better country. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Selected books

• Computers and Law (1968)
• Canadian Securities Regulation (1977, 3rd ed. 2002)
• Canadian Companies and The Stock Exchanges (1979)
• Business Associations (1983, 3rd ed. 1994)
• If Quebec Goes... The Real Cost of Separation (1995)
• Getting Canada On-line: Understanding the Information Highway (1995)
• Cyberlaw (1997)
• Securities Regulations (1999)
• Communications Law in Canada (2000)