Edwin A. Goodman, PC OC QC (1918 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure.
He is best known, however, for his political work as an advisor and fundraiser for both the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and particularly the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, having been a friend and advisor to both Premier John Robarts and Premier Bill Davis.
Goodman was also active in charity work as honorary president of Scouts Canada and as a director for various bodies such as the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care and Princess Margaret Hospital.
He once ran for public office losing to Communist J.B. Salsberg of the Labor-Progressive Party after World War II.
He named a lecture series at the University of Western Ontario which every year invites a history to give a series of lectures to the University community [2] In 1992, Goodman was named to the Security Intelligence Review Committee and was appointed to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.