Michel Maisonneuve, CMM, MSC, CD is a former Canadian Army officer who has served as the Assistant Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada and Chief of Staff of NATO's Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk.

On November 9, 2022, Maisonneuve delivered an acceptance speech[6] for the Vimy Award at a gala hosted by the Conference of Defence Associations Institute.

In subsequent reporting, Youri Cormier, executive director of the Conference of Defence Associations and CDA Institute noted that "many attendees were offended by LGen (ret’d) Maisonneuve’s speech.

"[7] The speech was also publicly criticized by the Minister of National Defence, Anita Anand,[8] and the Canadian Armed Forces' Chief, Professional Conduct and Culture (CPCC).

[9] However, he was invited to speak as a keynote speaker by the Conservative Party of Canada at their policy convention on 7 September 2023 and once again received applause from delegates after endorsing Pierre Poilievre at said speech.