Raymond C. Setlakwe, CM (3 July 1928 – 14 October 2021) was a Canadian entrepreneur, lawyer and senator.
Born in Thetford Mines, Quebec, of Armenian descent, Setlakwe graduated from Bishop's College School and received a Bachelor of Arts from Bishop's University and an L.L.L from Université Laval in Quebec.
He was summoned to the Senate in 2000 on the advice of Jean Chrétien and represented the senatorial division of The Laurentides, Quebec.
On 4 June 2016, the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, J. Michel Doyon, presented Setlakwe with the prestigious ‘Outstanding Merit” medal, due to his professional background and his extensive involvement in various social causes in the Thetford area.
Therefore, it is all the more important that the genocide be recognized," he added, "Africa and many other places in the world are threatened by this sort of barbaric behaviour.