Rev. George Weir was born on July 22, 1825, in Aberlour, Scotland.

He was a clergyman and educator. He studied at King’s College, Aberdeen, Scotland (M.A., 1848). He began his career in 1848 as an assistant schoolmaster at the Turriff Parish School, Scotland. In 1850, he became a rector of Banff Academy, Scotland. In 1853, Weir moved to Kingston, Ontario, to become a Professor of Classics at Queen’s University (1854-1864). He got dismissed for involving students in a dispute with the principal. Weir sued the university for unjust dismissal and won the initial trial but lost the appeal. Between 1864 and his death in 1891, he worked as a Professor of Greek, Latin, Hebrew, and Church History at Morrin College in Quebec City. In both Quebec and Ontario, Weir was involved in the organization of the educational sector. He also served as an inspector of superior schools in Kingston. In Quebec, Weir was a member and secretary of the Protestant section of the Council of Public Education. In 1881, he received an honorary degree of LL.D. from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.

In 1856, he married Williamina Lowe (1834–1887). He died on June 12, 1891, in Quebec City, Quebec.

William Weintraub was born in Montreal on February 19, 1926, and was educated at McGill University. He was a film producer, script writer, novelist, and journalist. He joined the Montreal Gazette as a reporter in the 1950s and later Weekend Magazine. He worked for the National Film Board for over twenty years. His interest in Canadian history is testified by films such as: Turn of the Century, Between Two Wars, Salute to Fight, and Struggle for a Border. In 1955 he was part of the Canadian delegation in the UNESCO Conference on Films and Television in Tangier, Morocco. In 1973 he was a member of the jury at the Cracow Film Festival, Poland. He also served on the pre-selection jury for the Cannes Film Festival and the Quebec Society for the Promotion of English-Language Literature awards jury. From 1976 to1978, he was Director of English Programming at the National Film Board and during that time he visited the film industry in China. He lectured extensively. His satire Why Rock the Boat? became a best-seller and he is also famous for The Underdogs, reflecting his interest in the political situation of Quebec, and his most recent work Crazy about Lily which pictures life in Montreal in the 1940s. In 2004 he was made Officer of the Order of Canada. William Weintraub died in Montreal in 2017.