Governor General Announces 103 Recipients of The Order of Canada

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, yesterday announced 103 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new member list includes 2 Companions (C.C.), 15 Officers (O.C.) and 86 Members (C.M.), including 2 Honorary Members. Recipients will be invited to accept their insignia at a ceremony to be held at a later date.

About the Order of Canada

Created in 1967, the Order of Canada is one of our country’s highest honours. Presented by the governor general, the Order honours people whose service shapes our society; whose innovations ignite our imaginations; and whose compassion unites our communities.

Close to 7 000 people from all sectors of society have been invested into the Order of Canada. Their contributions are varied, yet they have all enriched the lives of others and have taken to heart the motto of the Order: DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM (“They desire a better country”). The striking six-point white enamel insignia they wear symbolizes our northern heritage and our diversity, because no two snowflakes are alike.

Appointments are made by the governor general on the recommendation of the Advisory Council for the Order of Canada.

Here is a list of the latest recipients:

COMPANIONS OF THE ORDER OF CANADA

James Arthur, C.C.  Toronto, Ont.

Geoffrey E. Hinton, C.C. Toronto, Ont.

OFFICERS OF THE ORDER OF CANADA

Jo-ann Archibald Q'um Q'um Xiiem, O.C. Chilliwack, B.C.

Vernon Burrows, O.C. This is a promotion within the Order.  Ottawa, Ont.

Leonard Joseph Cariou, O.C. Winnipeg, Man. and New York, N.Y., U.S.A.

Levente László Diosady, O.C. Toronto, Ont.

Digvir Jayas, O.C. Winnipeg, Man.

Suzanne Lacasse, O.C. Rouyn-Noranda, Que. and Oslo, Norway

Robert Lacroix, O.C., O.Q.  This is a promotion within the Order.  Montréal, Que.

Daniel Lamarre, O.C. Montréal, Que.

Leroy Little Bear, O.C., A.O.E. Lethbridge, Alta.

Ann-Marie MacDonald, O.C. Toronto, Ont.

Christopher Newton, O.C. This is a promotion within the Order.   Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.

Jean Pelletier, O.C.  Rosemère, Que.

Rebecca Scott, O.C., M.S.M.  Canmore, Alta.

Robert Tessier, O.C. Saint-Lambert, Que.

Richard Ernest Tremblay, O.C., O.Q. Montréal, Que.

HONORARY MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF CANADA

Kathleen Reichs, C.M. This is an honorary appointment. Montréal, Que. and Charlotte, N.C., U.S.A.

Richard J. Schmeelk, C.M., C.Q.  This is an honorary appointment. Montréal, Que. and New York, N.Y., U.S.A.

MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF CANADA

Eva Aariak, C.M.  Iqaluit, Nvt.

Brent Belzberg, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Hélène Boisjoly, C.M. Montréal, Que.

Barbara M. Bowlby, C.M Toronto, Ont.

Doneta A. P. Brotchie, C.M. Winnipeg, Man.

Shelley Ann Marie Brown, C.M.  Saskatoon, Sask.

John M. Brunton, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Shirley Cheechoo, C.M. M'Chigeeng First Nation, Ont.

Robert Crosbie, C.M. St. John’s, N.L.

Joanne Cuthbertson, C.M. Calgary, Alta.

Kevin J. Dancey, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Michel de la Chenelière, C.M., C.Q. Montréal, Que.

Raymond L. Desjardins, C.M. Luskville, Que.

Thomas Dignan, C.M., O.Ont. Thunder Bay, Ont.

Ian Robert Dohoo, C.M. Charlottetown, P.E.I.

Lyse Doucet, C.M., O.B.E. Bathurst, N.B. and London, U.K.

Micheline Dumont, C.M. Sherbrooke, Que.

Jean André Élie, C.M. Montréal, Que.

Darren Entwistle, C.M. Vancouver, B.C.

Ann McCain Evans, C.M. Florenceville-Bristol, N.B.

Roxanne Fairweather, C.M., O.N.B.  Saint John, N.B.

Ross D. Feldman, C.M. Winnipeg, Man.

Charles Edgar Fipke, C.M. Kelowna, B.C.

Charles Fischer, C.M. Calgary, Alta.

Léopold L. Foulem, C.M. Montréal, Que.

Ron Foxcroft, C.M. Hamilton, Ont.

John Ferguson Godfrey, P.C., C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Georges Henri Goguen, C.M. Moncton, N.B.

Blake Charles Goldring, C.M., M.S.M., C.D. Toronto, Ont.

Serge Gouin, C.M. Outremont, Que.

Jean Grand-Maître, C.M. Calgary, Alta.

Daniel Granger, C.M. Montréal, Que.

Gordon Cecil Gray, C.M., O. Ont. Toronto, Ont.

Alfred Halasa, C.M. Montréal, Que.

Linda Hasenfratz, C.M. Guelph, Ont.

Jay Hennick, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Michael Higgins, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Paul John Higgins, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Robert Hindmarch, C.M., O.B.C. Vancouver, B.C.

Robert Hung-Ngai Ho, C.M., O.B.C. Vancouver, B.C.

John Kirk Howard, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Austin Hillard Hunt, C.M. Kagawong, Ont.

Barbara Jackman, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Christina Jennings, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Alexandra F. Johnston, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Bengt Jörgen, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Roger Philip Kerans, C.M. Calgary, Alta.

Robert Korneluk, C.M. Ottawa, Ont.

Mary R. L'Abbé, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Gilbert Laporte, C.M. Montréal, Que.

Donald Gordon Lawson, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Daniel Lessard, C.M. Saint-Benjamin, Que. and Ottawa, Ont.

H. Frank Lewis, C.M., O.P.E.I. Charlottetown, P.E.I.

James Lockyer, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Gloria Macarenko, C.M. Vancouver, B.C.

John McEwen, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Jefferson Mooney, C.M. Vancouver, B.C.

Raymond Alexander Muzyka, C.M. Edmonton, Alta.

Maxine Noel, C.M. Stratford, Ont.

Francis Pang, C.M. Fredericton, N.B. and Toronto, Ont.

Kathleen Pearson, C.M. Victoria, B.C.

Isabelle Peretz, C.M., O.Q. Montréal, Que.

Andrew Petter, C.M. Burnaby, B.C.

Marshall S. Pynkoski, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Imant Karlis Raminsh, C.M. Coldstream, B.C.

Dominique Rankin, C.M., C.Q. La Conception, Que.

John Rea, C.M. Montréal, Que.

Michèle Rivet, C.M. Montréal, Que.

Henri-Paul Rousseau, C.M. Montréal, Que.

Claudine Roy, C.M., C.Q. Gaspé, Que.

Louis Sabourin, C.M. Montréal, Que.

André Simard, C.M. Saint-Agathe-des-Monts, Que.

Peter D. Simons, C.M., C.Q. Québec, Que.

Pekka Sinervo, C.M. Toronto, Ont.

Arthur Slutsky, O.C. Toronto, Ont.

Heather Stuart, C.M. Kingston, Ont.

Camille Henri Thériault, C.M. Moncton, N.B.

Charles Maral Tisseyre, C.M. Montréal, Que.

Denis Vaugeois, C.M., O.Q. Québec, Que.

Elisabeth Walker-Young, C.M. Vancouver, B.C.

Rhoda Wurtele Eaves, C.M. Westmount, Que.

Rhona Wurtele Gillis, C.M. Westmount, Que.

Gregory Zeschuk, C.M. Edmonton, Alta.

Jeannette Regula Lajeunesse Zingg, C.M.  Toronto, Ont.