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Governor General appoints 75 to Order of Canada

02.07.2008 18:01 Arts - Source: cbc.ca

Gov. Gen. Michalle Jean announced 75 new appointments to the Order of Canada on Tuesday.

The new appointees include five companions — the order's highest rank — as well as 26 officers, 43 members and one honorary officer. The appointments were made on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Order of Canada.

Recipients will be invited to accept their insignia at a ceremony to be held at a later date.

The order's newly appointed companions include:

Former prime minister Kim Campbell
Former Supreme Court of Canada justice John C. Major
Billionaire businessman Wallace McCain, co-founder of the New Brunswick-based McCain Foods empire
Architect Raymond Moriyama, who designed the new Canadian War Museum in Ottawa as well as the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto
Historian and author Marcel Trudel of Boucherville, Quebec

Other new appointees, with their city of residence and areas of notable achievements:

Officers

Jocelyne Alloucherie, Montreal, Arts/Visual
Gail Asper, Winnipeg, Voluntary Service
Randolph C. (Randy) Bachman, Saltspring Island, B.C., Arts/Music
Robin W. Boadway, Kingston, Ont., Social Sciences
Raymond Breton, Toronto, Social Sciences
A.A. Bronson, New York and Toronto, Arts/Visual
Victor S. Buffalo, Hobbema, Alta., Industry/Commerce/Business
Maria Campbell, Saskatoon, Arts/Writing
Joan Clark, Mount Royal, Que., Law
George Elliott Clarke, Toronto and Windsor, N.S., Arts/Writing
Jean-Marie Dufour, Montreal, Social Sciences
Basil (Buzz) Hargrove, Mississauga, Ont., Labour Relations
Martha Jodrey, Windsor, N.S., Voluntary Service
Donald J. Johnston, Glen Sutton, Que., Public Service
Victor Ling, Vancouver, Health Care
Peter Mansbridge, Stratford, Ont., Communications
Allan P. Markin, Calgary, Industry/Commerce/Business
Piers McDonald, Whitehorse, Public Service
Frank McKenna, Toronto and Cap-Pel, N.B., Politics
Timothy R. Oke, Vancouver, Social Sciences
Landon Pearson, Ottawa, Social Service
Clayton H. Riddell, Calgary, Philanthropy
John N. Smith, Montreal, Arts/Films
David J. Sweet, Vancouver, Forensic Dentistry
Audrey Thomas, Galiano Island, B.C., Arts/Writing
W. Paul Thompson, Toronto, Arts/Stage

Members

Gordon E. Arnell, Calgary, Industry/Commerce/Business
Constance Backhouse, Ottawa, Education
Lyle R. Best, St. Albert, Alta., Voluntary Service
Paul Bley, Cherry Valley, N.Y., and Montreal, Arts/Music
Peter Boneham, Gatineau, Que., Arts/Stage
Yvette Bonny, Montreal, Health Care
Jeanne-d’Arc Bouchard, Roberval, Que., Health Care
Robert E. Brown, Westmount, Que., Industry/Commerce/Business
Judith Chernin Budovitch, Fredericton, N.B., Voluntary Service
Dominic Champagne, Montreal, Arts/Stage
Simon Chang, Montreal, Industry/Commerce/Business
Marcel A. Desautels, Etobicoke, Ont., Philanthropy
Myra A. Freeman, Halifax, Voluntary Service
Robert G. Glossop, Ottawa, Social Service
Vladimir Hachinski, London, Ont., Health Care
Dezso J. Horvath, Toronto, Education
Elke Inkster, Erin, Ont., Communications
Tim Inkster, Erin, Ont., Communications
Patrick J. Keenan, Toronto, Philanthropy
Marc Kielburger, Toronto, Social Service
Rudolph J. Kriegler, Ottawa, Science
Norman Levine, Willowdale, Ont., Health Care
Christine Leyser, Guelph, Ont., Social Service
H. Wade MacLauchlan, West Covehead, P.E.I., Education
R. Gordon M. Macpherson, Burlington, Ont., Arts/Visual
Mick Mallon, Iqaluit, Education
Judith Mappin, Montreal, Communications
Michael Marrus, Toronto, Education
Ian W. McDougall, Victoria, Arts/Music
Axel Meisen, Calgary and St. John's, Education
Henry Morgentaler, Toronto, Health Care
Philip Walter Owen, Vancouver, Politics
Andr Poilivre, Saskatoon, Social Service
Brenda Robertson, Moncton, N.B., Politics
Kenneth Charles Sauer, Medicine Hat, Alta., Voluntary Service
Bernard Savoie, Moncton, N.B.,Voluntary Service
Lorne Scott, Indian Head, Sask., Environment
T. Clayton Shields, Stratford, Ont., Arts/Stage
John S. Speakman, Toronto, Health Care
James C. Temerty, Toronto, Voluntary Service
Jos Verstappen, Surrey, B.C., Arts/Music
Henry H. Wakabayashi, Burnaby, B.C., Engineering
George A. Zarb, Toronto, Ont., Health Care

Honorary Officer

Charles Aznavour, Switzerland, Arts/Music

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