Governor General to invest 35 recipients into the Order of Canada

October 30, 2009

Governor General to invest 35 recipients into the Order of Canada

OTTAWA-Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will preside over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Thursday, November 5, 2009, at 10 a.m. The Governor General, who is Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order, will bestow the honour on three Companions, 11 Officers and 21 Members.

The Order of Canada, our country's highest civilian honour, was created in 1967 during Canada's centennial year, to recognize a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to community and service to the nation. Over the last 40 years, more than 5 000 people from all sectors of society have been invested into the Order.

Media interested in covering this event and interviewing recipients are asked to contact the Rideau Hall Press Office. A media schedule for the investiture ceremony, the list of recipients with citations, and a backgrounder on the Order are attached.

Media Information:
Annabelle Cloutier
Rideau Hall Press Office
613-993-2569
www.gg.ca
www.citizenvoices.gg.ca
 

CEREMONY SCHEDULE

Members of the media are asked to observe the following schedule:

9:15 a.m.:      Media arrive at Rideau Hall
10 a.m.:         Ceremony begins
                     The Governor General speaks
                     The Governor General presents the insignia
                     (Members first, followed by Officers and Companions)
11:30 a.m.:    Media interviews with recipients
 

RECIPIENTS

MEMBERS OF THE ORDER OF CANADA 

• M. Azhar Ali Khan, C.M., O.Ont. / Ottawa, Ont.
• Gordon E. Arnell, C.M. / Calgary, Alta.
• Michael A. Baker, C.M., O.Ont. /Toronto, Ont.
• Robert E. Brown, C.M., O.Q. / Westmount, Que.
• Dinu Bumbaru, C.M. / Montréal, Que.
• Douglas Cole, C.M. / Port Sydney, Ont.
• Robert G. Glossop, C.M. / Ottawa, Ont.
• Arlene Haché, C.M. / Yellowknife, N.W.T.
• Dezsö J. Horváth, C.M. / Toronto, Ont.
• Rudolph J. Kriegler, C.M. / Ottawa, Ont.
• John F. Lewis, C.M. /St. John's, N.L.
• H. Wade MacLauchlan, C.M. / West Covehead, P.E.I.
• Michael R. Marrus, C.M. / Toronto, Ont.
• Ian W. McDougall, C.M. / Victoria, B.C.
• James H. Morrison, C.M. / Halifax, N.S.
• Victor M. Power, C.M. / Timmins, Ont.
• The Honourable Herbert O. Sparrow, C.M. / North Battleford, Sask.
• Ian Vorres, C.M. / Athens, Greece and Toronto, Ont.
• Henry H. Wakabayashi, C.M., O.B.C. / Vancouver, B.C.
• William J. Wall, C.M. / London, Ont.
• Michael R. Weir, C.M., O.Ont. / Draper, UT, U.S.A. and Bright's Grove, Ont.

• Gail Asper, O.C., O.M. / Winnipeg, Man.
• Robin W. Boadway, O.C. / Kingston, Ont.
• AA Bronson, O.C. / New York, NY, U.S.A. and Toronto, Ont.
• Victor S. Buffalo, O.C., A.O.E. / Hobbema, Alta.
• William J. Commanda, O.C. / Maniwaki, Que.
• Basil (Buzz) Hargrove, O.C. / Mississauga, Ont.
• The Honourable Donald J. Johnston, P.C., O.C. / Glen Sutton, Que.
• Peter Mansbridge, O.C. / Stratford, Ont.
• The Honourable Frank McKenna, P.C., O.C., O.N.B. / Cap-Pelé, N.B. and Toronto, Ont.
• Clayton H. Riddell, O.C. / Calgary, Alta.
• Françoise Sullivan, O.C., C.Q. / Montréal, Que.

• Harley N. Hotchkiss, C.C., A.O.E. / Calgary, Alta.
• Stephen A. Jarislowsky, C.C., G.O.Q. / Westmount, Que.
• Raymond Moriyama, C.C., O.Ont. / Toronto, Ont.

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