Paul Martin, Scotty Bowman among Order of Canada recipients
22 members, 21 officers and one companion invested at Rideau Hall
CBC News
Posted: May 25, 2012 11:34 AM AT
Last Updated: May 25, 2012 4:33 PM AT
Peter Singer (centre), Jeffrey Skoll (right) and former prime minister Paul Martin were invested as officers and companion respectively, during Order of Canada ceremonies on Friday. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
Gov. Gen. David Johnston presided over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall Friday.
22 members, 21 officers and one companion received their new honours, including:
Members
- Jazz musician Archibald Alexander Alleyne
- Photographer Hans-Ludwig Blohm
- Volunteer and philanthropist Lawrence Bloomberg
- Former cabinet minister and ambassador Benoît Bouchard
- Cape Breton Magazine and book publisher Ronald Caplan
- Thoracic surgeon Jean Deslauriers
- Musician, broadcaster and cultural promoter Joella Foulds
- Health care educator and innovator John Gilbert
- Litigator and judge Mary Hetherington
- Folk singer/songwriter and literacy advocate Paul Valdemar (Valdy) Horsdal
- Philanthropist and business leader Frederick Hyndman
- Businessman, politician and Acadian/French-language activist Denis Losier
- Poet, novelist and academic Pierre Nepveu
- Food bank founder and anti-poverty activist David Northcott
- Actor and activist Eric Peterson
- Business leader and philanthropist Thomas Stanfield
- Culinary enthusiast and journalist Anita Stewart
- Engineering innovator and philanthropist Donald Taylor
- Actor, director, playright and arts advocate R.H. Thomson
- Academic, feminist and Francophone literature advocate Maïr Verthuy
- Entrepreneur and philanthropist Brett Wilson
- Diabetes researcher and medical professor Bernard Zinman
Officers
- Computational chemistry and molecular photonics researcher André Bandrauk
- Former chief of defence staff and UN military advisor Maurice Baril
- Former Ontario lieutenant governor, diplomat, and aboriginal and mental health advocate James Bartleman
- ALDO founder, AIDS activist and philanthropist Aldo Albert Daniel Bensadoun
- NHL coach Scott Bowman
- Writer and editor Nicole Brossard
- Journalist, editor and columnist Alain Dubuc
- Columnist, author, commentator and documentary-maker Gwynne Dyer
- Former ambassador and diplomat Robert Fowler
- Statistician and professor Donald Fraser
- Spiritual leader, author and theologian Laurence Freeman
- Civil engineer and safety advocate Hugh Arthur Krentz
- Architect and professor Bruce Kuwabara
- Legal scholar and academic administrator Peter MacKinnon
- Playwright, mathematician and volunteer John Mighton
- Litigator and community activist David Scott
- Bioethicist and health policy expert Peter Singer
- eBay founder, philanthropist and film producer Jeffrey Skoll
- Home Depot Canada president and Habitat for Humanity volunteer Annette Verschuren
- Sports broadcaster and volunteer Brian Williams
- Pediatrician and researcher Alvin Zipursky
Companion
- Former prime minister and business leader Paul Martin
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