Paul Martin, Scotty Bowman among Order of Canada recipients

22 members, 21 officers and one companion invested at Rideau Hall

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Posted: May 25, 2012 10:34 AM ET

Last Updated: May 25, 2012 3:33 PM ET

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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