Governor Mary Simon announced 78 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The list includes activists, writers, artists, Indigenous leaders and other prominent Canadians.
Simon’s office announced the appointment of three new Companions, the highest rank in the Order of Canada. There are 15 officers, including one honorary officer, and 59 members.
A number of journalists have joined the order this year, including two who campaigned for Donald Trump’s presidency.
Suzanne Craig began her career at the Calgary Herald, then moved to the Globe and Mail, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times. She was recognized for her work as an investigative reporter and she became a member of the cult.
Craig, David Barstow and Russ Buettner won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting for their joint investigation into President Trump’s finances.
of Pulitzer Prize website They say their 18-month investigation debunks President Trump’s “self-made wealth claims” and uncovers a business empire riddled with tax avoidance.
After arriving in New York, Craig told CBC News that when he received a call from the Governor’s Office, he thought it was the wrong person.
“I don’t live in Canada, but I’m Canadian through and through. When I got the call, I started crying…I couldn’t believe it,” she said.
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Ms Craig said she hoped the award would draw attention to the work of journalists, who she described as an “endangered species” around the world.
“Our work … shows that one reporter or a small team of reporters can really make a difference, especially as it relates to Donald Trump and his finances,” she said.
“When reporters get fired or don’t show up to testify, things come to light. We all benefit from healthy reporting.”
Michael de Adder, an editorial cartoonist based in Moncton, New Brunswick, also joined Craig’s roster for his “artistic contributions and incisive commentary” over the years.
Freelance contract between Mr. De Adder and Brunswick News, Inc. (BNI) I was fired a few days after sharing the manga. It depicts US President Donald Trump playing golf next to the prone bodies of two Salvadoran immigrants.
BNI did not publish the cartoon, but it quickly spread online. Although his freelance work at BNI ended, de Adder was hired by the Washington Post two years later, where he remains today.
“I think it’s amazing. I can’t tell you how happy I am. I don’t deserve that initial feeling, but it’s amazing,” he told CBC News about being inducted into the Order of Canada.
De Adder said he doesn’t know what the future holds for editorial comics, but awards like the Order of Canada could draw attention to how important his profession is in the current climate. .
“Every time a cartoonist is awarded the Order of Canada, it highlights how important editorial cartooning is to our democracy,” he said. “We’re under constant attack these days.”
Indigenous leadership in art, heritage and politics
Willie Adams, 89, Canada’s first Inuit to be appointed to the Senate, was recognized this year for his “longstanding support of Indigenous interests and promotion of Indigenous representation in Canadian law.”
Ms Adams, who was appointed an officer of the Order of Canada, said the news came as a “shock” as she did not expect to receive such a “major award”.
Diantha Rae Edmunds, Canada’s first Inuk opera singer, was inducted into the Order “for her original composition and mentoring of young Indigenous musicians.”
She said it meant a lot to her to be recognized for devoting her life to music.
“I’m still in disbelief about this appointment. I’m so touched and really honored to have my work recognized. I’m just excited,” she said.
Native knowledge keeper Richard Wayne Hill was appointed honorary officer for his “efforts to recover and restore Haudenosaunee artifacts and ways of life.”
Hill was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, but currently lives in Osweken, Ontario. The Governor-General may each year award honorary appointments to five persons who are not Canadian citizens.
Another artist on the list of new members is Montreal-based novelist Kim Thuy. She fled Vietnam with her parents and two siblings when she was 10 years old.
Tui landed in a United Nations refugee camp in Malaysia and was later resettled in Granby, Que. After he studied linguistics, he worked as a translator and then earned a law degree.
Her 2009 debut novel Ru was a bestseller. The work won the Governor General’s Literary Award, was shortlisted for the Giller Prize, and has since been translated into 15 languages.
“I feel truly honored to have had the opportunity to contribute to building our society, and I hope to make it a kinder place, a more beautiful place,” she told CBC News.
She said it was a “privilege” to live in a country that strives to improve generation after generation.
“I hope I don’t waste this opportunity, because with the spotlight on me comes a responsibility, and my responsibility is to be a voice for those who are not being heard. to raise it,” she said. .
Also recognized this year will be retired General Raymond Hainaut, former Chief of Defense Staff and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.
Hainaut, who is already a Commander of the Order of Military Merit, told CBC News he was “honored and humbled” to be appointed a member of the Order of Canada.
“I have many friends, acquaintances and people I’ve worked with who have received this award. They know how important it is and what it means to them. And it certainly means the same thing to me,” he said.
Mr. Hainaut said being named to the order “gives those in the service confidence that the government recognizes and appreciates their work.”
Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, was named a member of the Order of Merit for his work as a “leading policy expert on domestic trade and industrial competition.”
“I hope that at least Canadians who are living normal everyday lives know that…this country focuses on hard, humble work, and just trying to be the best at what you’re good at. “That we can make a difference to the Canadian brand,” he said.
list
The full list of new appointees to the Order of Canada is as follows:
companion
Serge Joyal
J. Wilton Littlechild
ronald daniel stewart
board member
Willie Adams
Josephine Bacon
Ian Burton
Richard Burzynski
william arthur stewart buxton
Changgun
Wenona Giles
Réjean Hébert
Richard Wayne Hill Sr.
Louise Imbeau
Firdaus Karas
linda jane manzer
Elder Albert D. Marshall
Paul Miles O’Byrne
peter rob pearson
stephen lewis point
member
Jodi Leanne Abbott
Esa Folacele Akinbolaji
sarah joy angel
Antonio Ariganello
Nurjehan Aziz Vasanji
glenn baker
Morris L. Bearer
Anne Bassett
Ardis Blott
alfred cacsarge
Suzanne Craig
patrick gordon crean
michael de adder
Raquel Zegarra del Carpio-O’Donovan
Debbie A. Douglas
Bronwyn DA Draney
Diantha Ray Edmunds
jeffrey mark farber
Deanne M. Fitzpatrick
Louis Hugo Francescatti
Patricia Sybil Pritchard Fraser
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General Raymond Roland Hainaut (retired)
lorne henry hepworth
Victor Peter Hetmanchuk
john pearson hildes
lily johnson
timothy robert jones
Richard Croker
gary alan klesha
carol ann lee
Francine Lemire
andre leon lewis
Kim Thuy Lee Tan
george edward macdonald
susan margaret mcpherson
Medat Sabet Mahdi
lois mcdonall
Noella Maria Milne.
Deborah McCall Money
Osama Elsayed Moseri
nikita james nanos
John Andrew Orthuis
Linda M. Perry
Andre Pierre Piccard
bruce godfrey pollock
brian earl prince
Shannon Beth Prince
joel andrew quarrington
Arun Ravindran
James M. Richards
Martine Monique Roy
Lino A. Saputo
Joseph (Jim) Spatz
George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos
Maia Mari Stonik
David Kinkei U
Zainub Berge
Flavio Volpe
