Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 1995-02-24
Invested on: 1995-05-31
Virginie Larivière, M.S.M., St-Polycarpe, Que.
Meritorious Service Medal
After her sister was murdered in 1992, Virginie Larivière began a national campaign against violence in the media. She crisscrossed the country to raise awareness among the public, and gathered more than one million signatures on a petition to put an end to gratuitous violence on television. The energy, courage, determination and commitment of this young girl have been an inspiration to Canadians everywhere.