For his contributions to democratic governance and to the legislative process in Saskatchewan and Canada.
Gordon Barnhart has demonstrated exemplary service to his province and country. As clerk of the Saskatchewan legislature and of the Canadian Senate, he has long been committed to strengthening democratic governance in Canada. He is equally an accomplished academic; over the years, he has authored several books on prairie history and Saskatchewan’s political figures. More recently, he served with great distinction as Saskatchewan’s lieutenant governor and was named interim president of the University of Saskatchewan.