Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2022-05-03
Invested on: 2024-03-21
Catherine A. Bergeron, M.S.M.
Romain Gayet, M.S.M.
Michel Petit, M.S.M.
Montréal, Quebec
Jacques Duchesneau, C.M., O.O.M, C.Q., M.S.M., C.D.
St-Jérôme, Quebec
Annie-Clara Gravel, M.S.M.
Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, Quebec
Florence Scanvic, M.S.M.
Prévost, Quebec
Catherine Bergeron, Jacques Duchesneau, Romain Gayet, Annie-Clara Gravel, Michel Petit and Florence Scanvic have distinguished themselves by their outstanding involvement with the Comité Mémoire, formed in the wake of the École Polytechnique de Montréal tragedy. They have worked tirelessly to pay tribute to the 14 victims of December 6, 1989. They played a decisive role in organizing the 30th anniversary commemoration, notable for the participation of 13 Canadian universities, elevating the ceremony to the status of a major national movement and amplifying the message condemning violence against women.