Meritorious Service Medal
Awarded on: 2016-09-27
Invested on: 2016-11-25
In 2002, when her five-year-old son’s cancer was in remission, Francine Laplante established the Fondation des Gouverneurs de l’espoir to ensure the well-being of young people battling this disease. Determined to make a tangible difference in the fight against pediatric cancer, she spearheaded numerous fundraising campaigns that ultimately led to the creation of the François-Karl Viau Chair, the first chair in pediatric oncogenomics in Canada.