Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 11, 2018
• Invested on: May 08, 2019

The Honourable Beverley Busson, C.M., C.O.M., O.B.C.
North Okanagan Region, British Columbia

Beverley Busson has given a lifetime of service to her country. Renowned for her trailblazing career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, she was the RCMP’s first female commissioner. Her commitment to the public safety of Canadians extends beyond her 33-year policing career. In her retirement, she has taken on multiple advisory roles in justice and protection initiatives, notably as a member of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council on National Security and the British Columbia Premier’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Crime Reduction.