Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 21, 2013
• Invested on: May 08, 2015

For his sustained engagement in promoting and preserving the culture and history of the City of Québec.

David Blair has enriched the vitality of the City of Québec’s heritage. A lawyer by profession, he has helped to build bridges between linguistic communities. He has long promoted the pluralistic character of Quebec society, and is known for his tireless leadership of such organizations as the Voice of English-Speaking Quebec, the Jeffery Hale Foundation, and the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec. He has also been chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Quebec for 15 years, and played an important role in highlighting the history of his city as secretary of Québec’s 400th Anniversary Committee.