Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 24, 2012
• Invested on: November 23, 2012

Jean-François Lépine is a distinguished journalist. One of our top foreign correspondents, he is renowned as an extraordinary analyst with an ability to simplify complex issues. A proponent of quality information, he hosted such public affairs television programs for Radio-Canada as "Enjeux," "Le Point" and "Zone libre." While producing and presenting in-depth reports with sensitivity and diligence, he also had a hand, as a journalist-presenter, in creating the international affairs program "Une heure sur terre." The excellence of his work, as both a reporter and a host, has been honoured with several awards.