Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 17, 2024
• Invested on: December 12, 2024

Franklyn Griffiths, C.M.
Toronto, Ontario

Franklyn Griffiths is one of Canada's early scholars of Arctic international relations. Now professor emeritus and George Ignatieff Chair Emeritus of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Toronto, he helped shape the West's understanding of Soviet politics through his seminal writings on Russian affairs. He also played a prominent role in the formation of the Arctic Council, advocating direct Indigenous participation as a key tenet of circumpolar co-operation.