Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 6, 2010
• Invested on: November 17, 2010

David Anderson is a passionate champion of environmental conservation. As an activist, politician and volunteer, he has worked for five decades to protect and preserve Canada's various ecosystems. His major contributions occurred as a federal cabinet minister when he secured an agreement with the United States to conserve West Coast salmon stocks, and led the establishment of Canada's first marine protected areas, as well as our first endangered species legislation. He also secured Canada's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. Former chair of the governing council of the United Nations Environmental Program, he remains committed to the development of effective environmental policies both at home and abroad.