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Mr. Alfred H.E. Popp

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Order of Canada

  • Member of the Order of Canada

    Awarded on: 2016-11-18
    Invested on: 2018-01-24
    Alfred Popp is committed to keeping the world’s oceans safe and clean. A lawyer with the Department of Justice for many years, he was heavily involved in the International Maritime Organization, an agency of the United Nations that oversees global shipping. He chaired numerous diplomatic conferences and led negotiations of conventions designed to prevent accidents and negligence at sea, and to compensate individuals affected by oil contamination. Equally committed to reducing domestic pollution, he served three terms as the administrator of Canada’s compensation regime for oil spills.