Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2018-05-11
Invested on: 2019-03-14
Hédi Bouraoui, C.M.
Toronto, Ontario
Literary artist, novelist and poet Hédi Bouraoui is known for his avant-garde style. A professor at York University and tireless advocate for French-language literature, he uses his writing, imbued with original expressions, to explore the notion of identities, culture shock, integration and the related emotional consequences. He formulated the philosophy of transculturalism, making him an artisan of openness to others, with universal humanism as a guiding principle.