Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 13, 2004
• Invested on: March 11, 2005

Robert Lalonde's artistic career bears witness to his incredible versatility and impressive creativity. In the theatre, he performs everything from MoliÞre and Shakespeare to Gauvreau, and he has given life to characters in several television series. He has also demonstrated excellence as an artistic director, especially in the ThÚÔtre de Quat'Sous, and as a theatre and creative writing teacher. This accomplished artist is also one of our greatest writers, winning awards for many of his works, including Le Petit aigle Ó tÛte blanche. Novelist, poet, essayist and playwright, he is a lover of nature and literature, in touch with his Aboriginal roots and reflective on the world around him.