Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2015-05-07
Invested on: 2016-05-13
For his service to the arts community and for his leadership as a media publisher.
One of Canada’s leading publishers, Douglas Knight is an ardent supporter of the arts. Through a period of enormous change in the world of media he has been a constant, never fearing to adapt and innovate. His voluntary service to publishing has also been extensive and includes leadership of the Writers’ Trust of Canada and Magazines Canada. He is well known for his bold vision of Canada as an ‘Arts Nation,’ and for his careful stewardship of such national institutions as the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards.