Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 4, 2009
• Invested on: June 18, 2010

For over 25 years, RÚjean Thomas has devoted himself to the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases. He is the chair and co-founder of L'Actuel clinic in MontrÚal, one of the first clinics in Canada to provide screening and treatment services. As the founder and former chair of Doctors of the World Canada, he has established a number of humanitarian missions in countries hit by natural disasters and epidemics or ravaged by war. He has also set up and run AIDS prevention projects, including a mother-child program in CitÚ Soleil, in Haiti. Called the doctor of good causes, he is renowned for combating prejudice, defending the rights of HIV-positive people and raising public awareness.