Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 4, 2009
• Invested on: November 17, 2010

In over three decades with Environment Canada, Robert Slater played a pivotal role in shaping Canada's environmental policy. He is widely credited for being a driving force behind the 1991 acid rain agreement between Canada and the United States, as well as the Environmental Protection and the Species at Risk acts. Former senior assistant deputy minister, he often served as a trusted voice for Canada in international fora. Now president of an environmental consulting firm and adjunct professor at Carleton University, he also serves as vice-chair of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy.