Order of Canada Investiture Ceremony

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, presented the insignia of Officer of the Order of Canada to Frank McKenna, P.C., O.C., O.N.B. a highly respected public figure.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, presented the insignia of Companion of the Order of Canada to Raymond Moriyama, C.C., O.Ont., who is one of the world’s most innovative architects and urban planners.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, presented the insignia of Officer of the Order of Canada to Peter Mansbridge, O.C., who has become one of Canada’s most respected newscasters.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, presented the insignia of Officer of the Order of Canada to William Commanda, O.C., who has spent a lifetime working for greater understanding of Aboriginal culture.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, presented the insignia of Officer of the Order of Canada to Robin Boadway, O.C., one of Canada’s leading public finance economists.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, presented the insignia of Member of the Order of Canada to Mike Weir, C.M., O.Ont. As one of our country’s most successful golfers, he has been a goodwill ambassador.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, presented the insignia of Member of the Order of Canada to Wade MacLauchlan, C.M., who had a lasting impact on post-secondary education and economic development.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, presented the insignia of Member of the Order of Canada to Rudolph Kriegler, C.M. He has been enhancing Canada’s competitiveness in the high-technologies.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, presented the insignia of Member of the Order of Canada to Gordon Arnell, C.M. For more than three decades, he has shown vision and leadership within the real estate.

The Order of Canada, our country’s highest civilian honour, was created in 1967 during Canada’s centennial year, to recognize a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to community and service to the nation.