Order of Canada

March 15, 2019

Governor General Julie Payette invested 1 Companion, 2 Officers and 37 Members into the Order of Canada at Rideau Hall. 

  • Four insignia of the Order of Canada. The insignia of the Order is a stylized snowflake of six points, with a red annulus at its centre which bears a stylized maple leaf circumscribed with the motto of the Order.
  • The Governor General stands at a podium and delivers a speech. She is facing a large seated crowd. A Canadian flag is placed behind her to her right.
  • Mohit Bhandari, shakes the Governor General's hand. They smile at the camera and are both wearing their Order of Canada insignia.
  • Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier shakes the Governor General's hand. They smile at the camera and are both wearing their Order of Canada insignia.
  • Raymond L. Desjardins shakes the Governor General's hand. They smile at the camera and are both wearing their Order of Canada insignia.
  • David Fox shakes the Governor General's hand. They smile at the camera and are both wearing their Order of Canada insignia.
  • Patricia Gallant shakes the Governor General's hand. They smile at the camera and are both wearing their Order of Canada insignia.
  • Laurier Gareau shakes the Governor General's hand. They smile at the camera and are both wearing their Order of Canada insignia.
  • Mutsumi Takahashi shakes the Governor General's hand. They smile at the camera and are both wearing their Order of Canada insignia
  • Barry Wellar shakes the Governor General's hand. They smile at the camera and are both wearing their Order of Canada insignia
  • Isabella Rhoda Wurtele Eaves stands center right and her twin sister, Grace Rhona Wurtele Gillis, center left. They are flanked by the Governor General on the right and a young military officer to the left.
  • A group photo of the 40 recipients of the Order of Canada along with the Governor General. The recipients are organised in 4 rows, the first seated, the following 3 are standing.