The Order of Canada is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders,decorations,and medals of Canada,after the Order of Merit.
Edward Richard Schreyer is a Canadian politician,diplomat,and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada,the 22nd since Canadian Confederation.
Events from the year 1982 in Canada.
Roger D. Grimes is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador. Grimes was born and raised in the central Newfoundland town of Grand Falls-Windsor.
Daniel Phillip Hays is a Canadian politician born in Calgary,Alberta. He was Speaker of the Senate of Canada from 2001 to 2006,when he became Leader of the Government (Liberal) in the Senate. Hays was the Leader of the Opposition in the 39th Canadian Parliament (2006-2007),and chair of numerous Senate committees.
General Raymond Roland Joseph Henault,is a retired Canadian Air Force officer. He was the Chief of the Defence Staff of Canada from June 28,2001. On November 7,2004,Henault was voted to become the next chairman of NATO's military committee,a position he held until 2008,when he retired.
George Alan Cohon was an American-born Canadian businessman and lawyer who was the founder and senior chairman of McDonald's Canada and McDonald's Russia.
The Order of Nova Scotia is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Instituted on August 2,2001,when Lieutenant Governor Myra Freeman granted Royal Assent to the Order of Nova Scotia Act,the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to honour current or former Nova Scotia residents for conspicuous achievements in any field,being thus described as the highest honour amongst all others conferred by the Nova Scotia Crown.
Appointees to the Order of Canada can have their membership revoked if the order's advisory council determines a member's actions have brought dishonour to the order. Eight people have been removed from the Order of Canada:Alan Eagleson,David Ahenakew,T. Sher Singh,Steve Fonyo,Garth Drabinsky,Conrad Black,Ranjit Chandra,and Johnny Issaluk. Eagleson was removed from the order after being jailed for fraud in 1998;Ahenakew was removed in 2005,after being convicted of promoting anti-Semitic hatred in 2002;Singh was removed after the revocation of his law licence for professional misconduct;Fonyo was removed due to numerous criminal convictions;Drabinsky was removed in 2012 after being found guilty of fraud and forgery in Ontario;Black was removed in 2014 after being convicted of fraud and obstruction of justice in the United States;Chandra was removed in 2015 for committing research fraud;Issaluk was removed in 2022 following sexual misconduct allegations. The formal removal process is performed by the Advisory Council of the Order of Canada,though it can be initiated by any citizen of Canada.
Alan Rockwell Abraham was the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Mayann Elizabeth Francis,is a human rights advocate and public servant who served as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Raymond A. J. Chrétien is a Canadian lawyer and diplomat. He served as ambassador to the United States from 1994–2000. His uncle,Jean Chrétien,was the 20th prime minister from 1993 to 2003.
John James Kinley was a Canadian engineer,industrialist and the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia since confederation.
The Nova Scotia order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Nova Scotia. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.
Lieutenant General Joseph Jacques Charles "Charlie" Bouchard is a retired Royal Canadian Air Force general. He has served as Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region,the Deputy Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and Deputy Commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples. On 25 March 2011,Bouchard was named Commander of the NATO military mission in Libya.
Vice Admiral James Andrew Fulton CMM,CD was a Canadian Forces officer who served as Commander Maritime Command from 6 August 1980 to 29 July 1983.
Vice-Admiral Maurice Frank Ronald "Ron" Lloyd is a retired Royal Canadian Navy officer who became the 35th Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy on 23 June 2016.
Admiral Arthur Gerard McDonald,is a Royal Canadian Navy admiral who served as Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces from January 14,2021,until February 24,2021,when he voluntarily stepped aside due to an investigation by the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service. On November 25,2021,McDonald was formally relieved of his command,and replaced permanently by General Wayne Eyre who had held the post during the interim.
Johnny Nurraq Seotaituq Issaluk is an Inuk actor,athlete,and cultural educator from Nunavut. He is best known for his roles in AMC's The Terror,the film Indian Horse,and in the BBC program The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan. In May 2019 he was named Royal Canadian Geographical Society's Explorer-in-Residence.
The Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal or the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal is a commemorative medal created to mark the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession in 1952.
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