January 27, 2004OTTAWA - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, today announced 102 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including eight promotions within the Order. The new appointees include five Companions (C.C.), 33 Officers (O.C.) and 64 Members (C.M.). These appointments are in effect as of October 30, 2003. Recipients will be invited to accept their insignia at a ceremony to be held at a later date.On the recommendation of the Order of Canada Advisory Council, the Governor General is pleased to announce the following awards:COMPANIONS Avie Bennett, C.C., O.Ont. (This is a promotion within the Order.) - Toronto, Ont. - Philanthropy Martin L. Friedland, C.C. (This is a promotion within the Order.) - Toronto, Ont. - Law Hubert Reeves, C.C., O.Q. (This is a promotion within the Order.) - Paris, France and Montréal, Que. - Science Arnold Spohr, C.C., O.M. (This is a promotion within the Order.) - Winnipeg, Man. - Arts/Dance Veronica Tennant, C.C. (This is a promotion within the Order.) - Toronto, Ont. - Arts/Dance OFFICERS Irving K. (Ike) Barber, O.C., O.B.C. - Delta, B.C. - Industry/Commerce/Business David Jay Bercuson, O.C. - Calgary, Alta. - Education Allan Cain, O.C. - Luanda, Angola andSt. Catherines, Ont. - Social Service Charles Sheridan Coffey, O.C. - North York, Ont. - Industry/Commerce/Business Arthur A. DeFehr, O.C. - Winnipeg, Man. - Industry/Commerce/Business Louis E. Deveau, O.C. - Dartmouth, N.S. - Industry/Commerce/Business David W. Foster, O.C., O.B.C. (This is a promotion within the Order)-Malibu, CA, U.S.A and Victoria, B.C. - Arts/Music John Verner Fowles, O.C. - Knowlton, Que. - Health Care Daniel Gauthier, O.C. - Saint-Bruno, Que. - Arts/Stage Margaret H. Hilson, O.C. - Ottawa, Ont. - Social Service Guy Laliberté, O.C., C.Q. - Montréal, Que. - Arts/Stage William Leiss, O.C. - Ottawa, Ont. - Education Leonard H. Lockhart, O.C. - Moncton, N.B. - Industry/Commerce/Business Donald Mackay, O.C. - Peterborough, Ont. - Engineering Gerald J. Maier, O.C., C.D. - Calgary, Alta. - Industry/Commerce/Business The Honourable Pierre A. Michaud, O.C. - Outremont, Que. - Law Balfour M. Mount, O.C., O.Q. (This is a promotion within the Order.)-Montréal, Que. - Health Care Frank O'Dea, O.C. - Ottawa, Ont. - Philanthropy Philip Orsino, O.C. - Toronto, Ont. - Industry/Commerce/Business Roy E. Peterson, O.C. - West Vancouver, B.C. - Arts/Visual H. Glenn Rainbird, O.C. - Edmonton, Alta. - Industry/Commerce/Business Ernie Regehr, O.C. - Waterloo, Ont. - Social Service The Reverend Canon Roderick A. Robinson, O.C. - New Aiyansh, B.C. - Social Service The Honourable Roy J. Romanow, P.C., O.C., S.O.M. - Saskatoon, Sask. - Public Service Ronald Rompkey, O.C., C.D-St. John's, Nfld. & L. - Education David W. Schindler, O.C. - Wildwood, Alta. - Science Irving Schwartz, O.C. (This is a promotion within the Order.)-Sydney, N.S. - Voluntary Service Richard H. Tomlinson, O.C. - Hamilton, Ont. - Philanthropy Vincent Massey Tovell, O.C. - Toronto, Ont. - Arts/Film Guy C. Vanderhaeghe, O.C., S.O.M. - Saskatoon, Sask. - Arts/Writing Jacques Voyer, O.C., C.Q. - Montréal, Que. - Health Care William Weintraub, O.C. - Westmount, Que. - Arts/Film The Honourable Michael H. Wilson, P.C., O.C. - Toronto, Ont. - Voluntary Service and Politics MEMBERS F. Wayne Adams, C.M. - East Preston, N.S. - Politics Abraham J. Arnold, C.M. - Winnipeg, Man. - Social Service Pierre Audet-Lapointe, C.M. - Montréal, Que. - Health Care Manuel G. Batshaw, C.M., C.Q. - Montréal, Que. - Voluntary Service Charles T. Beer, C.M. - Vancouver, B.C. - Health Care Morton Beiser, C.M. - Toronto, Ont. - Health Care Marlene Bertrand, C.M. - Winnipeg, Man. - Social Service Hugh Boyd, C.M. - Ottawa, Ont. - Science William J.S. Boyle, C.M. - Toronto, Ont. - Arts/Visual The Reverend Jean-Marie Brochu, C.M. - Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Que. - Voluntary Service Clarence B. (Shorty) Brown, C.M. - Yellowknife, N.W.T. - Industry/Commerce/Business Donna Butt, C.M. - Trinity, Nfld. & L. - Arts/Stage William Maxwell Cameron, C.M. - West Vancouver, B.C. - Science Herbert H. Carnegie, C.M., O.Ont. - North York, Ont. - Voluntary Service Irène Fournier Chabot, C.M. - Ferland, Sask. - Voluntary Service Joan Douglas Clayton, C.M. - Toronto, Ont. - Voluntary Service George T.H. Cooper, C.M. - Halifax, N.S. - Law Robert Cooper, C.M. - Toronto, Ont. - Arts/Music Laura Dodson, C.M. - Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. - Voluntary Service Arthur B.C. Drache, C.M. - Ottawa, Ont. - Law Abdo (Albert) El Tassi, C.M. - Winnipeg, Man. - Voluntary Service The Reverend Rabbi Lawrence A. Englander, C.M. - Mississauga, Ont. - Social Service John (Johnny) Esaw, C.M. - Toronto, Ont. - Communications/Sports Stephanie L. Felesky, C.M. - Calgary, Alta. - Voluntary Service Eldon Hay, C.M. - Sackville, N.B. - Education George W. Holbrook, C.M. - Waterloo, Ont.and Halifax, N.S. - Engineering John Honderich, C.M. - Toronto, Ont. - Communications Commander (Ret'd) Latham B. Jenson, C.M. - Hubbards, N.S. - Heritage Sultan Jessa, C.M. - Cornwall, Ont. - Voluntary Service Sidney Averson Katz, C.M. - Vancouver, B.C. - Science Susan Dyer Knight, C.M. - St. John's, Nfld. & L. - Arts/Music John Coleman Laidlaw, C.M. - Toronto, Ont. - Science James C. Langley, C.M. - Ottawa, Ont. - Public Service Ronald Lou-Poy, C.M. - Victoria, B.C. - Voluntary Service Harry G. Lumsden, C.M. - Aurora, Ont. - Science Reford MacDougall, C.M. - Westmount, Que. - Voluntary Service Mitiarjuk Attasie Nappaaluk, C.M. - Kansiqsujuaq, Que. - Heritage Heather E. Ostertag, C.M. - Toronto, Ont. - Arts/Music Margot Phaneuf, C.M. - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. - Health Care Nancy Geddes Poole, C.M. - London, Ont. - Voluntary Service Timothy Porteous, C.M. - West Vancouver, B.C. - Public Service Otto M. Radostits, C.M. - Saskatoon, Sask. - Science Leonard P. Ratzlaff, C.M., A.O.E. - Edmonton, Alta. - Arts/Music Tannis M. Richardson, C.M. - St. Germain South, Man. - Voluntary Service Douglas Riley, C.M. - Toronto, Ont. - Arts/Music James I. (Jim) Robb, C.M. - Whitehorse, Y.T. - Arts/Visual Harry Rosen, C.M. - Toronto, Ont. - Industry/Commerce/Business Annette Saint-Pierre, C.M. - Saint-Boniface, Man. - Education James Sanders, C.M. - Toronto, Ont. - Social Service Henry J. Shimizu, C.M. - Edmonton, Alta. - Social Service Lieutenant-Colonel (Ret'd) Harriet (Hallie) J. Sloan, C.M., C.D. - Ottawa, Ont. - Health Care Ian Smillie, C.M. - Ottawa, Ont. - Social Service Janet Somerville, C.M. - Toronto, Ont. - Social Service Reverend Brother Lawrence Spitzig, C.M. - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Toronto, Ont. - Social Service Charles J. Taylor, C.M. - Wolfville, N.S. - Education Howard E. Tennant, C.M. - Lethbridge, Alta. - Education Serge Turgeon, C.M., C.Q. - Montréal, Que. - Arts/Stage Ernest G. Walker, C.M., S.O.M. - Saskatoon, Sask. - Social Science Kenneth Welsh, C.M. - Sandford, Ont. - Arts/Stage Jonathan Wener, C.M. - Montréal, Que. - Industry/Commerce/Business Boyd N.D. Wettlaufer, C.M. - Victoria, B.C. - Social Service Percy D. Wickman, C.M. -Edmonton, Alta. - Public Service Betty Jane Wylie, C.M. - MacTier, Ont. - Arts/Writing W. Robert Wyman, C.M. - Vancouver, B.C. - Industry/Commerce/BusinessTo obtain the citations for the recipients, please visit our website at: http://www.gg.ca/media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=4110An Order of Canada backgrounder is annexed.-30-Media information France Langlois or Marilyne Guèvremont Rideau Hall Press Office (613) 993-8157 or (613) 998-7280Public information The Chancellery of Honours (613) 993-3524 or 1-800-465-6890
