Two 91亚色 alumni and an honorary doctorate recipient were among 74 new appointments to the Order of Canada, one of Canada鈥檚 highest civilian honours.
The new appointees included 34 officers and 40 members made on the recommendation of the Advisory Council for the Order of Canada.
Established in 1967, during Canada鈥檚 centennial year, the awards recognize a lifetime of outstanding achievement, dedication to community and service to the nation.
Fran莽oise Bertrand (MES 鈥76) received the officer of the Order of Canada for her contributions to corporate governance as an administrator and role model for women. Her career has included more than 30 years working in senior management, including as CEO of T茅l茅鈥怮u茅bec (formerly the Soci茅t茅 de radio鈥恡茅l茅vision du Qu茅bec) and the first woman to chair the Canadian Radio鈥怲elevision and Telecommunications Commission. Since 2003, she has been the CEO of the F茅d茅ration des chambres de commerce du Qu茅bec.
She is the recipient of many awards and distinctions, including the Chevalier de la L茅gion d鈥檋onneur insignia from France in 2001. Canada鈥檚 Most Powerful Women: Top 100 named her one of the most influential women in the country in 2007 and, one year later, she received the Chevalier de l鈥橭rdre national du Qu茅bec insignia 鈥 the Quebec government鈥檚 highest honour.
Denise Chong (Hon. LLD 鈥07) received the officer of the Order of Canada for her contributions to Canadian culture as a writer, and for her civic engagement in social causes, notably in support of human rights and the arts. She is an economist and writer. Chong began her career as an economist with the Department of Finance in Ottawa. She went on to work as a special advisor in the Prime Minister鈥檚 Office for one year before taking on the position of senior economic advisor which required her to work closely with the former prime minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau.
Since then, Chong pursued a career as a writer. She鈥檚 published three non-fiction books of literary non-fiction and edited one compilation of short stories. (Penguin Books, 1994), a family memoir, was her first book and was a The Globe and Mail best seller for 93 weeks. She went on to publish (Penguin Books, 1997), (Viking Press, 1999), and (Random House Canada, 2009).
Paul J.J. Cavalluzzo (LLB 鈥70) became a member of the Order of Canada for his dedication to the pursuit of social justice in Canada, as a constitutional and labour lawyer. Cavalluzzo, a lawyer and senior partner in his firm, was awarded a member of the Order of Canada. As a leading constitutional, labour and administrative law lawyer, Cavalluzzo argues cases before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Courts of Ontario, and labour and administrative tribunals.
He was the lead commission counsel in the Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar, as well as in the Walkerton Inquiry looking into contamination of the Town of Walkerton's water supply.
He is a part-time lecturer at 91亚色鈥檚 Osgoode Hall Law School teaching administrative law and judicial review. He has also been appointed as a special advocate in security certificate cases by the federal minister of justice. He has also received the Law Society Medal from the Law Society of Upper Canada which recognized his significant contributions to the legal profession and the practice of law.
Recipients will be invited to accept their insignia at a ceremony to be held at a later date.
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