The panel that decides who receives an Order of Canada is considering stripping Conrad black of the honour. The rules provide the award can be revoked if a person is convicted of a crime. Black went back to prison last week to serve out his term of 13 months. Only four people have ever been [...]
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SHOULD BLACK LOSE HIS ORDER OF CANADA?
September 16, 2011SHOULD Dr. MARGARET SOMERVILLE GET THE ORDER OF CANADA.
July 9, 2008The fallout from Dr. Henry Morgentaler being awarded the Order of Canada is still with us. A Catholic priest in B.C. has returned his Order, a Catholic organization in Ontario has returned theirs, and a Catholic nun is mulling whether to give back hers. Which brings us to the case of Dr. Margaret Somerville, the [...]
SHOULD DON CHERRY GET THE ORDER OF CANADA?
July 6, 2008Even before the dust has settled on Dr. Morgentaler’s controversial nomination to the Order of Canada, the drums have started to beat for another divisive public figure. I speak of Don Cherry who is lauded for the Order by Rex Murphy in today’s Globe and Mail. Murphy doesn’t mince words. He says Cherry is the [...]
