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Former CTV national news anchor Lisa LaFlamme is among the luminaries invested in the Order of Canada.
Governor General Mary Simon decorated 44 appointees during a ceremony at Rideau Hall this morning.
LaFlamme was made an officer of the order in 2019.
A citation for her inauguration hails LaFlamme as one of Canada’s most recognizable journalists and an “inspirational role model in news broadcasting.”
LaFlamme’s abrupt dismissal from CTV’s flagship newscast in August sparked surprise and concern that she may have been ousted because of her appearance, which Bell Media denied.
Other honorees who received their badges today included brewer John Sleeman, Cirque du Soleil co-founder Gilles Ste-Croix and racing driver Ron Fellows.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on November 3, 2022
Appointed to the Order of Canada – November 2022
Howard Alper, CC
Peter Howard Russell, CC
Mark Roger Tewksbury, CC, MSM
Ric Esther Aliza Bienstock, OC
Neil Devindra Bissoondath, OC, QC
Eddy Carmack, OC
Graham Fraser, OC
Frances Henry, OC
Daniel Heath Justice, OC
Daniel Jutras, OC
Sandra Louise Kirby, OC
Lisa LaFlamme, OC, O.Ont.
Sister Sue Mosteller, OC
Alain Simard, OC, QC
Gilles Ste-Croix, OC
Brian Douglas Sykes, OC
William G. Tholl, OC
T. Robert Beamish, CM
Ronald Duncan Besse, CM
N. Louise Bradley, CM
Maurice Brisson, CM
James Casey, CM, MSM
The Honorable James Cowan, CM, KC
Sharon Davis-Murdoch, CM
William Fast, CM
Ronald Charles, CM Scholars
Berna Valencia Garron, CM and Myron Austin Garron, CM
Mark Byron Godden, CM
Morris Goodman, CM
Steve E. Hrudey, CM, AOE
Jagmohan Humar, CM
Carolyn F. King, CM
Paul C. LaBarge, CM
Elizabeth Langley, CM
Isabelle Marcoux, CM
Brian McFarlane, CM
Cheryl Lisa Meeches, CM, OM
Menka Nagrani, CM
Ralph Pentland, CM
John Rea, CM
Donna M. Slaight, CM
John Warren Sleeman, CM
Harry Sheldon Swain, CM
The Honorable Karen Merle Weiler, CM
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