Governor General Mary Simon has announced 99 new Order of Canada appointments, including NHL star Sidney Crosby.
NHL star Sidney Crosby, left, has been appointed an officer of the Order of Canada. Actor Eugene Levy, who was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 2011, was promoted to companion of the Order of Canada, the highest rank. They were among the new appointments to the Order of Canada on Thursday.
Crosby, with the Pittsburgh Penguins, was appointed to the Order of Canada for his contributions to hockey and his charity work, Rideau Hall said. Businessman John Louis Bragg of Springhill, N.S., also received a promotion to companion of the Order of Canada, receiving the honour "For his exceptional contributions to the prosperity and well-being of Atlantic Canadians and for his legendary commitment to the development of rural communities."
LaForme went on to chair two royal commissions on Indigenous issues, and in 2004 made history as the first Indigenous person in Canada to be appointed to an appellant court — the Ontario Court of Appeal.
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