Authors as Companions, Officers, and Members
Three – well, four – big-name Canadian authors are among the 71 new appointments to the Order of Canada announced by Governor General Michaëlle Jean on Friday. Alistair MacLeod (Officer), Charlotte Gray (Member), and Leon Rooke (Member) are being honoured as “citizens who have shown the most exceptional achievements and are known on the national or international stage,” according to the CBC.
And the fourth author? That Jean Chrétien fellow, whose new memoir is coming out in the fall, was named a Companion, the highest level in the Order. Some of you may have heard of him.
UPDATE: There’s one other notable inclusion; Harbour Publishing owner Howard White was named a Member.
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