Order of Canada

British

noun

an order awarded to Canadians for outstanding achievement; established in 1967

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In 2018, Entwistle was appointed to the Order of Canada, and in 2003 he was given the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal and in 2012 he received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kat Lanteigne told the BBC that Marrero "deserves the Order of Canada for what he has done for these people."

From BBC

In 1999, Munsch was made a member of the Order of Canada.

From BBC

In 2016, he was inducted into the Order of Canada, the country's second highest civilian honour.

From BBC

The new Canadian prime minister told the King that his Order of Canada pin had broken this morning.

From BBC

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