Fifty Years Honouring Canadians : The Order of Canada, 1967-2017 / Christopher McCreery, Jean Vanier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCreery, Christopher, author.

Vanier, Jean, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decorations of honor--Canada.

Decorations of honor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Fifty Years Honouring Canadians

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : Dundurn, 2017.

Summary:

"Over the past fifty years more than 6,000 Canadians have been appointed to the Order of Canada. This illustrated history traces the Order's origins, along the way explaining how the merit-based honour got its familiar snowflake insignia. Replete with gorgeous illustrations, this book provides an accessible window into our national honour."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Debate and Discord: Honours in Canada

A Nascent Idea Out of the Optimism of the 1960s

Establishing a National Institution

The Path to Appointment

The First Investiture and Dinner

Expansion and Evolution: Reform and the Birth of the Chancellery

Special Events, Investitures, and Anniversaries

The July 1922 Crew: Butler, Beatty, and Bryant

Insignia and Symbols of the Order

Crafting a Token of Recognition: Manufacturing the Insignia

Centrepiece of an Honours System.

Notes:

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