OTTAWA -- Former CTV national news anchor Lisa LaFlamme is among the luminaries invested into the Order of Canada.
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon decorated 44 appointees at a ceremony at Rideau Hall this morning.
LaFlamme was named an officer of the order in 2019.
A citation for her investiture 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 prompted surprise and concern that she may have been ousted due to her appearance, which Bell Media has denied.
Other honourees who received their insignia today included brewer John Sleeman, Cirque du Soleil co-founder Gilles Ste-Croix and race car driver Ron Fellows.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 3, 2022
Order of Canada appointees – November 2022
Howard Alper, C.C.
Peter Howard Russell, C.C.
Mark Roger Tewksbury, C.C., M.S.M.
Ric Esther Aliza Bienstock, O.C.
Neil Devindra Bissoondath, O.C., C.Q.
Eddy Carmack, O.C.
Graham Fraser, O.C.
Frances Henry, O.C.
Daniel Heath Justice, O.C.
Daniel Jutras, O.C.
Sandra Louise Kirby, O.C.
Lisa LaFlamme, O.C., O.Ont.
Sister Sue Mosteller, O.C.
Alain Simard, O.C., C.Q.
Gilles Ste-Croix, O.C.
Brian Douglas Sykes, O.C.
William G. Tholl, O.C.
T. Robert Beamish, C.M.
Ronald Duncan Besse, C.M.
N. Louise Bradley, C.M.
Maurice Brisson, C.M.
James Casey, C.M., M.S.M.
The Honourable James Cowan, C.M., K.C.
Sharon Davis-Murdoch, C.M.
William Fast, C.M.
Ronald Charles Fellows, C.M.
Berna Valencia Garron, C.M. and Myron Austin Garron, C.M.
Mark Byron Godden, C.M.
Morris Goodman, C.M.
Steve E. Hrudey, C.M., A.O.E.
Jagmohan Humar, C.M.
Elder Carolyn F. King, C.M.
Paul C. LaBarge, C.M.
Elizabeth Langley, C.M.
Isabelle Marcoux, C.M.
Brian McFarlane, C.M.
Cheryl Lisa Meeches, C.M., O.M.
Menka Nagrani, C.M.
Ralph Pentland, C.M.
John Rea, C.M.
Donna M. Slaight, C.M.
John Warren Sleeman, C.M.
Harry Sheldon Swain, C.M.
The Honourable Karen Merle Weiler, C.M.
