- Norval Morrisseau
Norval Morrisseau, also known as Copper Thunderbird, is an Aboriginal Canadian artist. In his works he depicted the legends of his people, the cultural and political contransts between native Canadian and European traditions, his existential struggles, and his deep spirituality and mysticism. His style is characterized by thick black outlines and bright colors. - Catherine Doherty
Servant of God Catherine Doherty (August 15 1896-December 14 1985) was a social activist and foundress of the Madonna House Apostolate. A pioneer of social justice and a renowned national speaker, Catherine was also a prolific writer of hundreds of articles, best-selling author of dozens of books, and a dedicated wife and mother. Her cause for canonization as a saint is under consideration by the Catholic Church. - Joy Kogawa
Joy Nozomi Kogawa (born June 6, 1935) is a Canadian poet and novelist of Japanese descent. Born Joy Nozomi Nakayama in Vancouver, British Columbia, she was sent to internment camps in the Slocan and Coaldale, Alberta during World War II. Although the majority of her writing is poetry, her best-known work is "Obasan" (1981), a semi-autobiographical novel. A sequel, "Itsuka" (1992), was rewritten and retitled "Emily Kato" (2005). - Dan Aykroyd
Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning Canadian/American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and musician. He was an original cast member of "Saturday Night Live", an originator of the Blues Brothers (with John Belushi), and has had a long career as a film actor and screenwriter. - Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels is an executive producer of NBC's two-time Emmy Award-winning series "30 Rock," a workplace comedy where the workplace exists behind-the-scenes of a live variety show. Lorne Michaels is the creator and executive producer of "Saturday Night Live," the longest-running and highest-rated weekly late night television program in history. - Lois Hole
Lois Elsa Hole, CM, AOE (1933, Buchanan, Saskatchewan - January 6 2005, Edmonton, Alberta) was a Canadian politician, businesswoman, educator and best-selling author. She was the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from February 10 2000 until her death. She was known as the "Queen of Hugs" for breaking with protocol and hugging almost everyone she met, including journalists, diplomats and other politicians. - Jim Vallance
James Douglas Vallance (born 1952) is a Canadian musician and songwriter who has written for Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Kiss and Bryan Adams. Some of his most popular songs include Bryan Adams' Summer of '69 and Aerosmith's "Eat the Rich" and "Deuces Are Wild." - E. J. Hughes
Edward John Hughes, CM, OBC (February 17, 1913 - January 5, 2007) was a Canadian artist. Hughes was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, and spent a significant part of his childood in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Raised during the Depression he studied at the Vancouver School of Applied Art and Design where he graduated in 1933. His talent was recognized early, one of his teachers was Frederick Varley of the Group of Seven (artists), and another member, Lawren Harris, … - Natalie MacMaster
Natalie MacMaster CM (born June 13, 1972) is an award-winning fiddler from the rural community of Troy in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is one of the best-known musicians in the tradition of Cape Breton fiddle music, and has made a highly successful career as a touring musician, travelling to Europe and Asia and doing as many as 250 shows in a year. MacMaster has toured with many famous performers, including the Chieftains, Faith Hill, … - Takao Tanabe
Takao Tanabe (16 September 1926) is a Canadian painter. Born in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, the son of a commercial fisherman, he was interned with other Japanese-Canadians in the British Columbia interior during World War II. The subjects of Takao Tanabe's paintings are almost exclusively landscapes of British Columbia. - Martin Short
Martin Hayter Short, CM (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian/American comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for his comedy work, particularly on the TV programs "SCTV" and "Saturday Night Live". He has been nominated for an Emmy Award. - M. G. Vassanji
M.G. Vassanji, C.M. is an Afro-Asian-Canadian novelist. Although of South Asian heritage, Vassanji grew up in East Africa--he was born in Nairobi, Kenya in 1950, and raised in Tanzania. While attending the University of Nairobi he won a scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study nuclear physics. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. He moved to Canada in 1978 to work at the Chalk River nuclear laboratories, … - Rita MacNeil
Rita MacNeil, CM, (born May 28, 1944) is a Canadian country and folk singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray the following year, although she has had hits on the country charts throughout her career. In the United Kingdom, MacNeil's song "Working Man" was a surprise #11 smash in 1990. - Toller Cranston
Toller Cranston, CM (born April 20 1949) is a Canadian figure skater and artist. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1949 and grew up in Kirkland Lake. Cranston is credited by many with bringing a new level of artistry to men's figure skating. He was the Canadian national figure skating champion from 1971 to 1976. Although he never won a world level competition, he scored the highest marks in the free skate at four world championships. - Iona Campagnolo
Iona Campagnolo, PC, CM, OBC, LL.D "(honoris causa)" (born October 18, 1932) is a Canadian politician, currently the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia. As The Queen's Vice-Regal Representative in British Columbia, she is styled Her Honour while in office, and The Honourable for life. However, as she was already a Member of The Queen's Privy Council for Canada before she became Lieutenant-Governor, she was already styled The Honourable. - Tomson Highway
Tomson Highway, CM (born December 6, 1951) is a Cree playwright, novelist, and children's author from Brochet, Manitoba. He is the celebrated author of the plays "The Rez Sisters" and "Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing", both of which won him the Dora Mavor Moore Award and the Floyd S. Chalmers Award. "The Rez Sisters" became a smash hit across Canada and went on to the Edinburgh International Festival in 1988. - Norman Kwong
Norman Lim Kwong, CM, AOE, KStJ, a.k.a. Normie Kwong (林佐民, pinyin: Lín Zuǒmín) (born Lim Kwong Yew in 1929 in Calgary, Alberta) is a former professional football player in the Canadian Football League and the current Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. His parents immigrated from Taishan, Guangdong province in China. - Haroon Siddiqui
Haroon Siddiqui, C.M., O.Ont., (born June 1, 1942) is an Indian-Canadian newspaper journalist, columnist and a former editor. - Holger Petersen
Holger Petersen is a Canadian businessman, record producer and radio broadcaster. He owns and operates the independent roots music label Stony Plain Records, and hosts the programs "Saturday Night Blues" on CBC Radio One and "Natch'l Blues" on CKUA. He was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2003. Peterson is based in Edmonton, Alberta. - Roy Miki
Roy Akira Miki (born October 10, 1942) is a Canadian poet and scholar. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to second generation Japanese-Canadian parents, he attended the University of Manitoba, the University of British Columbia, and Simon Fraser University, where he is currently a professor. He lives in Vancouver. - Ted Harrison
Edward Hardy "Ted" Harrison (1926-) is a Canadian artist notable for his paintings of the Yukon. Harrison was born in 1926 in Wingate, County Durham, England and currently lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Harrison first cut his teeth as a painter during his stint at the West Hartlepool School of Art in England. Although interrupted by war, Harrison went on to successfully complete his studies, being awarded a National Diploma in Design from the College in 1949. - Roger Neilson
Roger Paul Neilson, CM (June 16, 1934 - June 21, 2003) was a National Hockey League coach, and was responsible for many innovations in the game. Born in Toronto, Ontario, after attending North Toronto Collegiate Institute, Neilson's coaching career began as a university student at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and continued upon graduation with a degree in Physical Education in both hockey and baseball. - Maxwell Bates
Maxwell Bates (December 14, 1906-September 14 1980) was a Canadian architect and expressionist painter. Born in Calgary, Alberta in 1906, Bates started painting at an early age; his piece "In the Kitchen" was painted when he was 15 years old. As a young adult, he worked for his father's architecture firm. His father, William Stanley Bates, was himself a prominent architect in early Calgary; he designed the Burns Building (1912) and the Grain Exchange (1909). - Sam Sullivan
Sam Sullivan, CM (born 1960) is the Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Sullivan was first elected to Vancouver City Council in 1993 as a member of the Non-Partisan Association (NPA). With twelve years of council experience, Sullivan is currently the longest-serving member of the council. - Sudi Devanesen
Sudarshan (Sudi) Devanesen, CM (born 1943), is an Indian-Canadian family physician and educator, public health activist, and member of the Order of Canada. Devanesen studied at Bishop Cotton Boy's School in Bangalore, Madras Christian College of the University of Madras, and the Christian Medical College in Vellore, all in India. Trained as a surgeon, began his medical practice in remote villages in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan. In 1972, he immigrated to Canada. - Loreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt, C.M. (born February 17 1957) is a Canadian singer, composer, harpist and pianist most famous for writing, recording and performing world music with a New-Age/Celtic feel. - Lynn Johnston
Lynn Johnston (born May 28, 1947) is a Canadian cartoonist, well known for her comic strip "For Better or For Worse", and was the first female cartoonist to win the Reuben Award. - Brent Hawkes
Rev. Brent Hawkes, CM, D.Min (born in Bath, New Brunswick) is a Canadian clergyman. Since 1977, he has served as senior pastor of Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto for LGBT parishioners, and is one of Canada's leading gay rights activists. Born into a Baptist family, Hawkes has Bachelor of Science (1972) and Bachelor of Education (1973) degrees from Mount Allison University, and Master of Divinity (1986) and Doctor of Ministry (2001) degrees from Trinity College, … - Buddy MacMaster
Hugh Alan "Buddy" MacMaster, CM, ONS, LL.D (born October 18, 1924) is one of the most renowned artists in the tradition of Cape Breton fiddle music. He was born into a Gaelic-speaking home in Timmins, Ontario to John Duncan MacMaster and Sarah Agnes MacDonald MacMaster. The family was originally from the island of Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, and in 1928 they returned to Cape Breton to settle in the town of Judique. At an early age, Buddy began to play the fiddle. - David Mirvish
David Mirvish O.Ont (born 1945) is a Canadian art collector, art dealer, theatre producer and is best known as the son of "Honest" Ed Mirvish, Toronto discount department store-owner. He owns and operates the Royal Alexandra Theatre and Princess of Wales Theatre. From 2002 to 2005, he was on the Board of Trustees of the Royal Ontario Museum. He was also a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Canada. - Valerie Pringle
Valerie Pringle (born 5 September 1953 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian television host and journalist. Pringle began her career in broadcasting as a summer student with Toronto radio station CFRB in 1973, and became a fulltime reporter for the station the following year. In 1981, she hosted her own daily series on CFRB, the "Pringle Program". In 1984, Pringle moved to the CBC as one of the original cohosts of "Midday". - Peter Jennings
Peter Jennings, CM (July 29, 1938 - August 7, 2005) was a Canadian-American journalist and news anchor. He was the sole anchor of ABC's "World News Tonight" from 1983 until his death in 2005 of complications from lung cancer. A high-school dropout, he transformed himself into one of America's most prominent journalists. Jennings started his career early, hosting a Canadian radio show at the age of nine. - Hugh Segal
Hon. Hugh Segal, CM, LLD (born October 13 1950) is a Canadian senator, political strategist, author, and commentator. Senator Segal has chosen to designate Kingston-Frontenac-Leeds as his region of representation. He served as national co-chair of Conservative Party campaign in the 2006 election that led to the election of Stephen Harper as Prime Minister of Canada. Segal campaigned in more than 30 electoral districts and is credited with moderating Stephen Harper's image. - Thomas King
Thomas King (born 24 April 1943) is a noted Canadian novelist and broadcaster who most often writes about Canada's First Nations and is an outspoken advocate for First Nations causes. He is of Cherokee, Greek, and German descent. Born in Sacramento, California, he worked in Australia as a photojournalist before moving to Canada in 1980. King is currently an English professor at the University of Guelph and lives in Guelph, Ontario. - Salome Bey
Salome Bey, C.M. is an American singer, actress, and songwriter who has lived in Toronto, Ontario since 1966. In 2005, she was made an honorary Member of the Order of Canada, a rare honour given to people who are not Canadian citizens. - Charlotte Gray
Charlotte Gray (born 1948) is a Canadian historian and author. Born in England and educated at Oxford University and the London School of Economics, Gray came to Canada in 1979. She worked for a number of years as a journalist, writing a regular column on national politics for "Saturday Night" and appearing regularly on radio and television discussion panels. She has also written for "Chatelaine", "The Globe and Mail", … - Hazel McCallion
Opening comments and opinions - more at end. It is Hazel's standard MODUS OPERANDI to have articles about her in major magazines or news papers during an election year. I think her friends in the media like to save her the cost and need to actually running an election campaign. If they can hype the dear old lady enough, people will not ask intelligent questions about how she wheels power and just re-elect her out of habit (no thinking required). - Ben Weider
Benjamin "Ben" Weider (born February 1, 1924 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is the co-founder of the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB) along with brother Joe Weider. He is a Jewish businessman from Montreal well-known in two areas: Bodybuilding and Napoleonic history. - Michel Biron
Michel Biron, C.M. (born March 16, 1934) is a Canadian Senator. He was appointed by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, to represent the Canadian senatorial division of Mille Isles, Quebec as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, on October 4, 2001. Biron was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2001. He presently lives in Nicolet, Québec. - John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith (October 15 1908-April 29 2006) was an influential Canadian-American economist. He was a Keynesian and an institutionalist, a leading proponent of 20th century American liberalism and progressivism. His books on economic topics were bestsellers in the 1950s and 1960s. Galbraith was a prolific author who produced four dozen books and over a thousand articles on various subjects. Among his most famous works was a popular trilogy on economics, …
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