Order Of Ontario Recipients Announced - Canada NewsWire (press release)- Topic: public speaker

John Richard Bond - a University of Toronto astrophysicist and cosmologist whose pioneering work on the structure, formation and evolution of the universe helped establish Ontario as a centre for cosmology research. Herrndorf - revolutionized Canadian broadcasting, publishing and the performing arts at organizations such as the CBC, Toronto Life Magazine, TV Ontario and the National Arts Centre. David Lepofsky - for his work on behalf of people with disabilities in Ontario which helped lead to Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2001 and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005. Roy McMurtry - former Chief Justice of Ontario, former Attorney General of Ontario whose accomplishments include major roles in the patriation of the Canadian Constitution and the creation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Marlene Ann Pierre - founding member of the Thunder Bay Indian Friendship Centre and the Ontario Native Women's Association, she works actively for the betterment of Aboriginal people in Thunder Bay and across Ontario. Paul Walfish - a University of Toronto professor and senior consultant with Mount Sinai Hospital, he is widely published and is a leader in the international thyroidology community. read more

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