Order of Canada members named

Community Action, Feb 21, 2005

OTTAWA -- Governor-general Adrienne Clarkson announced appointments of members of the Order of Canada which includes: Keith G. Banting, Kingston, professor at Queen's University and former director of its School of Policy. He has led studies of income security, federalism, health policy and comparative politics;

Cynthia Baxter, Ottawa, volunteer who has played a leading role in a number of organizations, including the Community Foundation of Ottawa, Canadian Organization for Development through Education and the Montreal Neurological Institute; Wanda Thomas Bernard, Halifax, Director of the Maritime School of Social Work at Dalhousie University, expert in family and social development with local, provincial and national organizations, and a founding member of the Association of Black Social Workers:

Jean Ellen Bradshaw, Toronto. volunteer in the provision of health care services for patients and their families, a founder and past president of Hope Air, a national charitable organization that provides free air transportation to Canadians in need of medical treatment or diagnosis not available in their area;

Margaret Casey, Halifax, physician, former Director of the North End Community Health Association Clinic, Former Director of Admissions for Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine, and volunteer in medical clinics in St. Lucia and Haiti; Betty Havens, Winnipeg, Gerontologist, Professor and senior scholar at the University of Manitoba, consultant to national and international organizations and former president of the Canadian Association on Gerontology;

Margaret Ann McCaig, Edmonton, volunteer chair and organizer of the Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre, a long-term treatment program for chemically dependent adolescents, active in community service and philanthropy;

Patrick R. Nixon, Calgary, Executive Director of the Mustard Seed Street Ministry helping people with addictions and the homeless;

Diane Richler, advisor and former executive vice-president of the Canadian Association for Community Living, president of Inclusion International, who lobbied for the insertion of "people with mental disabilities" into the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The Aga Khan, Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, was named an Honorary Companion of the Order of Canada for teaching compassion and tolerance. He launched the Aga Khan Development Network, with branches in countries around the world, including Canada.