The Order of Canada : : Genesis of an Honours System, Second Edition / / Christopher McCreery.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English
• VerfasserIn: McCreery, Christopher,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (532 p.)

In 1966, a project to create a national honour for Canadians was begun. The order recognizes individuals for their outstanding achievements, dedication, and service to the country. It is a product of national identity, politics, and history, and includes such individuals as Atom Egoyan, Joseph Boyden, and Louise Arbour. The second edition of The Order of Canada continues the celebration of the order. Christopher McCreery sheds new light on the development of Canadian honours in the early 1930s, the imposed prohibition on honours from 1946 to 1967, and new details on those who have been removed or resigned from the Order. Extensively illustrated, The Order of Canada pays tribute to the individuals who felt the need for a system of recognition for Canadians. Indeed, the order’s history is as fascinating as the more than four thousand Canadians who have received it.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Message from the Queen -- Message from the Governor General -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE. False Starts and Honours in Canada, 1867-1917: The Creation of a Canadian Policy -- CHAPTER TWO. Controversy and Discontent, 1917-1930: The Decline of British Honours in Canada -- CHAPTER THREE. The Brief Revival of British Honours and the Creation of the First Canadian Honour, 1930-1935: Bennett’s Canadianized System -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Honours Quagmire, 1935-1948: An Incomplete System -- CHAPTER FIVE. More False Starts and Modest Progress: Massey Presses Forward -- CHAPTER SIX. Founding the Order of Canada: The Impending Centennial of Confederation -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Selection and Reaction: The First Honours List -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Transition to a More Complete Honours System -- CHAPTER NINE. Enlargement and Acceptance: Into the 1980s -- CHAPTER TEN. Unity and Diversity: The Composition of the Order of Canada -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Honorary and Extraordinary Membership: The Extended Project -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Refused, Resigned, and Revoked -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. The Logistics of a National Order: Crowns, Ribbons, and Snowflakes -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Fifty Years of Recognition: Centrepiece of a Modern Honours System -- APPENDIX ONE: MEMBERS OF THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE AND AWARDS COORDINATION COMMITTEE, 1942 -- APPENDIX TWO: ROYAL WARRANT ESTABLISHING THE CANADA MEDAL, 1943 -- APPENDIX THREE: PROPOSED ROYAL WARRANT CREATING THE CANADIAN AWARD OF HONOUR AND CANADIAN DECORATION OF HONOUR, 1943 -- APPENDIX FOUR: AMENDEMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ORDER OF CANADA AND ENLARGEMENTS -- APPENDIX FIVE: LETTERS PATENT ESTABLISHING THE ORDER OF CANADA, 1967 -- APPENDIX SIX: CONSTITUTION OF THE ORDER OF CANADA, 1967 -- APPENDIX SEVEN: CONSTITUTION OF THE ORDER OF CANADA, 1972 -- APPENDIX EIGHT: CONSTITUTION OF THE ORDER OF CANADA, 2013 -- APPENDIX NINE: POLICY AND PROCEDURE FOR TERMINATION OF APPPINTMENTS TO THE ORDER OF CANADA -- APPENDIX TEN: SOVEREIGN AND CHANCELLORS OF THE ORDER OF CANADA -- APPENDIX ELEVEN: OFFICIALS OF THE ORDER OF CANADA -- APPENDIX TWELVE: MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL OF THE ORDER OF CANADA -- APPENDIX THIRTEEN: NOMINATION FORM FROM VINCENT MASSEY -- APPENDIX FOURTEEN: DISTRIBUTION OF FIRST ORDER OF CANADA APPOINTMENTS, JULY 1967 -- APPENDIX FIFTEEN: APPOINTMENTS TO THE ORDER OF CANADA, JULY 1967 -- APPENDIX SIXTEEN: ORDER OF CANADA INSIGNIA MANUFACTURE, 1967–2017 -- APPENDIX SEVENTEEN: HONOURS POSTNOMINALS IN ORDER OF PRECEDENCE -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index