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

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

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 Boyde...

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McCreery, Christopher,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Edition:2nd Edition
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (532 p.)
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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

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