TV Host George Stroumboulopoulos and Paralympian Among 78 Appointments to Order of Canada

Mary Simon speaks at an announcement at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 6, 2021. Ms. Simon appointed 78 people to the Order of Canada on Dec. 28, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Seventy-eight Canadians will be receiving one of the nation’s highest honours: the Order of Canada.

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Dec. 28 announced the new appointments, a list that includes doctors, lawyers, indigenous leaders, activists, artists, journalists and other Canadians who have “made extraordinary and sustained contributions to our nation.”