Two prominent Canadians stripped of Order of Canada honors

Two men found guilty of wrongdoing have been stripped of their appointments to the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour. Peter Dalglish, a humanitarian worker who founded Street Kids International and was named to the Order in 2016, was convicted of sexually abusing two boys in Nepal in 2019. Jacques Lamarre, the former president and CEO of SNC-Lavalin who was made an officer of the Order in 2005, was found guilty of corruption and collusion earlier this year. The removals reflect the Governor General's authority to revoke honours when recipients are convicted of serious crimes.