Two recipients of Canada’s highest civilian honour have been stripped of their honours. One is a convicted sex offender; the other was found guilty of corruption.
Peter Dalglish, a former humanitarian worker, and Jacques Lamarre, the ex-CEO of Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin, were removed from the Order of Canada.
The terminations were announced in the May 16 edition of the Canada Gazette, with the order signed by Governor General Mary Simon on April 15. The Gazette gave no reasons for their removal.
Canadian aid worker Peter Dalglish (C), wearing red cap, is brought to appear before the Kavre District Court in Nepal on July 8, 2019. (The Canadian Press/AP/Janak Raj Sapkota)
Dalglish, originally from London, Ont., co-founded a Canadian charity called Street Kids International in the late 1980s. He had worked for several humanitarian agencies, including UN Habitat in Afghanistan and the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response in Liberia, and was named a member of the Order of Canada in November 2016….