Fifty years honouring Canadians the Order of Canada, 1967-2017
Debate and discord : honours in Canada -- A nascent idea -- Out of the optimism of the 1960s -- Establishing a national institution -- The path to appointment -- The first investiture and dinner -- Expansion and evolution : reform and the birth of the chancellery -- Special events, investitures, and...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dundurn
2017
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Debate and discord : honours in Canada -- A nascent idea -- Out of the optimism of the 1960s -- Establishing a national institution -- The path to appointment -- The first investiture and dinner -- Expansion and evolution : reform and the birth of the chancellery -- Special events, investitures, and anniversaries -- The July 1922 crew : Butler, Beatty, and Bryant -- Insignia and symbols of the order -- Crafting a token of recognition : manufacturing the insignia -- Centrepiece of honours system "Over the past fifty years more than 6,000 Canadians have been appointed to the Order of Canada. This illustrated history traces the Order's origins, along the way explaining how the merit-based honour got its familiar snowflake insignia. Replete with gorgeous illustrations, this book provides an accessible window into our national honour."-- |
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| Beschreibung: | 167 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781459736573 978-1-4597-3657-3 |