Governor General Announces New Appointments to the Order of Canada

OTTAWA — Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michalle Jean, Governor General of Canada, announced December 28, 2007, 61 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new appointees include three Companions (C.C.), 18 Officers (O.C.), and 40 Members (C.M.). These appointments have been in effect since October 25, 2007. Recipients will be invited to accept their insignia at a ceremony to be held at a later date.

Awarded for the first time in 1967, during Canada’s Centennial Year, the Order of Canada launched the creation of our country’s own system of honours.

On the recommendation of the Advisory Council of the Order of Canada, the Governor General is pleased to announce the appointment of Steven Staryk from Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A. and Toronto, Ont. as Officer of the Order of Canada in the field of Arts/Music for his contributions as a musician, concertmaster and teacher, and as one of Canada’s most-recorded violinists.