• SacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Hey, he was also chancellor of the University of Alberta ![agony-limitless](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/aca5d920-5531-41e7-8b42-d35572179746.png "emoji agony-limitless")

    Also

    Membership in the Order of Canada is only effective during the honoree’s lifetime, so Savaryn, who died in 2017, cannot have his award rescinded.

    “The Constitution of the Order of Canada terminates an individual’s membership to the Order upon their death and does not allow to retroactively revoke appointments of deceased persons,” the Governor General’s office said in the statement. “The Chancellery is committed to working with Canadians to ensure our honours system is reflective of Canadian values."

    “Historical appointments to the Order of Canada reflect a specific moment in time and would have been based on limited information sources available at that time.”

    Suck my entire ass