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Book SynopsisThe second edition of The Order of Canada continues the celebration of the order. Christopher McCreery sheds new light on the development of Canadian honours in the early 1930s, the imposed prohibition on honours from 1946 to 1967, and new details on those who have been removed or resigned from the Order.
Table of ContentsDedication Frontispiece Message from the Queen Foreword by the Governor General Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgements Chapter One False Starts & Honours in Canada, 1867-1917: The creation of a Canadian policy Chapter Two Controversy and Discontent, 1917-30: The decline of British honours in Canada Chapter Three The Brief Revival of British honours and the Creation of the First Canadian Honour, 1930-35; Bennett's Canadianized system Chapter Four The Honours Quagmire, 1935-48: An incomplete system Chapter Five More False Starts and Modest Progress: Massey presses forward Chapter Six Founding the Order of Canada: the impending centennial of Confederation Chapter Seven Selection and Reaction: The first honours list Chapter Eight Transition to a More Complete Honours System Chapter Nine Enlargement and Acceptance; Into the 1980s Chapter Ten Unity and Diversity: The composition of the Order of Canada Chapter Eleven Honorary and Extraordinary Membership: The extended projects Chapter Twelve Refused, Resigned and Revoked Chapter Thirteen The Logistics of a National Order: Crowns, ribbons and snowflakes Chapter Fourteen Fifty Years of Recognition: Centrepiece of a modern honours system Appendix One Members of the Interdepartmental Committee and Awards Coordination Committee, 1942 Appendix Two Royal Warrant Establishing the Canada Medal, 1943 Appendix Three Royal Warrant Establishing the Canadian Award of Honour and Canadian Decoration of Honour, 1943 Appendix Four Amendments to the Constitution of the Order of Canada and Enlargements Appendix Four Letters Patent Establishing the Order of Canada, 1967 Appendix Five Constitution of the Order of Canada, 1967 Appendix Six Constitution of the Order of Canada, 1972 Appendix Seven Constitution of the Order of Canada, 2013 Appendix Eight Policy and Procedure for Terminiation of Appointments to the Order of Canada Appendix Nine Sovereign and Chancellors of the Order of Canada Appendix Ten Officials of the Order of Canada Appendix Eleven Members of the Advisory Council of the Order of Canada Appendix Twelve Nomination form from Vincent Massey Appendix Thirteen Distribution of the First Order of Canada Appointments, July 1967 Appendix Fourteen Appointments to the Order of Canada, July 1967 Appendix Fifteen Order of Canada Insignia Manufacture, 1967-2017 Appendix Sixteen Honours postnominals
