The Order of Canada is one of our country’s highest civilian honours. Its Companions, Officers and Members take to heart the motto of the Order: DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM – “They desire a better country”.
Since its creation in 1967, the Order of Canada has honoured more than 7 800 people whose service has shaped our society, whose innovations have ignited our imaginations, and whose compassion has united our communities. Those who bear the Order’s iconic snowflake insignia have changed our nation’s measure of success and, through the sum of their accomplishments, have helped us build a better Canada.
Today we celebrate two UBC Department of Medicine members who have been bestowed this wonderful honour:
Dr. John Fleetham, Professor, UBC Division of Respiratory Medicine has been appointed a member of the Order of Canada for or his pioneering work in sleep disorder medicine and for his mentorship of the next generation of sleep scientists.
Dr. Keith Walley, Professor, UBC Division of Critical Care Medicine has been appointed a member of the Order of Canada for his innovative and translational research in the field of sepsis and septic shock.
Appointments are made by the governor-general on the recommendation of the Advisory Council for the Order of Canada. For more information about the newest appointees, please visit: https://www.gg.ca/en/order-canada-appointees-june-2023