National Order of Quebec




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Ordre national du Québec
National Order of Quebec
Awarded by the
Armoiries du Québec.svg
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
Type National order
Motto
Honneur au peuple du Québec (English: Homage to the People of Quebec)
Eligibility Residents of Quebec nominated by the Council and non-Quebecers nominated by the Premier of Quebec
Status Currently constituted
Grades Grand Officer (grand officier) (GOQ)
Officer (officier) (OQ)
Knight (chevalier) (CQ)
Precedence
Next (higher) Venerable Order of Saint John
Next (lower) Saskatchewan Order of Merit

National Order Quebec ribbon bar.svg
Ribbon of the National Order of Quebec

The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Quebec. Instituted in 1984 when Lieutenant Governor Jean-Pierre Côté granted Royal Assent to the Loi sur l'Ordre national du Québec (National Order of Quebec Act),[1][2] the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to honour current or former Quebec residents for conspicuous achievements in any field,[2] being thus described as the highest honour in Quebec.[3]




Contents






  • 1 Structure and appointment


  • 2 Insignia


  • 3 Inductees


    • 3.1 Quebec inductees


      • 3.1.1 Grand Officer


      • 3.1.2 Officer


      • 3.1.3 Knight




    • 3.2 Non-Quebec inductees


      • 3.2.1 Honorary Grand Officer


      • 3.2.2 Honorary Officer


      • 3.2.3 Honorary Knight






  • 4 See also


  • 5 Notes


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Structure and appointment


Though the National Order of Quebec was established with the granting of Royal Assent by Quebec's lieutenant governor and the Canadian sovereign is the fount of honour,[4] the viceroy does not, as in other provinces, form an explicit part of the organization. Instead, the monarch's representative is related to the order only by virtue of his or her place in council, collectively termed the government of Quebec,[5] to which the constitution of the Order of Quebec makes specific reference.[1]


The order contains three grades, each with accordant post-nominal letters and place in the Canadian order of precedence for honours, decorations, and medals. They are, in hierarchical order:[6]



  • Grand Officer (grand officier) (GOQ)

  • Officer (officier) (OQ)

  • Knight (chevalier) (CQ)


Nominations to the National Order of Quebec are sought in Quebec's daily and weekly media publications and are directed to the Council of the National Order of Quebec, elected by and amongst the members of the order for a period of three years and headed by a president elected by the council for two years.[n 1][8] This body is mandated to short-list candidates and forward their suggestions to the Governor-in-Council.[2] Any person born, living, or who has lived in Quebec, save for anyone serving as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec,[9] is eligible to be nominated and names may be submitted posthumously.[1] The Cabinet may also, without the input of the Council of the National Order of Quebec, put forward the names of non-Quebecers for appointment as honorary members.[10] Promotion through the grades is possible for both substantive and honorary members.[11] Admission recognizes conspicuous meritorious actions that improve or support Quebec and/or its language and culture.[12]



Insignia


Upon admission into the Order of Quebec, members are presented with various insignia of the organization—a medallion, miniature, and button.[13] All are administered by the Regulations for the Insignias of the National Order of Quebec and were designed by Madeleine Dansereau, who was inspired by the heraldic elements of the provincial flag, notably the colours of blue and white used on the order's ribbon and the fleur-de-lis.[14] The badge of a Grand Officer consists of two 18kt gold plates, in the shape of a cross formed by two 60 millimetres (2.4 in) by 40 millimetres (1.6 in) arms, symmetrically superimposed atop one another 4 mm apart, the obverse face a high-polish, rusticated surface; at the lower left corner is a white enamel fleur-de-lis. On the reverse of the badge is inscribed the order's motto—Honneur au peuple du Québec (homage to the people of Quebec)—and a serial number at the base of the vertical bar. The badge for Officers is of a nearly identical design, but made of arms 50 millimetres (2.0 in) long by 25 millimetres (0.98 in) wide, the obverse plate in 18k gold with an applied gold fleur-de-lis, and the rear in sterling silver. Knights have a medal with a 40 millimetres (1.6 in) diameter, brushed silver medallion with a symmetrically placed, etched cross with arms 30 millimetres (1.2 in) long by 20 millimetres (0.79 in) wide and filled with a highly polished, rusticated surface; a gold fleur-de-lis is mounted at the lower, left side of the cross. Each member will also receive miniature versions of their insignia, identical in appearance save for size: those for all grades being 18 millimetres (0.71 in) wide in each direction or in circumference. A lapel pin is also used for wear on casual civilian clothing.[15] Male members wear their emblems suspended from a 38 millimetres (1.5 in) wide ribbon, at the collar for Grand Officers and Officers, and on a vertical ribbon on a medal bar on the left chest for Knights; women Grand Officers and Officers wear their insignia on a ribbon bow pinned at the left shoulder, and female Knights carry their medals in the same fashion as the men. The ribbon for miniatures is 18 millimetres (0.71 in) wide.[15]


The regulations of the National Order of Quebec stipulate that the premier presents new inductees with their insignia, either on the National Holiday of Quebec or another day during the National Week.[16] The ceremony takes place in the Salon Rouge of the parliament building in Quebec City, though exceptions are sometimes made when inductees cannot be present (notably for some non-Quebecer appointments).[2] The insignia remain property of the Crown in Right of Quebec and must be returned upon a holder's cessation of membership in the society,[17] whether by death or dismissal.[18]



Inductees


The following are some notable appointees into the National Order of Quebec:[19]



Quebec inductees



Grand Officer




  • Jean Victor Allard CC CBE GOQ DSO ED CD, Chief of the Defence Staff, appointed 1985


  • Marcel Bélanger OC GOQ, economist, appointed 1974


  • Jean Béliveau CC GOQ, hockey player, appointed 2010


  • Lucien Bouchard PC GOQ, 27th Premier of Quebec, appointed 2008


  • Robert Bourassa GOQ, 22nd Premier of Quebec, appointed posthumously 2008


  • Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ, singer-songwriter, appointed 2008


  • Robert Després CC GOQ, businessman, appointed 2003


  • Jean Drapeau CC GOQ, mayor of Montreal, appointed 1987


  • Marcelle Ferron GOQ, painter and stained glass artist, appointed 1992


  • Gérard Filion GOQ, newspaper director, appointed 1989


  • Armand Frappier CC GOQ, researcher, appointed 1985


  • Paul Gérin-Lajoie CC GOQ QC, appointed Officer in 1987 and Grand Officer in 1998


  • François Hollande GCB GOQ, appointed Grand Officer on 3 November 2014


  • Daniel Johnson, Jr. GOQ, 25th Premier of Quebec, appointed 2008


  • Pierre-Marc Johnson GOQ, 24th Premier of Quebec, appointed 2008


  • Phyllis Barbara Lambert CC GOQ OAL FRAIC FRSC FRCA, architect and philanthropist


  • Bernard Landry GOQ, 28th Premier of Quebec, appointed 2008


  • Félix Leclerc OC GOQ, singer-songwriter, appointed 1985


  • Jean Paul Lemieux CC GOQ, painter, appointed posthumously 1997


  • René Lévesque GOQ, 23rd Premier of Quebec, appointed posthumously 2008


  • Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ, 18th Prime Minister of Canada, appointed 2002


  • Alanis Obomsawin OC GOQ, filmmaker, First Nations activist, appointed 2016


  • Jacques Parizeau GOQ, 26th Premier of Quebec, appointed 2008


  • Jean-Paul Riopelle CC GOQ, painter, appointed Officer in 1988 and Grand Officer in 1994


  • Jean Vanier CC GOQ, philanthropist, theologian, founder of L'Arche, appointed 1992


  • Gilles Vigneault GOQ, singer-songwriter, appointed Knight in 1985 and Grand Officer in 2000


  • Charles Philippe Leblond GOQ, scientist, professor, appointed Grand Officer in 2001



Officer




  • Laurent Beaudoin CMG CC OQ FCA, businessman appointed 1990


  • Francesco Bellini CM OQ, research scientist and entrepreneur, appointed 2004


  • Michel Brault OQ, filmmaker, appointed 2003


  • Solange Chaput-Rolland OC OQ, appointed 1985


  • Jean Coutu OC OQ, businessman, appointed 1993


  • Bernard Derome CM OQ, news anchor, appointed 2006


  • Céline Marie Claudette Dion CC OQ, singer, appointed 1998


  • Léon Dion OC OQ FRSC, author, teacher, intellectual, appointed 1990


  • Fernand Dumont OQ, author, intellectual, appointed 1992


  • Denise Filiatrault OC OQ, playwright, actor, appointed 2000


  • Phil Gold CC OQ FRSC FRCPC MACP, scientist, physician, appointed 1989


  • Anne Hébert CC OQ, writer, appointed 1985


  • Larkin Kerwin CC OQ FRSC, physicist, appointed 1988


  • Louis Laberge OQ, union leader, appointed 1988


  • Normand Laprise OQ, chef and author, appointed 2009


  • Robert Lepage CC OQ, playwright, filmmaker, appointed 1999


  • Jean-Louis Lévesque CM OQ, entrepreneur, philanthropist, appointed 1991


  • Gaston Miron OQ, poet, appointed 1996


  • Ted Moses OQ, aboriginal chief, appointed 2002


  • Lise Payette OQ, politician, writer, appointed 2001


  • Pierre Péladeau CM OQ businessman, appointed 1989


  • Hubert Reeves CC OQ, astrophysicist, appointed 1994


  • Joseph Henri Maurice Richard PC OC OQ, hockey player, appointed 1985


  • Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve OQ, racing driver, appointed 1998



Knight




  • Jacques Amyot CQ, long-distance swimmer, appointed 2001


  • Georges-Henri Denys Arcand CC CQ, filmmaker, appointed 1990


  • Frédéric Back OC CQ, animator, appointed 1989


  • Sylvie Bernier OC CQ, Olympic diver, appointed 1985


  • Ferdinand Biondi OC CQ, radio broadcaster, appointed 1985


  • Neil Bissoondath OC CQ, author, appointed 2010


  • Denise Bombardier CQ, journalist, appointed 2000


  • Claire Bonenfant CQ, president of the Quebec Status of Women Council, appointed 1991


  • Émile Joseph Bouchard CQ, hockey player, appointed 2008


  • Gaétan Boucher OC CQ, speed skater, appointed 1985


  • Isabelle Boulay CQ, singer, appointed 2012


  • Pierre Bourque CQ, mayor of Montreal, appointed 1993


  • Marie-Claire Kirkland Casgrain CM CQ, appointed 1985


  • Françoise David CQ, social and feminist activist, appointed 1999


  • Yvon Deschamps CQ, comedian, appointed 2001


  • Jean Duceppe CQ, actor, appointed 1985


  • Diane Dufresne CQ, singer and painter, appointed 2002


  • Marc Favreau OC CQ, actor, appointed 1995


  • Jean-Pierre Ferland OC CQ, singer-songwriter


  • Madeleine Ferron CQ, writer, appointed 1992


  • Daniel Germain CQ, philanthropist, appointed 1997


  • Jacques Godbout CQ, writer and filmmaker, appointed 1998


  • Marc-André Hamelin OC CQ, pianist


  • Otto Joachim CQ, composer, musician, painter, appointed 1993


  • Roland-Benoît Jomphe OC CQ, poet, appointed 1987


  • Oliver Theophilus Jones OC CQ, pianist, organist, composer and arranger, appointed 1994


  • Pauline Julien CQ, singer-songwriter, appointed 1997


  • Françoise Labbé CQ, artist, appointed 1997


  • Jacques Lacombe CQ, conductor, appointed 2012


  • Jacques Lacoursière CM CQ, historian, appointed 2002


  • Guy Damien Lafleur OC CQ, hockey player, appointed 2005


  • Guy Laliberté OC CQ, appointed 1997


  • Mario Lemieux OC CQ, hockey player, appointed 2009


  • Michel Lemieux OC CQ, performance artist and theatre director, appointed 2014


  • Édouard Lock OC CQ, dancer, appointed 2001


  • Louis Lortie OC CQ, pianist, appointed 1998


  • Norman McLaren CC CQ, animator and filmmaker, appointed 1985


  • Julie Payette OC CQ, astronaut, appointed 2000


  • Oscar Emmanuel Peterson CC CQ OOnt, jazz musician, appointed 1991


  • Chantal Petitclerc CC CQ, MSM, wheelchair athlete, Canadian senator, appointed 2005


  • Victor Pilon OC CQ, director, theatre designer, visual designer and photographer, appointed 2014


  • Luc Plamondon OC CQ, songwriter, appointed 1990


  • Jean-Louis Roux CC CQ, actor and Lieutenant Governor of Quebdec, appointed 1989


  • Hubert Sacy CC CQ, General manager of Éduc’alcool, appointed 2010


  • fr:Michèle Thibodeau-DeGuire CM CQ, engineer, appointed in 2005


  • Michel Tremblay CQ, playwright and author, appointed 1991


  • Alice Benjamin, appointed 1993


  • Gad Elmaleh, comedian, appointed 2017



Non-Quebec inductees



Honorary Grand Officer



  • Charles Dutoit OC GOQ, conductor, appointed 1995


Honorary Officer




  • Raymond Octave Joseph Barre OQ, Prime Minister of France, appointed 1986


  • Jacques René Chirac OAL OQ, President of France and Mayor of Paris, appointed 1987


  • Michel Drucker OQ, television host, appointed Knight 2001, Officer 2010


  • Laurent Fabius OQ, Prime Minister of France, appointed 1986


  • Lionel Jospin OQ, Prime Minister of France, appointed 1998


  • Alain Marie Juppé OQ, Prime Minister of France, appointed 1996


  • Antonine Maillet PC CC OQ ONB FRSC, Acadian writer and playwright, appointed 1990


  • Alain Peyrefitte OQ, French politician, appointed 1998


  • Jean-Pierre Raffarin OQ, Prime Minister of France, appointed 2003


  • Michel Rocard OQ AC, Prime Minister of France, appointed 2000


  • Philippe Séguin OQ, President of the French National Assembly, appointed 2000


  • Jordi Pujol OQ, President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, appointed 1996


  • Edmund Stoiber , Minister-President of Bavaria, appointed 2003


  • Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga OQ GCB, President of Latvia, appointed 2006


  • Jim Douglas OQ, Governor of Vermont, appointed 2010.


  • Nana Mouskouri OQ, Greek singer, appointed 2013.



Honorary Knight




  • David Joshua Azrieli CM CQ, architect, appointed 1999


  • Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu CQ, actor, appointed 2002


  • Bernard Pivot OC CQ, television host, appointed 2001



See also



  • Canadian order of precedence (decorations and medals)

  • Symbols of Quebec

  • State decoration

  • Prix du Québec



Notes





  1. ^ The current members[when?] of the Council of the National Order of Quebec are: Maryse Lassonde, President; Bernard Voyer, Vice-President; Marie-Andrée Bertrand; Claude Castonguay; Solange Fernet-Gervais; Bernard Lamarre; Denise Ouellet-Grenier; Marc-Adélard Tremblay; and Monique Vézina.[7]




References





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  2. ^ abcd Bingham, Russell, "Culture > Awards > National Order of Québec (L'ordre national du Québec)", in Marsh, James H., The Canadian Encyclopedia, Toronto: Historica Foundation of Canada, retrieved 14 August 2009


  3. ^ "Objet et buts de l'Ordre". Ordre national du Québec (in French). Gouvernement du Québec. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012. Il est la plus élevée des distinctions québécoises.


  4. ^ Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Honours and Recognition Programs > Canadian National Honours, Queen's Printer for Canada, archived from the original on 23 March 2009, retrieved 20 May 2009


  5. ^ Victoria (1 July 1867), Constitution Act, 1867, 66, Westminster: Queen's Printer


  6. ^ Elizabeth II 1984, I.2


  7. ^ Ministère du Conseil exécutif, Qu'est-ce que l'Ordre national? > Le Conseil de l'Ordre national du Québec (in French), retrieved 15 August 2009


  8. ^ Elizabeth II 1984, II 10-II.12


  9. ^ Elizabeth II 1984, I.7


  10. ^ Elizabeth II 1984, I.4


  11. ^ Elizabeth II 1984, I.6


  12. ^ Ministère du Conseil exécutif, Qu'est-ce que l'Ordre national? > Appel public de candidatures (in French), Éditeur officiel du Québec, retrieved 15 August 2009


  13. ^ Elizabeth II (1985), Règlement sur les insignes de l'Ordre national du Québec, I.2 (in French), Ville de Québec: Éditeur officiel du Québec


  14. ^ Ministère du Conseil exécutif, Qu'est-ce que l'Ordre national? > Les insignes de l'Ordre national du Québec (in French), Éditeur officiel du Québec, retrieved 15 August 2009


  15. ^ ab Elizabeth II 1985, I.3-I.14


  16. ^ Elizabeth II 1985, III.19-III.20


  17. ^ Elizabeth II 1984, III.23


  18. ^ Elizabeth II 1984, III.24


  19. ^ Recipients of the National Order of Quebec




External links



  • Official website of the National Order of Quebec (in French)









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