National Order of Quebec
Ordre national du Québec National Order of Quebec | |
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Awarded by the 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 |
 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
^ 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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External links
Official website of the National Order of Quebec (in French)
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