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John joined the board of the Victoria Multifaith Society in June 2019 as our board member for Indigenous Spirituality. He is a law professor at the University of Victoria (profile here), where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law. He has long had an interest in multifaith matters and an appreciation of intersectionality in contributing to open-mindedness and reinforcing common values. He is Anishinaabe and a member of the Chippewas of the Nawash First Nation. He is also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  His work on the resurgence of Anishinaa...

It was near the end of June that Dr. Vivek Goel decided to give up his job as vice-president research at the University of Toronto to make whatever contribution he could as a public health physician. The founding president and CEO of Public Health Ontario, created after the SARS outbreak in 2003, has since advised the university's president on COVID-19 and served on the federal immunity task force. In a year marked by COVID-19, where public health professionals were front-and-centre, it seems fitting that Goel would be among the 59 additions to the Order of Canada. Each join one of the nation...

These are the Order of Canada recipients from B.C. in 2020 Helen Burt and seven other British Columbians were named Officers of the Order, while 19 others from B.C. were honoured as Members. Author of the article: Gordon McIntyre Publishing date: Dec 30, 2020  •  December 30, 2020  •  5 minute read  •  Helen Burt, a professor of drug delivery at the University of B.C.'s faculty of pharmaceutical sciences, was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2020 for her life-altering research on drug delivery systems, for her leadership at UBC and for her community engagement. Ph...

In a year marked by COVID-19, where public health professionals were front-and-centre, it seems fitting that Goel would be among the 59 additions to the Order of Canada. There are also two promotions within the order. Each join one of the nation's highest honours that since 1967 has added more than 7,000 names. "For me, it's really important for my contributions to be recognized on behalf of everyone working in public health, as well, because people working in public health tend to be more invisible," Goel said, before adding, "except when they're on the daily news conferences." Among the...

Jordan Press Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson is seen in his office at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz December 30, 2020 - 12:14 PM OTTAWA - It was near the end of June that Dr. Vivek Goel decided to give up his job as vice-president research at the University of Toronto to make whatever contribution he could as a public health physician. The founding president and CEO of Public Health Ontario, created after the SARS outbreak in 2003, has since advised the university's president on COVID-19 and served on t...