CA-K1616Culture & sport

Michael Ondaatje, Companion of the Order of Canada

Michael Ondaatje. Michael Ondaatje at Tulane 2010 · Tulane Public Relations · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY 2.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Michael Ondaatje was appointed Companion of the Order of Canada in 2016. The appointment recognizes a poet, novelist and editor whose books include The English Patient.

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The author as described in the Governor General’s Order of Canada citation.

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Mr. Michael Ondaatje | The Governor General of Canada ↗

The Governor General of Canada

Order of Canada — award rank, appointment date (not investiture) and recipient citation