Adrienne Louise Clarkson is a Hong Kong–born Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served from 1999 to 2005 as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation.
Clarkson in 2011
St. Hilda's College, the women's college at the University of Toronto's Trinity College, where Clarkson enrolled in 1956
The Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in the creation of which Clarkson assisted, and which she dedicated in May 2000
Clarkson and John Ralston Saul (at right) greet the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila Putina, at Rideau Hall, December 18, 2000
The Order of Canada is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit.
Insignia of a Member
Lorne Michaels wearing the lapel pin of a Member (with magnified inset)
The coat of arms of David Johnston, former Governor General of Canada and Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada, displaying the order's motto and insignia
Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada and Sovereign of the Order of Canada, invests Jules Léger as a Companion of the order at Rideau Hall, August 1973.