Hey, he was also chancellor of the University of Alberta
Also
Membership in the Order of Canada is only effective during the honoree’s lifetime, so Savaryn, who died in 2017, cannot have his award rescinded.
“The Constitution of the Order of Canada terminates an individual’s membership to the Order upon their death and does not allow to retroactively revoke appointments of deceased persons,” the Governor General’s office said in the statement. “The Chancellery is committed to working with Canadians to ensure our honours system is reflective of Canadian values."
“Historical appointments to the Order of Canada reflect a specific moment in time and would have been based on limited information sources available at that time.”
Suck my entire ass
This is going to be like those memes about “days since classified documents leaked on the war thunder forums” isn’t it?
nazi extermination squad members receiving awards and honors? in my settler-colonial project? inconceivable!
Is it just me or is an “apology for any distress or pain this may have caused” bullshit couched in leftish language?
Like, it’s basically “I’m sorry you feel that way” but with a feigned concern for the “distress or pain”. And it’s not at all apologizing for having done it in the first place, just for how people reacted to it.
I see this shit everywhere in corporate (and I guess government) apologies and it feels so slimy.
Take a business English class if you wanna have a stroke. It’s all like this. I especially liked the good news, bad news, good news format. Cause the good news is only good to the company and the bad news is how they are gonna screw you harder. It’s so transparent even the textbook admitted it.
