Download or read book Fifty Years Honouring Canadians written by Christopher McCreery and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2017-01-07 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past fifty years more than 6,000 Canadians have been appointed to the Order of Canada. This illustrated history traces the Order’s origins, along the way explaining how the merit-based honour got its familiar snowflake insignia. Replete with gorgeous illustrations, this book provides an accessible window into our national honour.