Former UQÀM rector among recipients of the Order of Montreal

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Former Université du Québec à Montréal rector Claude Corbo and radio host Monique Giroux are among this year’s recipients of the Order of Montréal.

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Mayor Valérie Plante named 17 leading Montrealers to the order, the city’s highest distinction, in a ceremony at the Théâtre St-Jacques in Old Montreal on Sunday, two days before the 380th anniversary of the founding of Montreal.

“The diversity of their backgrounds is a reflection of Montreal,” she said.

Corbowho chaired the Table de concertation du Mount Royal from 2005 to 2020, was named to the highest rank, commander, along with Giroux and Jean-Lucien Rouleau, a cardiologist and former Dean of Medicine at McGill University.

The author of several books on education and politics, Corbo also led consultations on the Montreal Charter of Rights and Responsibilities and co-authored a report on heritage management.

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Giroux was honored for her more than 30-year contribution to Montreal’s arts scene, in particular for fostering emerging performers and combatting homophobia and transphobia.

Rouleau authored a number of studies on heart failure and stroke rehabilitation that led to changes in treatment for those conditions, and was an innovator in patient-centered care.

Plant named six people as officers, including architect and urban planner Aurèle Cardinal, whose achievements include the Outremont campus of the Université de Montréal and the Old Port.

Also named as officers were Gérald Larose, the former president of the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) and a leader of Quebec’s sovereignty movement; and André Ménard, co-founder of the Montreal International Jazz Festival and of Équipe Spectra.

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The other honors are:

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Monique Mujawamariya, founder of the first Mafubo association in Montreal, set up to combat extreme poverty, insecurity and violence against women in Africa and elsewhere. It now serves in 48 countries on five continents.

Ginette Noiseux, set and costume designer, artistic director and general manager of Espace Go.

SamuelPierre, professor of computer engineering at Polytechnique Montréal, pioneering researcher, innovator and head of the Groupe de réflexion et d’action pour Haïti.

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Margaret Bayn, housing advocate and 38-year director of social housing organization Interloge.

Julie Bruneau, physician, professor of medicine at Université de Montréal and co-founder of CACTUS Montreal.

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Jocelyn Demers, physician, co-founder of LEUCAN, Manoir McDonald and Fondation Charles-Bruneau.

Aisha Guendafa, director of the Center d’accueil et de référence sociale et économique pour immigrants de St-Laurent.

Suzanne Lareau, cycling advocate, CEO of Vélo Québec.

Barry F. Lorenzetti, founder of independent brokerage firm BFL CANADA and philanthropist.

Louise Millette, engineering professor at Polytechnique Montréal.

Franz Voltaire, author, lecturer, filmmaker, co-founder of Montreal Human Rights Film Festival and research center on the Caribbean and Afro-Canadian communities.

The Order of Montreal was founded in 2016 among activities to mark Montreal’s 375th anniversary. Recipients are chosen by a nine-member consultative committee, based on their impact on Montrealers’ lives.

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