Biography & Autobiography Historical
Special China Edition Extraordinary Canadians Norman Bethune
- Publisher
- Penguin Group Canada
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2011
- Category
- Historical
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780143183754
- Publish Date
- Dec 2011
- List Price
- $18.00
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Adrienne Clarkson became Canada’s twenty-sixth Governor General in 1999 and served until September 2005. She is the bestselling author of Heart Matters: A Memoir, Room For All Of Us: Surprising Stories of Loss and Transformation, and Great Canadian Lives: Norman Bethune. In her multi-faceted career as an accomplished broadcaster and distinguished public servant, she has received numerous prestigious awards and honorary degrees in Canada and abroad. In 2005, she co-founded the Institute for Canadian Citizenship. In 2006, she established the Clarkson Cup, which is now the championship trophy for the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. In 2007, she was appointed Colonel-in-Chief for Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. A Privy Councillor and Companion of the Order of Canada, she lives in Toronto.