Directory of honorary doctorates

As the commissioner of official languages of Canada, Dyane Adam passionately promotes the linguistic duality and diverse culture of the country. From the time she took up the position, in her first annual report, she chastised the federal government for its lack of leadership with respect to language rights and called for the co-operation of federal institutions and minority groups to implement the principles of the Official Languages Act and Canada's Constitution. Even before taking up her du...
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Judge Jean-Louis Baudouin, an eminent lawyer and an inspiration to the legal profession, is one of the great humanists of contemporary law. In 1999, a journalist wrote that he was "a star in the sky of Quebec justice, an intellectual landmark invaluable in the face of an uncertain future." Justice Baudouin has never been afraid to face uncharted territory. He is eager to explore the latest and most controversial developments, for example, the commercialization of DNA and genetic manipulation. ...
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Denis Desautels' approach to problem-solving has marked him as one of the great auditors general in Canada's history. He took the government to task over its methods of managing the national debt, hectored the minister of finance about being more transparent and forced many government departments to be more accountable. Known as a man who gets right to the root of the problem, Desautels has been nicknamed "super cop of the deficit" and "the most feared man in Ottawa." As well as his extensive ...
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A man who is counted among the all-time hockey greats will be honoured at the University of Ottawa's fall 2000 convocation. In just seven full NHL seasons, Ken Dryden won six Stanley Cup rings and claimed countless individual awards for his outstanding performances. From early on, the articulate scholar-athlete's commitment to education was also apparent. He missed the 1973-74 season to fulfill his law school requirements, working with a Toronto law firm for $137 a week. A five-time Vezina Tro...
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