Adedokun Waliyu Hockey personality Don Cherry and tech titan Edward Rogers are among 30 new recipients of the Order of Ontario.
Lt.-Gov. Edith Dumont has announced the 2025 appointments, which include trade union leader Joe Mancinelli of the Labourers’ International Union of North America and former ambassador to the United States David MacNaughton.
Dumont says the appointees have made a “profound contribution” to the lives of Ontarians and represent the best of the province.
Appointees come from a cross-section of society and include business, academic, culture and legal leaders such as former chief justice of Ontario George Strathy and Toronto International Film Festival CEO Cameron Bailey.
Appointments are made on the recommendation of an independent advisory board.
More than 900 people have been appointed to the Order of Ontario since it was established in 1986.
The 30 newest appointees are:
Ahmad Attia
Cameron Bailey
Arron Barberian
Maj.-Gen. (Retd) Jean-Robert Bernier
John B.W. Carmichael
Jamaica Cass
Don Cherry
Donette Chin-Loy Chang
Robert James Cusimano
Philip J. Devereaux
Morris Freedman
Jacques Frémont
Kathleen Gartke
Amanda Grzyb
Zabeen Hirji
Shirley Horn
Bernard Lawless
Nathan Leipciger
David MacNaughton
Joe Mancinelli
Claudette McGowan
Tracy Moore
Edward Rogers
Richard Rooney
John L. Semple
Nancy Mei Chun Siew
Stephen J. R. Smith
George Strathy
J. David Wake
Mary Wells
