Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 52: GOVERNMENT HOUSE

December 27, 2025

THE ORDER OF MERIT OF THE POLICE FORCES

On behalf of THE KING, the Governor General has been pleased to give orders for the following promotions within, and appointments to, the Order of Merit of the Police Forces:

Officers of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces

• Chief Terry Ray Armstrong, O.O.M.^{footnote 1}
• Assistant Commissioner John M. Brewer, O.O.M.^{footnote 1}
• Assistant Commissioner Paul Love Brown, O.O.M.
• Assistant Commissioner Warren Brown, O.O.M.
• Assistant Commissioner Jennifer Ebert, O.O.M.
• Deputy Chief Scot Alexander Halley, O.O.M.
• Deputy Commissioner Robert Harold Louis Hill, O.O.M.
• Chief Donald MacLean, O.O.M.
• Assistant Commissioner Mandip Singh Mann, O.O.M.^{footnote 1}
• Chief Darren E. Montour, O.O.M.
• Assistant Commissioner Wade Corwin Oldford, O.O.M.
• Superintendent Jason Popik, O.O.M.^{footnote 1}
• Assistant Commissioner Martin Roach, O.O.M.
• Sergeant Craig Marshall Smith, O.O.M.^{footnote 1}
• Deputy Chief Chad Tawfik, O.O.M.^{footnote 1}

Members of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces

• Chief Superintendent Lesley Jean Ahara, M.O.M.
• Ronald V. Anderson, M.O.M.
• Inspector Andrea Anderson, M.O.M.
• Staff Superintendent Francisco Barredo, M.O.M.
• Staff Sergeant Shaun Matthew Begg, M.O.M.
• Inspector Kevin Bernardin, M.O.M.
• Captain Alain Bernier, M.O.M.
• Chief Stuart Betts, M.O.M.
• Detective Superintendent Kenneth Michael Bickerton, M.O.M.
• Superintendent Scott Boyd, M.O.M.
• Inspector Michael Brown, M.O.M., M.B.
• Sergeant Dayne Campbell, M.O.M.
• Sergeant Michael D. Carter, M.O.M.
• Constable Ingrid Cataldo, M.O.M.
• Detective Superintendent Tina Chalk, M.O.M.
• Deputy Director Marc Charbonneau, M.O.M.
• Superintendent Kirsten McInnes Clarke, M.O.M.
• Sergeant Major Leilani A. Collins, M.O.M.
• Chief Mark Crowell, M.O.M.
• Inspector Todd Custance, M.O.M.
• Assistant Commissioner Dennis A. Daley, M.O.M.
• Chief Derek Davis, M.O.M.
• Mary Kathleen Day, M.O.M.
• Staff Sergeant Allison M. Douglas, M.O.M.
• Deputy Chief Brad Duce, M.O.M.
• Constable Laurent Dyke, M.O.M.
• Staff Sergeant Clayton D. Ennis, M.O.M.
• Superintendent Humberto Jorge Barbosa Ferreira, M.O.M.
• Sergeant Richard R. Fraser, M.O.M.
• Inspector Daniel Gervais, M.O.M.
• Deputy Chief Steve Gill, M.O.M.
• Detective Sergeant Grant Patrick Goulet, M.O.M.
• Chief Joseph Jacques Steve Gourdeau, M.O.M.
• Superintendent Tonya M. Gresty, M.O.M.
• Deputy Chief Scott A. Guilford, M.O.M.
• Chief Superintendent David Hall, M.O.M.
• Detective Inspector Sharon Hanlon, M.O.M.
• Corporal Sayeholsadat (Sayeh) Hejazi, M.O.M.
• Staff Superintendent Hubert Hiltz, M.O.M.
• Detective Constable Kerry-Anne Horgan, M.O.M.
• Superintendent Navjeet Hothi, M.O.M.
• Staff Sergeant M. Scott Kraushar, M.O.M.
• Deputy Chief Devin B. Laforce, M.O.M.
• Nadim Lakhani, M.O.M.
• Staff Sergeant Normand Lamontagne, M.O.M., C.D.
• Sébastien Leclerc, M.O.M.
• Acting Superintendent Russell Lucas, M.O.M.
• Sergeant Rob Roy MacKenzie, O.M.M., M.O.M., C.D.
• Superintendent Leanne M. MacMillan, M.O.M.
• Superintendent Adam Peter MacNeill, M.O.M.
• Deputy Chief Treena MacSween, M.O.M.
• Inspector Gregory L. Mason, M.O.M.
• Staff Superintendent Joseph Matthews, M.O.M.
• Detective Sergeant Michael Mavity, M.O.M.
• Inspector Brooke McRoberts, M.O.M.
• Chief Inspector Karine Ménard, M.O.M.
• Staff Sergeant James Joseph Dean Morton, M.O.M.
• Superintendent Kevin Near, M.O.M.
• Staff Superintendent Dirk Niles, M.O.M.
• Inspector Nicole Leah Noonan, M.O.M.
• Deputy Chief Constable Leslie Ann Ogston, M.O.M.
• Sergeant Jacques Painchaud, M.O.M.
• Superintendent Sunil K. Parmar, M.O.M.
• Assistant Commissioner Matt Peggs, M.O.M.
• Chief Inspector Jean-François Pelletier, M.O.M.
• Frank William Price, M.O.M.
• Sergeant Daniel Rettenbacher, M.O.M.
• Deputy Director Vincent Richer, M.O.M.
• Dawn Allison Roberts, M.O.M.
• Superintendent Dustine Lynne Rodier, M.O.M.
• Chief Marc Roskamp, M.O.M.
• Chief Bruno Rossi, M.O.M.
• Deputy Director Jean-François Rousselle, M.O.M., M.B.
• Sergeant James Shymka, M.O.M.
• Superintendent Sandra Staniforth, M.O.M.
• Superintendent David Stewart, M.O.M.
• Inspector Anouk St-Onge, M.O.M.
• Chief Superintendent Jeanette Roxanne Theisen, M.O.M.
• Chief Superintendent Dwight Thib, M.O.M.
• Jeff Thomson, M.O.M.
• Chief Thai Truong, M.O.M.
• Staff Sergeant Ralph Veckenstedt, M.O.M.
• Inspector Nadine Wagner, M.O.M.
• Superintendent Jordan Whitesell, M.O.M.

MOST VENERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM

On behalf of THE KING, the Governor General has been pleased to give orders for the following appointments to the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem:

Knights of the Order of St. John

• Michael David Dan, C.M., O.Ont.
• Major Victor Malcolm Knowlton, C.D. (Retired)
• Travis Lanoway
• Raymond Omerod
• Master Warrant Officer Brent Kenneth Schriner, C.D.

Dames of the Order of St. John

• Her Honour the Honourable Louise Imbeault, O.C., O.N.B.
• Her Honour the Honourable Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia, C.M., O.B.C.
• Her Honour the Honourable Bernadette McIntyre, S.O.M.

Commanders of the Order of St. John

• Jean-Philippe Lebel
• Captain Ian Steingaszner
• Colonel J. Paul de B. Taillon, O.M.M., C.D. (Retired)

Officers of the Order of St. John

• Clare Akintoye
• Cimarron Ballantyne
• Sergeant Lindsay R. Blanchette
• Louise Chauvet
• Warrant Officer Stephen William Damery
• Lieutenant-Colonel David Anthony Fraser, C.D.
• Major-General Hercule Gosselin, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D. (Retired)
• Ralph Leung
• Lieutenant-Colonel Raymond Charles McGill, C.D. (Retired)
• Jason Nurse
• Garry Stamp

Members of the Order of St. John

• Jennifer Shearer Arnold
• Major Michael Blakely-Bazinet, C.D.
• Pierre Bureau
• Jamie Robert Burnett
• Judy Elaine Chafe
• Philip James Leonard D’Ews
• Eric Robert Davie
• Captain Philippe Desnoyers, C.D.
• Margaret Anne Dopson
• Sylvie Durand
• Rocky J. Dwyer
• Cameron Boyd Goodnough
• Rena Harris
• Janice Henderson
• Patricia Johnson
• Alexander Landry
• Jill Locke
• Jessica Jayme Leigh Mattice
• Debra A. McInnes
• Sergeant Tristan Mercier, C.D.
• Nicole Moisan
• Jeffrey Rodd Moore
• Jeff Morrissey
• Sheila Murphy
• Marley Nauss
• Captain Pauline Denyse Neville, C.D. (Retired)
• Dominic Oliveri
• D. Christine Phillips
• Christine Remme
• Matthew Rivest
• Lindsey Elizabeth Roberts
• Cindy R. Roy
• Captain Philippe Siconnelly
• Reginald Skinner
• Martin St-Jean
• Shawnna Summers
• Robert Trevisanutto
• Sergeant Charles John Cameron Veale, C.D.
• Alvin Ho-Yin Wai
• Bryan Wall

Marc Thériault
Deputy Secretary of Honours

CANADIAN BRAVERY DECORATIONS

On behalf of THE KING, the Governor General, on the recommendation of the Canadian Decorations Advisory Committee (Bravery), has awarded Bravery Decorations as follows:

Cross of Valour

Patrick L’Abbée Chouinard, C.V. (posthumous)

Star of Courage

• Joey Lapointe, S.C.
• Stephen Nel, S.C.
• Sylvain Tessier, S.C.

Medal of Bravery

• Simon Bissonnette, M.B.
• Travis Brown, M.B.
• Captain Harriet Colquhoun, M.B. (British Armed Forces)
• Sergeant James Roger Cooke, M.B., C.D.
• Constable Gabriel Disalvo, M.B.
• Abbey Fournier, M.B.
• Provincial Constable Marc Gallant, M.B.
• Stanley Gault, M.B.
• Cory Gerow, M.B.
• Léandre Gingras, M.B.
• Ranger Matthew Peter Gull, M.M.M., M.B., C.D.
• Warrant Officer Zacharry Jacob, M.B., C.D.
• Master Warrant Officer William Joseph Kelland, M.B., M.S.M., C.D.
• Aviator (Trained) Michael Gary Landry, M.B.
• Junyi Liu, M.B.
• Constable Andrew Michael MacNeil, M.B.
• Sergeant Darrell Mandamin, M.B.
• Greg Milner, M.B.
• Francis Minville, M.B.
• Olivier Rondeau, M.B.
• Ranger Gordon Rothnie, M.B.
• Ronald Saunders, M.B.
• Sergeant Damian George Roy Taylor, M.B., C.D.

Marc Thériault
Deputy Secretary of Honours

MERITORIOUS SERVICE DECORATIONS (MILITARY DIVISION)

On behalf of THE KING, the Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, on the recommendation of the Chief of the Defence Staff, has awarded Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division) as follows:

Meritorious Service Cross (Military Division)

• Major Maxime Joseph Jean-Pierre Bossé, M.S.C., C.D.
• Brigadier-General Kirk Allister Gallinger, M.S.C., M.S.M., C.D.
• Colonel Vincent Gustav Kirstein, M.S.C., C.D.
• Chief Warrant Officer Kevin James Mathers M.M.M., M.S.C., M.S.M., C.D.
• Petty Officer 1st Class Ashley Allan McCulley, M.S.C., C.D.
• Lieutenant-Colonel Cole Franklin Petersen, M.S.C., M.S.M., C.D.
• Major-General Jacques Paul Robert Prévost, O.M.M., M.S.C., M.S.M., C.D.
• Colonel Bernadette Maureen Wellwood, O.M.M., M.S.C., C.D.

Second Award of the Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division)

• Chief Warrant Officer Robert Joseph Clarke, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.
• Brigadier-General Paul Joseph Doyle, M.S.M., C.D.
• Brigadier-General, Luc Joseph Girouard, O.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.

Meritorious Service Medal (Military Division)

• Master Corporal Russell Douglas Everett Ashwood, M.S.M.
• Squadron Leader Ellie Mae Aurisch, M.S.M. (Commonwealth of Australia)
• Master Corporal Vincent Joseph Sylvain C. Benoit, M.S.M., C.D.
• Lieutenant Colonel James Boddy, M.S.M., C.D.
• Major Christopher Robert Boileau, M.S.M., C.D.
• Major Joseph Yvan Engelbert Eric Cottenoir, M.S.M., C.D.
• Colonel Patrick Norbert Feuerherm, M.S.M., C.D.
• Corporal Alexandre Joseph Alain Fortin, M.S.M., C.D.
• Sergeant Adam Marc Gauthier, M.S.M., C.D.
• Lieutenant-Colonel Brian John Gendron-Houle, M.S.M., C.D.
• Major Daniel Andrew Gray, M.S.M., C.D.
• Major Jordon Dean Harpe, M.S.M., C.D.
• Sergeant Alexander Joseph Henri, M.S.M., C.D.
• Corporal Matthew James Henry, M.S.M.
• Sailor 1st Class Kristopher Mark Heywood, M.S.M.
• Major Christopher Kenneth Hobbs, M.S.M., C.D.
• Major Nicholas Edward Kaempffer, M.S.M., C.D.
• Lieutenant-Colonel Ryan Michael Huggett Kastrukoff, M.S.M., C.D.
• Lieutenant-Colonel Jean-François Joseph Claude Labonté, M.S.M., C.D.
• Major Daniel James Ladouceur, M.S.M., C.D.
• Sergeant Marie-Pier Louise Laflamme, M.S.M., C.D.
• Sergeant Joseph Mathieu Simon Laurent, M.S.M., C.D.
• Sergeant Simon-Luc Joseph Jacques Lavoie, M.S.M., C.D.
• Major Richard John Sebastien Law, M.S.M., C.D.
• Major Cameron Alexander MacKay, M.S.M., C.D.
• Lieutenant-Colonel Simon Mailloux, M.S.M., C.D.
• Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Réal Denis Martineau, M.S.M., C.D.
• Warrant Officer Nathan William Taylor Miller, M.S.M., C.D.
• Lieutenant-Colonel Ryan John Moore, M.S.M., C.D.
• Sailor 1st Class Paul Joseph Paquette, M.S.M., C.D.
• Brigadier-General Stephen Mark Parsons, M.S.M., C.D.
• Lieutenant-Colonel Manuel Alexandre Pelletier-Bédard, M.S.M., C.D.
• Lieutenant-Commander Shawn Edwin Perry, M.S.M., C.D.
• Colonel John David Summerfield, M.S.M., C.D.
• Colonel Trevor James Teller, M.S.M., C.D.
• Chief Warrant Officer Jason James Yeremiy, M.M.M., M.S.M., C.D.

Marc Thériault
Deputy Secretary of Honours

MERITORIOUS SERVICE DECORATIONS (CIVIL DIVISION)

On behalf of THE KING, the Governor General, on the recommendation of the Civil Advisory Committee, has awarded Meritorious Service Decorations (Civil Division) as follows:

Meritorious Service Cross (Civil Division)

Adeena Niazi, O.Ont., M.S.C.

Meritorious Service Medal (Civil Division)

• Maduba Ahmad, M.S.M.
• Sylvain Bergeron, M.S.M.
• Jeremy Stanford Burns, M.S.M.
• Hélène Caron, M.S.M.
• Hannah Claus, M.S.M.
• Aaron Richard Dale, M.S.M.
• Leah Bethany den Bok, M.S.M.
• Tim A. den Bok, M.S.M.
• Paul Hayden Desser, M.S.M.
• Nathalie Fagnan, M.S.M.
• Hana Fatima, M.S.M.
• Skawennati Fragnito, M.S.M.
• Josianne Gauthier, M.S.M.
• Christie Lynn Greyerbiehl, M.S.M.
• Christelle Lefèvre, M.S.M.
• Melissa Lem, M.S.M.
• Si Mei Amy Li, M.S.M.
• Bill MacLean, M.S.M.
• Myra MacLean, M.S.M.
• Caroline Monnet, M.S.M.
• Nadia Myre, M.S.M.
• Rachel Sivaranjani Navaneelan, M.S.M.
• Jimmy Pelletier, M.S.M.
• Alexander John Poole, M.S.M.
• Syed Tariq Quadri, M.S.M.
• Leah Shipton, M.S.M.
• The Honourable Justice Craig William Sigurdson, M.S.M., C.D.
• Marcella Sunshine, M.S.M.
• Shiven Taneja, M.S.M.
• Ching Tien, M.S.M.
• Gordon Wilkes, M.S.M.
• Donald James Wills, M.S.M.
• Johan Francis Wolfaardt, M.S.M.

Marc Thériault
Deputy Secretary of Honours

MENTIONS IN DISPATCHES

On behalf of THE KING, the Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada has been pleased to give orders for the publication of the names of the following as having been Mentioned in Dispatches in recognition of gallant and distinguished service:

• Sergeant Eric Alexander, C.D.
• Master Corporal Nicolas Joseph Jean-Paul Audet-Larivée
• Captain Gerald Curtis Brulotte, C.D.
• Captain Richard Joseph Robert Déric Coutu, C.D.
• Sergeant Benjamin Thomas Michel Fournier
• Corporal Emma Louise Galloway
• Captain Peter Charles Hanly, C.D.
• Master Corporal Trevor Higgins
• Master Corporal Brendan Thomas Lewis
• Lieutenant(N) Jennifer Elizabeth Loye, C.D.
• Captain Michael Roger Maharajh, C.D.
• Sergeant James Gordon Sanford, C.D.

Marc Thériault
Deputy Secretary of Honours