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Jun 30, 2023 | 7:59 AM
OTTAWA — Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri and Cree artist Kent Monkman are amongst the lots of individuals freshly called to Canada’s greatest civilian honour.
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon revealed 85 visits to the Order of Canada on Friday, consisting of 3 buddies, 22 officers and 60 members.
Ujiri was called an officer to the Order of Canada for his “contributions on and off the basketball court,” as both president of an NBA group and as a humanitarian.
Monkman was likewise provided the honour, for his function as “one of Canada’s most dynamic contemporary artists.”