# The Order of Canada appointees, Dec. 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 30, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-order-of-canada-appointees-dec-2022/977313 "2022-12-30T00:42:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-order-of-canada-appointees-dec-2022/977313/1 "2022-12-30T00:42:58Z")
The Governor General’s list has been published, and is available at this link - [Order of Canada appointees – December 2022](https://gg.ca/en/order-canada-appointees-december-2022?fbclid=IwAR3AzvBQerUU0-i-745EN5VPo_CWa5BrexEsA4BZgbipblE2O4afeBcBwUQ) . I’m very pleased to see Eleanor Daley, a dear friend and mentor listed as an Officer of the Order of Canada. There are a few other colleagues listed, but no one with whom I’ve worked very closely. Any of you spot some familiar names? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2022, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-order-of-canada-appointees-dec-2022/977313/2 "2022-12-30T01:45:01Z")
i just phoned one of them and left a voice-message of congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-order-of-canada-appointees-dec-2022/977313/3 "2022-12-30T02:35:54Z")
Mrs. 74westy worked for Don Kossick her first job out of University. His award might be overshadowed by Eugene Levy, though. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2022, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-order-of-canada-appointees-dec-2022/977313/4 "2022-12-30T02:38:45Z")
Eugene Levy gets a promotion and once again, I get nothing. I’m moving to another country… ETA, Allan Gross operated on my mother and his kids and my oldest have been at school together since nursery school. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-order-of-canada-appointees-dec-2022/977313/5 "2022-12-31T02:59:24Z")
I have met one appointee, but cannot say I know them well. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-order-of-canada-appointees-dec-2022/977313/6 "2022-12-31T03:22:01Z")
Today I learned that Rich Little is still with us. I used to chat to Budd Hall occasionally… ETA: I don’t know **The Honourable Konrad Winrich Graf Finck von Finckenstein** , but I now want to party with this dude. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-order-of-canada-appointees-dec-2022/977313/7 "2023-01-01T23:43:06Z")
A little info on the man: > **[Konrad von Finckenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_von_Finckenstein)** > > Konrad Winrich Graf Finck von Finckenstein, CM KC (born April 4, 1945) is a Canadian public servant who has worked in the areas of trade, commercial, competition and communications law. He was appointed to the Order of Canada in 2022. > Von Finckenstein was born in Germany and immigrated to Canada when he was 17. He received a Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) from Carleton University in 1967, and a Bachelor of Laws from Queen's University in 1971. > In 1973, von Finckenstein entered into the federal... A little info on his family: > **[Finck von Finckenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finck_von_Finckenstein)** > > The House of Finck von Finckenstein is a noble family classified as Uradel (German for 'ancient nobility'). It is one of the oldest Prussian aristocratic families extant, dating back to the 12th century in the Duchy of Carinthia. > According to the Prussian State Archive Königsberg, the first representative of the family appeared authentically with one 'Niche of Roghusen' in 1388 in Roggenhausen in the State of the Teutonic Order. However, his allocation is uncertain; under its current name, the h...