{"id":101735,"date":"2026-06-30T11:24:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/?p=101735"},"modified":"2026-06-30T11:42:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:42:48","slug":"three-carleton-members-appointed-order-of-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2026\/three-carleton-members-appointed-order-of-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Carleton Community Members Appointed to the Order of Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Three Carleton Community Members Appointed to the Order of Canada\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Three Carleton University community members have been named to the Order of Canada<\/a>. These exceptional leaders have been recognized for their leadership and contributions which have positively impacted the lives of numerous Canadians. The newest Carleton community appointees include leaders in international affairs, social justice and human rights, and business and philanthropy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Donald Colin Robertson<\/strong>, (MA\/78), was named a Member of the Order. A Carleton alum, Robertson graduated with a master\u2019s degree in international affairs<\/a> from the Faculty of Global and Public Affairs<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A career diplomat, Robertson is widely recognized for his expertise in Canadian foreign, trade and defence policy as well as public diplomacy. Through his multiple international postings, he developed expertise on Canada-U.S. relations and bilateral trade negotiations. He continues to share his knowledge of international affairs through presentations, podcasts and public commentaries.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his final diplomatic assignment, Robertson led a project on Canada-U.S. engagement at Carleton\u2019s Centre for Trade Policy and Law<\/a>. He is also a Distinguished Senior Fellow<\/a> at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

John William Foster<\/strong>, (Professor Emeritus), was named a Member of the Order; the honour was announced posthumously. A former professor in the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies<\/a> in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences<\/a>, Foster was a long-time advocate of social justice and human rights.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through his leadership in NGOs and ecumenical organizations, Foster helped shape government policy and strengthen civil society, with a particular focus on international relations, refugees and HIV\/AIDS. A respected coalition builder and community mobilizer, his impact was felt across Canada and beyond.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eric E. Baker<\/strong>, (ZENG\/54), was named an Officer of the Order. A Carleton alum, Baker received an engineering certificate from the Faculty of Engineering and Design<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An entrepreneur with an accomplished career in private equity and venture capital, Baker is a respected business leader who has helped build and grow numerous businesses in the emerging technology and communications sectors. A generous philanthropist, he has supported organizations and initiatives spanning a broad range of fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the Order of Canada<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Established in 1967 by Queen Elizabeth, the\u202fOrder of Canada<\/a>\u202fis the pillar of the\u202fCanadian honours system<\/a>. Becoming a member recognizes outstanding contributions at the local or regional level or in a special field of activity. The Order of Canada is one of the country\u2019s highest civilian honours with three levels of appointment: companion, officer and member. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On\u00a0June\u00a026, 2026,\u00a0Her Excellency the Right Honourable\u00a0Louise Arbour, Governor General of Canada, announced\u00a061\u00a0new appointments<\/a>\u202fto the Order of Canada.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Three Carleton University community members have been named to the Order of Canada. These exceptional leaders have been recognized for their leadership and contributions which have positively impacted the lives of numerous Canadians. The newest Carleton community appointees include leaders in international affairs, social justice and human rights, and business and philanthropy.  Donald Colin Robertson, (MA\/78), was named a Member of the Order. A Carleton alum, Robertson graduated with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":264,"featured_media":96574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/264"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101735"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101750,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101735\/revisions\/101750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}