Source Feed: Global News - Canada
Author: Michelle Butterfield
Publication Date: February 8, 2025 - 12:24
Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of her Order of Canada by Governor General
February 8, 2025
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Following 2023 news reports that questioned the Indigenous ancestry of Buffy Sainte-Marie, the Governor General has terminated the singer's membership in the Order of Canada.
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