Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 18, 2016
• Invested on: August 25, 2017

David Onley is one of Canada’s leading advocates for disability rights. A well-known anchor at City television for more than 20 years, he was Canada’s first newscaster with a visible disability. Throughout his career, he has advanced the public’s understanding of people with disabilities, particularly during his tenure as Ontario’s lieutenant governor, where he made inclusion and accessibility the overarching themes of his mandate. He continues to work toward greater accessibility in his province as a special advisor to the Government of Ontario.