Member of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: November 19, 2018
- Invested on: November 21, 2019
Lyse Doucet, C.M., O.B.E.
Bathurst, New Brunswick and London, United Kingdom
Lyse Doucet has ensured her audiences have a better understanding of the world, its people and their hardships through her empathetic coverage of historic events over the past 30 years. In her roles as the BBC’s chief international correspondent and as senior presenter for BBC World News television and World Service radio, she has helped shape the way we view certain social, political and often conflictual events and regions. Reporting with integrity and gravitas, she has inspired a new generation of Canadian reporters through her articulate journalistic achievements.