Steve at 'Od's Blog offers an interesting perspective on Henry Morgentaler and the Order of Canada.
He traces the history of "Orders", such as the Order of St. George, the Order of St. Gregory, etc.
He writes:
Roman Catholics (only) are also eligible for the Order of St. George, or Constantinian Order, which can trace its history with certainty as far as the 16th century, but by tradition was founded by the Emperor Constantine in the 4th century AD; the Order of the Annunciation, founded in 1350; and the four great Spanish Crusading orders, Santiago (12th C), Calatrava (12th C), Alcantara (12th C), and Montesa (14th C), which were vital elements of the Reconquista before Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
The Order of Canada, by contrast, dates to 1967 and Lester B. Pearson.
Papal orders generally feature insignia based on the cross of Christ—the most famous is the distinctive “Maltese cross” of the Hospitallers. It is an image of eternal salvation and of cosmic order.The insignia of the Order of Canada is based on a snowflake. Gone in an instant of sunlight at dawn.
Kind of puts things in perspective, doesn't it?
Indeed, it does, Steve.
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