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McGuinty's comments came the same day an Ontario Catholic organization returned an Order of Canada medal to the Governor General to protest the decision to give Morgentaler the honour. Members of the Madonna House took the medal, along with a letter of explanation, to Rideau Hall, the Governor General's official residence in Ottawa. The medal had been awarded to the organization's late founder in 1976.
Former NHL Players Assn. boss Alan Eagleson, serving 18 months in jail after pleading guilty to three counts of fraud, was disbarred last week by Canadian authorities.
Mrs. Sheardown, who was born in Guyana, was given only honorary membership in the order because she is still a British subject, according to an announcement by Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, who stressed the unique circumstances of an award that is ordinarily reserved for citizens.
Eagleson, a fugitive from American justice since 1994, had been indicted on 34 charges that included racketeering, embezzlement, fraud and obstruction of justice. He faced eight charges in Canada.
McGuinty's comments came the same day an Ontario Catholic organization returned an Order of Canada medal to the Governor General to protest the decision to give Morgentaler the honour. Members of the Madonna House took the medal, along with a letter of explanation, to Rideau Hall, the Governor General's official residence in Ottawa. The medal had been awarded to the organization's late founder in 1976.