Steve Fonyo Stripped of his Order of Canada Membership

[Rammer]

The man who completed the run across Canada that Terry Fox was not able to, has lost his Order of Canada Membership.
Steve Fonyo was officially stripped of the medal in early December, because of his criminal convictions and public conduct.

Can't say that this came soon enough.

[Solar Max]

Still, a sad commentary on how a well intentioned man went wrong.

[Robbie]

Very sad and disappointing. I wonder if he is even worse than Ben Johnson.

http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/ ... .html#c101

[KnowItAll]

Very sad and disappointing. I wonder if he is even worse than Ben Johnson.

http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/ ... .html#c101

I would consider the crimes and general attitude of Fonyo to be way worse than simply taking steriods and then trying to lie about it. I havent heard of Ben doing anything worse?

[squishy35]

Sad yes.... Mr Fonyo's personal demons have been well documented in the news in the past. My hope for him is that he is able to find some kind of understanding of himself. He did a very great thing in raising millions for people who needed help. Unfortunately, it had been very difficult for him to accept the comparisons of another one legged runner.

I will not judge Mr Fonyo; but I do hope that one day he can come to terms with the struggles in his life.

[Robbie]

An interesting perspective from his former boss:

"They gave him the Order of Canada based on his accomplishments and they're still there," said Sidhu. "It's not like he didn't do it, or lied about it. He finished his marathon and was an inspiration to a lot of people."

But the Order of Canada has clearly stated their standards:

Membership to the Order of Canada can be terminated if the recipient:

1. Has been convicted of a criminal offence.
2. Departs from generally recognized standards of public behaviour.
3. Has been sanctioned by a professional organization.

Other Canadians who have lost the Order of Canada include former NHL Players' Association head Alan Eagleson, after he was convicted of fraud, and lawyer T. Sher Singh, whom the Law Society of Upper Canada disbarred after finding him guilty of professional misconduct.

[Belize City Lion]

Very sad and disappointing. I wonder if he is even worse than Ben Johnson.

http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2010/ ... .html#c101

Ben Johnson certainly created more heartache for Canadians than anything Steve Fonyo ever did. But that aside, Johnson got caught cheating in a sport where it is alleged that most elite athletes do cheat. Fonyo committed assaults and fraud. Fonyo wins hands down.

[nelson95]

You had me at Steve Fonyo Stripped

[Solar Max]

Good discussion between Jim Mullin and Christy Clark on this today on CKNW.

Perhaps Conrad Black and Garth Stravinsky SHOULD have been stripped of their orders of Canada before Fonyo was.

[West Coast Blue Fan]

I don't know if it matters who was stripped first, just being on that list is shame enough.

[Rammer]

The man who once earned the Order of Canada for finishing Terry Fox's
cross-country run for cancer has been arrested by Delta Police at his
Surrey home.
He appeared in court for a bail hearing this morning on fraud related
charges for making "unauthorized" credit card fuel purchases in North Delta.

Just saw him with his new girlfriend(?) TV this past week, I wonder how impressed she is now.

[KnowItAll]

The man who once earned the Order of Canada for finishing Terry Fox's
cross-country run for cancer has been arrested by Delta Police at his
Surrey home.
He appeared in court for a bail hearing this morning on fraud related
charges for making "unauthorized" credit card fuel purchases in North Delta.

Just saw him with his new girlfriend(?) TV this past week, I wonder how impressed she is now.

should know better than to come into north delta to commit a crime. our guys just love busting surrey criminals

[sj-roc]

The man who once earned the Order of Canada for finishing Terry Fox's
cross-country run for cancer has been arrested by Delta Police at his
Surrey home.
He appeared in court for a bail hearing this morning on fraud related
charges for making "unauthorized" credit card fuel purchases in North Delta.

Just saw him with his new girlfriend(?) TV this past week, I wonder how impressed she is now.

His fiancée has her own rap sheet anyway, so that's neither here nor there.

[KnowItAll]

The man who once earned the Order of Canada for finishing Terry Fox's
cross-country run for cancer has been arrested by Delta Police at his
Surrey home.
He appeared in court for a bail hearing this morning on fraud related
charges for making "unauthorized" credit card fuel purchases in North Delta.

Just saw him with his new girlfriend(?) TV this past week, I wonder how impressed she is now.

His fiancée has her own rap sheet anyway, so that's neither here nor there.

unless it was her credit card

[TheLionKing]

Amazing how Fonyo keeps getting his 15 minutes of fame.