Author Yann Martel, former senator Murray Sinclair among 135 named to Order of Canada
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'Life of Pi' author Yann Martel and former senator Murray Sinclair are among 135 distinguished Canadians being honoured as a companion of the Order of Canada. The list released Wednesday by Rideau Hall includes figures from the worlds of science, sport and the arts.
The novelist writes in English, although his first language is French, and his work -- including "Life of Pi" -- has been translated into dozens of languages and adapted for both stage and screen.
But it is through the language of giving that the renowned writer quietly speaks with his altruism.
For years, the author and his wife, novelist Alice Kuipers, have helped Indigenous people and at-risk mothers and babies in Saskatchewan. The couple have donated a house rent-free in Saskatoon to a series of refugee families from Syria, Sudan and Eritrea.
It is for both his literary and philanthropic contributions that he is being honoured as a companion of the Order of Canada.
