Peter Worthington on the Order of Canada

Last week, Toronto Sun columnist Mark Bonokoski wrote a fierce piece about the strange continuing refusal of the Order of Canada to my father-in-law, Peter Worthington. Worthington, for those who don't know, is the most storied reporter in Canadian history, winner of four national newspaper awards and founder of the Toronto Sun chain. Worthington's own attitude to awards has always been that of the elder Cato: "I prefer that men should ask why there is no statue of Cato rather...