Steve Fonyo Stripped of his Order of Canada Membership

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NW News wrote: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.
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Still, a sad commentary on how a well intentioned man went wrong.
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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
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Robbie wrote: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?
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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.
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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.
祝加拿大加式足球聯賽不列颠哥伦比亚卑詩雄獅隊今年贏格雷杯冠軍。此外祝溫哥華加人隊贏總統獎座·卡雲斯·甘保杯·史丹利盃。還每年祝溫哥華白頭浪隊贏美國足球大联盟杯。不要忘記每年祝溫哥華巨人贏西部冰球聯盟冠軍。
改建後的卑詩體育館於二十十一年九月三十日重新對外開放,首場體育活動為同日舉行的加拿大足球聯賽賽事,由主場的卑詩雄獅隊以三十三比二十四擊敗愛民頓愛斯基摩人隊。
祝你龍年行大運。
恭喜西雅图海鹰直到第四十八屆超級盃最終四十三比八大勝曾拿下兩次超級盃冠軍的丹佛野馬拿下隊史第一個超級盃冠軍。
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Robbie wrote: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.
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You had me at Steve Fonyo Stripped
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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.
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I don't know if it matters who was stripped first, just being on that list is shame enough.
I'd love you to say it to my face because you'd only say it once...if you ever had the courage to say it at all!! Blitz, 05/24/2008
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CKNWNEWS wrote: 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.
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Rammer wrote:
CKNWNEWS wrote: 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 :rockin:
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Rammer wrote:
CKNWNEWS wrote: 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.
Sports can be a peculiar thing. When partaking in fiction, like a book or movie, we adopt a "Willing Suspension of Disbelief" for enjoyment's sake. There's a similar force at work in sports: "Willing Suspension of Rationality". If you doubt this, listen to any conversation between rival team fans. You even see it among fans of the same team. Fans argue over who's the better QB or goalie, and selectively cite stats that support their views while ignoring those that don't.
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sj-roc wrote:
Rammer wrote:
CKNWNEWS wrote: 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
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Amazing how Fonyo keeps getting his 15 minutes of fame.
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