Gordon Arnaud Winter
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Gordon Arnaud Winter, was the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland
from 1974 to 1981.
In 1974, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
.
In 1989, he headed the Winter Commission
, the diocesan commission appointed by bishop Alphonsus Liguori Penney
to write an inquiry about the clerical child sexual abuse scandal at Mount Cashel orphanage.
Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador is the viceregal representative in Newfoundland and Labrador of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly...
from 1974 to 1981.
In 1974, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
.
In 1989, he headed the Winter Commission
Winter Commission
The Winter Commission was a diocesan commission appointed in May 1989 by Alphonsus Liguori Penney, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Saint Johns, to conduct hearings surrounding the Mount Cashel abuse affairs....
, the diocesan commission appointed by bishop Alphonsus Liguori Penney
Alphonsus Liguori Penney
Archbishop Alphonsus Liguori Penney is a Canadian Roman Catholic priest who was Archbishop of St.John's from 1979-1991.-Sexual abuse scandal:...
to write an inquiry about the clerical child sexual abuse scandal at Mount Cashel orphanage.