Education
University of Toronto. University of Michigan.
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Max Yalden
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Career
Born in Toronto, Ontario, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1952, a Master of Arts degree in 1954 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1956 from the University of Michigan. He joined the Department of External Affairs in 1956. From 1969 to 1973, he was assistant under-secretary of state and in 1973 was deputy minister of communications.
He was the second Commissioner of Official Languages from 1977 until 1984.
He was Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg from 1984 to 1987. From 1987 to 1996 he was the Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
He was re-appointed for a second term in 2000. In 1998 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Carleton University.
He died at Ottawa, Ontario, at age 84, from pneumonia complications.
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Membership
In 1996 he was appointed to a four year term a member of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
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February 9, 2015 (aged 84)
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Companion of the Order of Canada Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.