Lucien Larré is a Canadian Roman Catholic priest. He is the founder of Bosco Homes, a Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

-based organization operating homes for troubled youth, for which he was honoured by induction into 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 1983.

In July 2008, he indicated his intention to resign his membership in the Order of Canada in protest of the appointment to the order of Dr. Henry Morgentaler

Henry Morgentaler

Henry Morgentaler, CM is a Canadian physician and prominent pro-choice advocate who has fought numerous legal battles for that cause.-Early life:...

. It was accepted in January 2010, by the Governor General of Canada, The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean

Michaëlle Jean

Michaëlle Jean is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 27th since Canadian Confederation, from 2005 to 2010....

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Abuse scandal

In 1992, he was convicted in Saskatchewan of physically abusing children in his care and he was later pardoned. In 2006, his registration with the College of Psychologists of British Columbia was suspended pending a disciplinary review. The suspension was upheld by the Supreme Court who noted "that there are serious public protection concerns and an immediate risk to the public"

External links

• Biography of Lucien Larré, Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan