Rideau Hall received a request to revoke Payette's Order of Canada from a member of the public shortly after Payette's resignation six months ago. Former GG David Johnson first named Julie Payette an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010 at Rideau Hall. In his letter to Rideau Hall, he wrote that "Julie Payette has undermined the Order of Canada and what it stands for." Citing confidentiality rules, Rideau Hall won't say if it's received other formal requests to eject Payette from the Order of Canada. Carleton University's Philippe Lagassé, who studies the Westminster system at Carleton University, said taking back Payette's Order of Canada would be "excessive."

Source: CBC News July 29, 2021 21:00 UTC