Tom McSorley is Decorated as Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres par la République françaiseOn 24 April 2024 in the French Embassy in Ottawa, Michel Miraillet, French Ambassador to Canada, decorated Tom McSorley, Carleton Adjunct Research Professor and Contract Instructor in Film Studies, as a Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres par la République française. Tom received this honour for his contributions to Ottawa cultural life and Canadian cinema. Since 2004, Tom has been Film, Television, and Theatre Critic on different programs on CBC Radio One. For the past two decades, he has been the weekly film critic on Ottawa Morning, for which he has a loyal following. In the words of the French ambassador, Tom is a “pillar of the cultural scene in the national capital,” who has “contributed to giving life and soul to this city with all his talent and passion.”

Source: CBC News May 08, 2024 21:34 UTC