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      • honour an agreement/contract/promise, etc to do what you agreed or promised to do: The government failed to honour its promise to cut taxes.
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  2. HONOUR definition: 1. a quality that combines respect, being proud, and honesty: 2. in order to celebrate or show…. Learn more.

    • National Honours Policy
    • Types of Honours, Categories and Qualifying Criteria
    • Military Honours Creation/Modification Process
    • Retroactivity
    • Dual Recognition
    • Honours in Confidence
    • Punishments
    • Forfeiture
    • Restoration
    • Pardons
    Definition.The term "honours" encompasses all categories of national distinctions emanating from the Sovereign, through the GG. Conversely, the term "awards" refers to those awards not emanating fr...
    Categories.Proposals from DND for the establishment of particular honours will fall within the categories listed and adhere to the principles and follow the method of submission as noted below.
    Orders. Orders recognize outstanding achievement or service in a specific field, usually over a long period of time.
    Decorations. Decorations recognize a single brave action or exceptional service in a specific activity over a specific period of time. There are three major types of decorations:
    Medals.Medals recognize military service, commemorate an event or acknowledge long service.
    It is not the intention of the honours system to recognize all types of military service, be it in Canada or abroad. To deserve recognition, the service must be exceptional in nature and not routin...
    The creation of a new national honour or modification to an existing one is a complex process. A proposal must respect the honours policy and principles detailed above. Following is a brief outline...
    For the modification of an existing honour, the GG may approve the changes on behalf of the Sovereign unless the changes are so significant as to change the original intent and purpose of the honou...
    This process usually takes between 12 and 18 months to complete from proposal to award. For the acceptance of foreign medals (such as UN or NATO) into the Canadian order of precedence, it usually t...
    When the lead country, the UN or NATO offers recognition for service with an operation, this will be the appropriate recognition that will be approved by the Government of Canada with its related r...

    In 1950, King George VI directed that consideration would not be given to recognize events that happened more than five years previously. This "five-year rule" was established to ensure that propos...

    In the Canadian Honours System, dual recognition is prohibited, meaning that:
    Any one day (each day of service) can only be counted towards one medal. When the days counted towards a medal are insufficient to meet the criteria to lead to the award of the medal, the days in q...
    This duplicate recognition rule does not prevent the award of gallantry, bravery or merit-based decorations for actions performed in a mission recognized by a service medal, meaning that the servic...
    This rule also does not prevent the award of the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (CPSM). The CPSM is different in that it does not recognize service with any particular operation but rather rec...
    The term "HONOURS IN CONFIDENCE" is used with regards to honours policy proposals and nominations for honours for individuals and groups. While it is not an officially recognized document classific...
    For honours policy proposals, no one else can be privy to the information until after the award is formally approved and officially announced by the authorities concerned. Committee deliberations a...
    For individual and group nominations, the candidate for the honour or award shall never be informed of the nomination and no one outside the reviewing authority shall be informed until the recipien...

    The commanding officer (CO) is responsible to ensure all punishments and convictions have been accurately recorded on the member's Conduct Sheet and in GUARDIAN in accordance with King's Regulation...

    Honours are not a right but a privilege conferred by the Crown and therefore they can be forfeited or surrendered under certain conditions (refer also to Impact of Punishments on Honours, Chapter 4...
    Recommendations that a grant of honour be cancelled for cause shall be processed for consideration by the responsible committee where appropriate (Order of Military Merit (ORMM) Advisory Council),...
    The cited cause and supporting narrative shall adhere to the following principles:
    In general, the appropriate committee shall decide if, with current information, the recipient still meets, or actually met at the time of the honoured deed or activity, the honour's criteria.
    Any forfeited honour may be restored. The recommendation for restoration shall be staffed through the chain of command to the responsible committee where appropriate. The circumstances leading to t...
    For war, operational, special, UN, NATO, or international service medals, bars, and numerals, a recommendation may be considered (subject to the concurrence of the governing authority of the medal...
    A recommendation for restoration shall not be made under paragraph (2) if the forfeiture was for:

    Pardons granted for offences are "administrative pardons" and while they preclude further punishment from date of the pardon, they do not erase the offence or any punishments already granted. This...

  3. Honour means doing what you believe to be right and being confident that you have done what is right. I do not believe I can any longer serve with honour as a member of your government. American English : honor / ˈɒnər /

  4. Aug 4, 2021 · Honour of the Crown. The honour of the Crown is a constitutional principle that is fundamental to Aboriginal Law, the branch of Canadian constitutional law that deals with the constitutional rights of Indigenous peoples and their relationship with the Crown.

  5. Jul 12, 2022 · The purpose of honours is to reward service or valorous acts and to accord tangible public recognition to those who, according to the state, are deemed to merit it.

  6. Oct 19, 2024 · In English law the term honour is used of a seigniory of several manors held under one baron or lord paramount. The formation of such lordships dates back to the Anglo-Saxon period, when jurisdiction was frequently given in the case of a group of estates lying close together.

  7. 2 days ago · The meaning of HONOUR is chiefly British spellings of honor.

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