Up to 2010 , five people have been dismissed from the Order of Canada .
five people have been removed from the Order of Canada : Alan Eagleson , who was dismissed after being jailed for fraud in 1998 ; David Ahenakew , who faced calls for his removal due to anti-Semitic comments he made in 2002 ; T. Sher Singh , after the Law Society of Upper Canada found him guilty of professional misconduct and revoked his licence to practise law ; Steve Fonyo , due to `` his multiple criminal convictions , for which there are no outstanding appeals '' ; and Garth Drabinsky , who was found guilty of fraud and forgery in Ontario and has been a fugitive from American law for related crimes .
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