Honourable Marie-Paule (Charette) Poulin, MSW, Senate of Canada, LL.D. (honoris causa), former Deputy Minister, Vice-President Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, established the network's French language service in Northern Ontario (CBON).
Awarded:
- the Order of Saint-John in 2004.
- the insignia of "Officier de l'Ordre national de la Légion d'Honneur" from France in 2003
- an Honourary Doctorate of Laws from Laurentian University in 1995
- the "Ordre de la Pléaide" in 1995
- the medal of "le Conseil de la vie française" in 1988
- the "Prix Marcel Blouin" for the best morning radio show in Canada in 1983