Source: Library & Archives Canada (e011076459)
Reporter Paul Wiecek accepts the 1998 Michener Citation of Merit Award from Governor General Roméo LeBlanc on behalf of the Winnipeg Free Press.
The Winnipeg daily was honoured for a series which exposed the fraud, misuse or overuse of drugs provided by unethical pharmacists and physicians abusing the national drug program for Aboriginals.
The award was presented during a ceremony held at Rideau Hall, Ottawa, April 19, 1999.
Each year, the Governor General has honoured Michener Award and Fellowship winners at a Government House ceremony. Each of Roland Michener’s successors has graciously adopted and maintained a personal interest in the Michener Awards Foundation and its commitment to Canadian journalism excellence.