in 1982. Honours In 1982 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1983, she was elected to the Canadian News Hall of Fame. In 1992, she was elected to the Canadian Broadcasting Hall of Fame. In 1998, she was made a Serving Sister in the Venerable Order of Saint John. In 2007, she was inducted into the Milton, Ontario Walk of Fame References External links Distinguished broadcaster Betty Kennedy was unflappable Globe and Mail obituary by Susan Ferrier Mackay, April 7, 2017. 1926 births 2017 deaths Canadian radio journalists Liberal Party of Canada senators Officers of the Order of Canada Canadian senators from Ontario Journalists from Ontario Politicians from Ottawa Women members of the Senate of Canada Women in Ontario politics Canadian women radio journalists 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians