Boyce's Paper, a series of regular articles which we would now call a 'blog'. In 2002, in recognition of his use of "creativity to draw public attention to social issues and engender compassion through mutual understanding", Richardson was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada. Personal life and death Richardson's marriage to Shirley, a poet, lasted 56 years and produced four children. She died in 2012. Richardson died of cancer at Montreal's Jewish General Hospital, on March 7, 2020. Filmography (For the National Film Board of Canada Cree Hunters of Mistassini - documentary 1974 - writer and, with Tony Ianzelo, director Our Land is Our Life - documentary 1974 - writer and, with Tony Ianzelo, director Niagara for Sale - documentary, William Canning 1975 - writer Some People Have to Suffer - documentary, Christopher Pinney 1976 - writer Some Call it Progress - documentary short, Tina Viljoen 1978 - writer Welcome to Smiths Falls - documentary, William Canning 1978 - writer Anthony Mazzocchi Talks About Chemicals and the Workers - documentary short 1978 - writer, director Dr. Epstein Talks About Chemicals in the Workplace - documentary short 1978 - writer, director Dr. Epstein Talks About Distortion of Information - documentary short 1978 - writer, director Dr. Epstein Talks About the Chemical Explosion - documentary short 1978 - writer, director Dr. Selikoff Talks About the Latency Period - documentary short 1978 - writer, director Homer Séguin Talks About Radiation at Elliot Lake - documentary short 1978 - writer, director Our Health is Not for Sale - documentary short 1978 - writer and, with David Newman, director Who Will I Sentence Now? - documentary short 1978 - writer and, with David Newman, director Two Union Leaders Talk About Workers and Health - documentary short 1978 - writer, director Robert Sass: Workers in Saskatchewan - documentary short 1978 - writer, director Coke Ovens: A High Risk Job - documentary short 1978 - writer, director Georges Dionne, un mineur de l'amiante - documentary short 1978 - writer, director Two Dreams of a Nation: The Fortin Family of Quebec and Alberta - documentary short 1980 - writer and, with John Dyer, director China: A Land Transformed - documentary short 1980 - writer and, with Tony Ianzelo, director North China Commune - documentary 1980 - writer and, with Tony Ianzelo, director North China Factory - documentary 1980 - writer and, with Tony Ianzelo, director