We are very proud to announce that Mrs. Susan McPeak and Mr. Charles Sirois, co-founders of the McPeak-Sirois Group, were awarded the Meritorious Service Cross (Civil Division) by the Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, during an official ceremony at Rideau Hall on Thursday, March 21, 2024.
This honorary distinction, among the highest in the country, recognizes Susan McPeak and Charles Sirois for their important role in the fight against breast cancer by facilitating patient access to and participation in clinical research trials in the various regions of Quebec.
Through their initiative, the most advanced and innovative treatments are now available to hundreds of patients, particularly those living outside the major centres of Montréal and Québec, for whom such care may have seemed out of reach prior to the creation of the McPeak-Sirois Group. The McPeak-Sirois Group is recognized as one of the largest breast cancer clinical research consortiums in Canada.
“We are deeply honored to receive this Meritorious Service Cross (Civil Division), one of the highest honors in the country. It is a great source of pride for both of us to be recognized for the McPeak-Sirois Group, an achievement so dear to our heart. Receiving this national distinction is not only a joint achievement, but a testimony to the collective effort of our team, the Quebec hospital centers that are members of our Group, their healthcare staff and our partners who believed in our clinical research in breast cancer consortium. »
As a reminder, in 2018, Susan McPeak and Charles Sirois received the “Prix Innovation dans la communauté” from the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation.