On December 30, 2009, Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, announced Bouchard as among the appointments to the Order of Canada.
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During the Quebec provincial election Independent candidate Kevin Côté made one of his platforms to force Canadiens into retiring the number.
Émile Zola | Émile Durkheim | Emile Clement | Émile Bernard | Paul-Émile Botta | Lucien Bouchard | Emile Vandervelde | Émile Loubet | Emile Lahoud | Émile Coué | Albert Bouchard | The Life of Emile Zola | Jacques-Émile Blanche | Émile Vuillermoz | Emile Hirsch | Emile Griffith | Emile Francis | Émile Dewoitine | Emile de Antonio | Émile Blanchard | Emile | Michel Marc Bouchard | Loren Bouchard | L'Île-Bouchard | Joel Bouchard | Émile Wartel | Émile Moreau | Emile Haynie | Émile Coué's | Emile Claus |
Montreal lost Elmer Lach with a fractured jaw when he collided with Toronto defenceman Bob Goldham, and Emile "Butch" Bouchard injured a knee.