Service
Danson is the co-founder along with Jacques Hébert of Katimavik, the national youth volunteer programme. Mr. Danson served as Canada's Consul General in Boston from 1984 to 1986. He served on corporate and not-for-profit boards of directors such as the Canadian Executive Services Organization (CESO), Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, the Atlantic Council, the Empire Club of Canada, the Ballet Opera House Corporation, de Havilland Aircraft of Canada, Algoma Central Corporation, General steelwares, the Royal Conservatory of Music, and Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business.
During his last years, Danson was chairman of the advisory committee of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa and produced No Price Too High, a six-part series televised on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation-TV on Canada's role in World War II.
A theatre in the Canadian War Museum is named for him in honour of his service.
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