Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 6, 1998
• Invested on: November 02, 1998

He is the Friendly Giant who led us with the sparkling notes of his flute into that magical world across the moat and into the castle to curl up by the fire with Rusty and Jerome. Several decades of Canadian children grew up in the warm and welcoming environment of his long-running television series that set the standard for children's educational programming. He remains an icon of childhood, an image of quiet intelligence, gentle humour and unhurried attention who treated his audience with the utmost respect. He continues to charm and delight children and seniors with live performances of music and storytelling.