Companion of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: October 21, 1998
- Invested on: February 03, 1999
His voice on national radio is as familiar in Newfoundland outports as on prairie farms, linking the country together through discussion and music, drama and debate. With an engaging sense of humour and facility for stimulating conversation and public dialogue, he has built bridges of understanding across the land, challenging us to celebrate our diversity and cherish our similarities. He has become one of our living national treasures whose work for literacy and support for writers, artists, athletes and many others, will continue to touch the lives of Canadians. This is a promotion within the Order.
