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Michael J. Fox and father of Nickelodeon slime among Order of Canada appointments
Governor General Louise Arbour added 56 Canadians to the order, recognizing achievements in sport, arts, public health and Indigenous advocacy.
- On Friday, Governor-General Louise Arbour announced 61 new appointments and promotions to the Order of Canada, naming actor Michael J. Fox and soccer icon Christine Sinclair as companions, the order's highest rank.
- Although Arbour announced the appointees, former Governor General Mary Simon selected them, recognizing individuals for "extraordinary contributions to the nation" across three membership grades.
- Rideau Hall cited Fox for "powerful global advocacy and unflinching honesty about Parkinson's," while Sinclair was honored for leading Canada to Olympic gold and serving as a "powerful advocate" for women's sport.
- Reflecting on the recognition, Fox described the honor as humbling, noting it represents "being an ambassador or a representative of Canada."
- These appointments add to the nearly 8,800 people recognized since the Order of Canada was created in 1967, with the companion rank's living membership capped at 180.
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Michael J. Fox and Creator of Nickelodeon Green Slime Recognized in Order of Canada List
The ‘Back to the Future’ star and Parkinson’s advocate is promoted to the country’s highest civilian honor, while veteran kids producer Roger Damon Price is also named.
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Michael J. Fox and father of Nickelodeon slime among Order of Canada appointments
Michael J. Fox wears his Order of Canada pin everywhere.
·Toronto, Canada
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Michael J. Fox, Christine Sinclair among 2026 Order of Canada appointments
Michael J. Fox wears his Order of Canada pin everywhere. He wears the little white pin on talk shows; he wears it to meet up with friends — his fellow Canadian New Yorkers Martin Short and Lorne Michaels make sure of it, he quips. And he wore it when he accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the final days of Joe Biden's presidency. "My intrinsic Canadianism is a bigger part of me than my relationship with the States," he says on a video …
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