Awards
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- 1989: A Lifetime Achievement Award from the Children's Broadcast Institute
- 1994: The Academy of Canadian and Television's prestigious Earle Grey Award, for excellence in Canadian television programming.
- 1996: Appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada
- 1996: Gemini for best performance in a children's program
- 1997: Save the Children Award, for his many years of service as spokesperson for the Canadian Save the Children Foundation
- 2001: An honorary doctorate of laws by Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario;)
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