When David Ben learned he would be appointed to the Order of Canada, his mind immediately went to the great magicians who received the honour before him.
91裸聊视频淚t was quite an emotional moment for me because it brought back lots of memories of all the many people who have taken great interest in my life and helped me along the way who were also members of the Order of Canada,91裸聊视频� said Ben.
His is one of 83 new appointments to the Order of Canada announced Thursday, along with pop-punk star Avril Lavigne, former Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz and longtime journalist Joyce Napier, who was recently appointed Canada91裸聊视频檚 new ambassador to the Vatican.
Lavigne, who rose to fame as a teenager with hits such as 91裸聊视频淐omplicated91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淪k8er Boi,91裸聊视频� joins a long list of entertainers who have been named to the Order. The Napanee, Ont.-born singer-songwriter was also inducted into Canada91裸聊视频檚 Walk of Fame last year.
Also on the list of Canadians deemed to have made extraordinary contributions to the nation are artists, activists and academics.
Cree actress, producer and advocate Tina Keeper of Winnipeg, who will also be named a member of the Order of Canada, is taking the honour as a chance to reflect on her roots.
91裸聊视频淢y late father, who just passed last year at the age of 94, was made a member of the Order of Canada in 1992,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚t feels like a very special honour for me.91裸聊视频�
Her father, Joseph Irvine Keeper, was a founder of the Manitoba M茅tis Federation.
He blazed a trail she91裸聊视频檚 proud to follow, said the 62-year-old Keeper.
Keeper is perhaps best known for starring in the 1990s CBC drama 91裸聊视频淣orth of 60,91裸聊视频� but was also a member of Parliament in the mid-aughts, and has since moved to producing, including the CTV comedy 91裸聊视频淎cting Good.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 grateful for all these opportunities I91裸聊视频檝e had to be part of partnerships in trying to move Canada along into reconciliation,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淭hat has always been important. It was important to my parents.91裸聊视频�
Also on the list is U.S.-Canadian submersible expert Patrick Lahey, the first deaf NHL player Jim Kyte, and Christi Belcourt, a M茅tis visual artist, environmentalist and social justice advocate who devotes much of her time to supporting Indigenous language revitalization. Many of her intricate artworks can be found in public art collections across North America, Rideau Hall said.
Singer-songwriter Daniel Lavoie, best known for his hit song 91裸聊视频淚ls s91裸聊视频檃iment,91裸聊视频� and Pierre Chastenay, a trained astronomer and host of T茅l茅-Qu茅bec91裸聊视频檚 popular TV show 91裸聊视频淟e code Chastenay91裸聊视频� are among the inductees from Quebec.
As for Ben, he says he91裸聊视频檚 proud to be among several magicians who have been invited to the Order of Canada over the years, noting that includes several accomplished Canadians who dabbled in the art but are famous for other reasons.
The late philanthropist Allan Slaight, who was invested as a member in 2001, started his career as a magician before making his fortune in radio, while broadcaster Patrick Watson 91裸聊视频� a companion of the Order of Canada 91裸聊视频� co-wrote and directed several productions with Ben.
91裸聊视频淯nbeknownst to most people, the 20th century 91裸聊视频� as far as magic goes internationally 91裸聊视频� was really Canada91裸聊视频檚 century. The greatest magicians, the ones who had the greatest impact on the evolution of magic as a performing art or craft were Canadian,91裸聊视频� said the 63-year-old Ben.
The Governor General91裸聊视频檚 office, in announcing Ben91裸聊视频檚 appointment, lauded his work preserving the history of magic.
91裸聊视频淚 befriended so many octogenarians when I was in my youth that I represent sort of a bridge between multiple generations,91裸聊视频� Ben said.
Ben recalled meeting one such mentor, a septuagenarian, when he was just 18.
91裸聊视频淚 literally was invited back to his home every weekend for a number of years, where he just passed on his knowledge so that it would not disappear. It would live for future generations. And so I91裸聊视频檝e sort of embarked on a similar path.91裸聊视频�
A balance must be struck, Ben said, when it comes to passing on magicians91裸聊视频� knowledge. Much of it has been lost, he said, because of the competitive nature of early sleight-of-hand artists.
91裸聊视频淥ne of my fortes is reconstructing long-lost secrets from my predecessors,91裸聊视频� said Ben, who shares his secrets for free with magicians who fly in from around the world to meet him in his home in Toronto 91裸聊视频� if he feels they91裸聊视频檙e ready to learn.
91裸聊视频淥ne of the measuring sticks is, you can tell if someone is ready for the knowledge91裸聊视频y the questions they ask.91裸聊视频�
This year91裸聊视频檚 class of honourees will be invested into the Order at ceremonies in the coming months.
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