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Canada joins U.S. in giving Michael J. Fox its highest civilian decoration

Only two other Canadians have ever managed both; Frank Gehry and Lorne Michaels

Within the span of just two years, actor Michael J Fox has won the highest civilian honour of both the United States and his home country of Canada.

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It’s a feat that’s been managed only three times before, and only twice before by a Canadian.

Canada joins U.S. in giving Michael J. Fox its highest civilian decoration Back to video

In a Rideau Hall ceremony on Friday, Fox was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada, the highest tier of Canada’s top civilian award.

The ceremony came just 21 months after a similar investiture at the White House, where Fox was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ own top non-military decoration.

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