Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri, actor and writer Dan Levy and Cree artist Kent Monkman are among the dozens of people newly named to Canada's highest civilian honour.
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon announced 85 appointments to the Order of Canada on Friday, including three companions, 22 officers and 60 members.
Levy, who co-created "Schitt's Creek" with his father Eugene Levy, was named a member of the Order for his "trailblazing advocacy of 2SLGBTQI+ communities" and for advancing Canadian television.New officers of the order also include musician Andy Kim, best known for writing "Sugar, Sugar" in the 1960s, and political philosopher Will Kymlicka.
In a statement, the Governor General said the appointees "make our communities and our country better every day."
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