Michael J. Fox's New Rank in the Order of Canada
Michael J. Fox has been promoted to companion of the Order of Canada, the highest level within the order. The honour is meant to recognize people who make what the Governor General of Canada's website describes as extraordinary contributions to the nation.
The promotion also lands on a second kind of work: Fox went public in 1998 with his Parkinson's diagnosis and co-founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, and CBC describes him as a vocal advocate for people living with the disease.
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Worth noting the order has levels; the companion rank is the top one, which makes this a promotion rather than a first recognition.
The pairing is the interesting part: an acting career and a research foundation that carries his name, now formally joined to a national honour.