Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 1992-10-21
Invested on: 1993-04-21
He has used his talents as a well-known and honoured folk singer and songwriter for the benefit of many charitable organizations and to increase awareness of such issues as environmentalism. The quality of his musicianship and writing is evident in the Juno Awards he has received and in the inclusion of his works in films and high-school literary texts.