Actors Tantoo Cardinal, Ryan Reynolds and Catherine O’Hara were among the laureates who received their Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards after a nearly two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The awards show, which was broadcast Friday on CBC, featured recorded segments and performances from across the country.
To this year’s incredible <a href=”https://twitter.com/GovGPAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@GovGPAA</a> laureates: thank you for the extraordinary contributions you have made to our country and its culture. You have touched people and changed lives from coast to coast to coast – and you deserve this recognition. Congratulations! <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/GGAwards?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#GGAwards</a> <a href=”https://t.co/8zvNBN50sF”>https://t.co/8zvNBN50sF</a>
—@JustinTrudeau
Cardinal, one of the most recognizable Indigenous actors