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㽶ƵֱCanada loves you back㽶Ƶֱ: Ryan Reynolds honoured with Governor General㽶Ƶֱs Award

The Vancouver born actor says he㽶Ƶֱs 㽶Ƶֱbeyond touched㽶Ƶֱ by the award
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Ryan Reynolds reacts to a five minute video and song by Steven Page honouring his contributions to Canada. (Ryan Reynolds/Twitter).

One of Canada㽶Ƶֱs 㽶Ƶֱtop three㽶Ƶֱ Ryans 㽶Ƶֱ Vancouver㽶Ƶֱs Ryan Reynolds 㽶Ƶֱ was honoured with a Governor General㽶Ƶֱs Award and a custom song from former Bare Naked Ladies frontman Steven Page.

㽶ƵֱI㽶Ƶֱm glad I don㽶Ƶֱt have to be dead to experience something like this. I㽶Ƶֱm so beyond touched right now. I recommend making a list of people you appreciate, then immediately telling them,㽶Ƶֱ Reynolds said in a Tweet.

Reynolds was honoured with the Governor General㽶Ƶֱs Performing Arts Award for work of extraordinary nature and significance. He is one of Canada㽶Ƶֱs most recognizable Hollywood stars and has been lauded for his charitable efforts off-screen equally as much as he㽶Ƶֱs beloved for his on-screen performances.

Several charities that have been assisted by Reynolds took part in the five-minute video that accompanies Page㽶Ƶֱs serenade. Reynolds and his wife Blake Lively have donated $500,000 to Covenant House in Vancouver and Toronto to assist homeless youth, $1 million to Food Banks Canada and Feeding America. Reynolds has also donated to organizations like Pacific Wild, SickKids Foundation, the Michael J. Fox Foundation among countless others.

A day before sharing the video on his Twitter, Reynolds announced that he and Lively were donating to the Canadian Red Cross to assist in recovery efforts from the floods and mudslides that have devastated B.C. The is currently tripling donations that are made for flood relief efforts.



cole.schisler@bpdigital.ca

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