CanadaB次元官网网址檚 Walk of Fame adds environmentalist David Suzuki, sprinter Donovan Bailey, and actress Anna Paquin to its ranks tonight with a splashy gala.

The annual bash will also posthumously induct civil-rights pioneer Viola Desmond, business leader Ted Rogers, and country crooner StompinB次元官网网址� Tom Connors.

Suzuki says heB次元官网网址檒l be thinking of his late parents as he accepts the honour, which recognizes his efforts to champion the environment while making science accessible to average Canadians.

The 81-year-old says the issues facing the planet are as urgent as ever, and he urges Canadians to embrace sustainable living.

This yearB次元官网网址檚 gala is expected to be broadcast next year, but a spokesman says no date has yet been set.

Global will air a one-hour retrospective special Dec. 3, hosted by B次元官网网址淲ill & GraceB次元官网网址� star Eric McCormack.

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B次元官网网址淚 wish they were alive to see what Canada has become in that time.B次元官网网址�

Suzuki is an outspoken activist for numerous causes including his Vancouver-based research and advocacy group, the David Suzuki Foundation. But the longtime host of CBC-TVB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭he Nature of ThingsB次元官网网址� says heB次元官网网址檚 proudest of making science appealing and accessible to average people.

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This yearB次元官网网址檚 CanadaB次元官网网址檚 Walk of Fame additions bring the number of inductees to 173.

The Canadian Press

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