Rick Hansen receives the Order of Canada
The Story
The Order of Canada is awarded to Hansen in 1988.
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: March 29, 1988
Guest(s):
Host: Knowlton Nash
Duration: 0:27
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Fifteen years after the Man In Motion World Tour ended, Rick Hansen sets out on the road again.
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Canada's Queen of Chat goes one-on-one with the Man In Motion.
Newsmaker Rick Hansen
The Man In Motion tries to stump the panel on Front Page Challenge.
Rick Hansen discusses his autobiography
Hansen talks about his autobiography after the Man In Motion Tour.
1987: Rick Hansen completes his Man in Motion tour
After a two-year, 34-country journey, wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen makes a triumphant homecoming in Vancouver.
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A growing number of disabled people are outraged over the Man In Motion Tour.
Rick Hansen visits Parliament Hill in Ottawa
Hansen stops in the nation's capital during his Man In Motion Tour.
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Hansen's Man In Motion Tour arrives in Montreal, Quebec.
Rick Hansen: He’s coming! He’s coming!
The town of Truro, N.S., rolls out the red carpet for Rick Hansen.
Rick Hansen’s corporate boosters
The National examines the corporate sponsorship that keeps the wheels on the Man In Motion Tour turning.
Hansen wheels into Washington, D.C.
Hansen visits the U.S. capital during his Man In Motion Tour.
Rick Hansen scales the Great Wall of China
Hansen's Man in Motion Tour takes him to China.
Rick Hansen goes Down Under
Hansen's Man in the Motion Tour has him visit Australia.
Rick Hansen meets Pope John Paul II in Rome
Hansen counts meeting Pope John Paul II in Rome as the highlight of the first half of the tour.
Hola! Hansen arrives in Spain
Hansen's Man in Motion Tour takes him to Spain.
The start of the Man In Motion World Tour
Hansen reveals his plans to wheel around the world to raise money for spinal cord research.
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Thousands of Canadians take to the streets as part of the first annual Terry Fox Run. Leading the charge is…