Don Cherry Nominated to Receive the Order of Canada by Tory MP

Hockey analyst Don Cherry reports prior to the Pittsburgh Penguins playing the Detroit Red Wings during Game Two of the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Mich., on May 31, 2009. Getty Images/Jim McIsaac

Veteran hockey commentator Don Cherry was already appointed to the Order of Ontario this year, and federal Conservatives are now advocating for him to receive an even higher honour: the Order of Canada.

Conservative MP Andrew Lawton announced on social media that he is nominating Cherry for the national award.