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for three consecutive weeks, and thereby conducted a legal marriage without requiring prior government permission. In the spirit of the banns as a public opportunity for interested parties to raise legal objections, the church also issued a press release in late 2000 announcing its intentions. The
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in 2007 for his achievements as "a champion of human rights and social justice for decades" and was formally invested into the Order in a ceremony on
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In 2009, Hawkes received an
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2014 – Achievement Award from Toronto City Hall for his contributions to World Pride
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1995 – United Nations Association in Canada Global Citizen Award
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Hawkes briefly entered political life in the mid-1990s. In the
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Hawkes has been the recipient of the following awards:
785:"Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes acquitted of sex charges"
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624:"From adversaries to allies on gay rights in Toronto"
729:"Rev. Jeff Rock to lead Toronto LGBTQ congregation"
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888:"Order of Canada: Brent Hawkes, C.M.,LL.D., D.Min"
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355:Hawkes officiated the
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229:Bachelor of Education
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395:St. George—St. David
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251:(2001) degrees from
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225:Bachelor of Science
211:Hawkes was born in
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