Television and radio host Sue Johanson is being remembered as an “icon” and a “national treasure” following her death this week at the age of 93.

Johanson was best known as host of the Sunday Night Sex Show, which began as a radio talk show on the Q107 radio station in the 1980s and eventually became a national TV series on the Women’s Television Network (now W Network).

The series, which included frank and open discussions on topics around sex and relationships, established Johanson as a renowned sex educator in Canada and, later, in the U.S., when the popularity of reruns of the series led to a U.S.-produced version of the show for Oxygen titled Talk Sex with Sue Johanson.

Johanson was also the subject of the recent W Network documentary Sex with Sue (pictured), from Toronto prodco Banger Films. The doc, which was written, directed and produced by Lisa Rideout, won Best Documentary Program at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards.

“Sue paved the way for how we talk about sex and sexuality today,” said Rideout in a joint statement with Banger Films. “She was radical in her approach, unafraid of shattering taboos and toppling outdated viewpoints. Canada lost a national treasure, but Sue’s legacy will continue to make positive change for decades to come.”

W Network and Q107 Radio also issued a joint statement on Johanson’s death, remembering her as a “Canadian icon,” praising her “commitment to empowering people with judgement-free guidance” as a sex educator. “Her prolific legacy continues to carry on to this day,” read the statement.

Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, also paid tribute to Johanson via Twitter, recalling how she “broke barriers and used laughter to resonate with an entire generation.”