Long an outstanding figure in the Canadian trade-union movement, he has in the course of wide- ranging activities in social development and economic policy revealed the breadth of mind and deep humanity which have made him a leader in international labour circles. (This is a promotion within the Order.)
Officer of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 1979-06-25
Invested on: 1979-10-24
For his many years of national and international service to the labour movement in numerous posts, including those of chairman of the International Labour Organization and president of the Canadian Labour Congress.