Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 25, 1990
• Invested on: April 17, 1991

A successful businessman and now Honorary Chairman of the Board of The Mutual Life Assurance Company, he has also been a strong advocate of higher education and has dedicated his efforts towards forging links between the business and academic worlds. Chancellor of McMaster University and former Chairman of the Corporate-Higher Education Forum, he has been instrumental in drawing attention to universities' continued need for support.