Member of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: May 1, 2002
- Invested on: May 09, 2003
He has a long and distinguished record of volunteer leadership in sports medicine and health promotion. A researcher, physician and administrator at the Ottawa Heart Institute, he has served as the team doctor for several national sports teams and as chief medical officer for the Canadian Olympic team. Prominent in the fight against drug use in sport, he led the establishment of the Canadian Centre for Drug-Free Sport (now the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport) and served as its chair and spokesperson. In addition, he was the driving force behind the creation of Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada and is one of our foremost leaders and advocates in the anti-smoking campaign.