Officer of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 1999-04-15
Invested on: 2000-02-09
He provides dynamic leadership at Concordia University as Rector and Vice-Chancellor. A psychiatrist, he is also one of Canada's leading bioethicists and the founding director of the Joint Centre for Bioethics at the University of Toronto which promotes interdisciplinary education and research. His outstanding contributions to the medical and academic communities help to improve policies and practices related to complex medical issues.