Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 29, 1987
• Invested on: October 28, 1987

This lawyer and former Mayor of Saint John, New Brunswick was the founding Chairman of the first Legal Aid Clinic in that community. Active in various sections and committees of the Canadian Bar Association, the International Penal Law Association and the International Bar Association, as well as a member of local and provincial professional organizations, he is also involved in all aspects of his community, from education to culture to history to charity.