Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 24, 1985
• Invested on: October 30, 1985

Senior provincial civil servant, then an M.P. and Minister of Fisheries the Pearson Cabinet, he resigned his Senate seat to serve as New Brunswick's Lieutenant Governor, a post he filled for eleven years. During his term he worked tirelessly to strengthen the bonds between the two linguistic communities of the province.