• Deceased
• Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Order of Canada

• Companion of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: April 20, 1990
  • Invested on: October 24, 1990

  Chronicler of our past and interpreter of our present, his popular histories and biographies continue to capture the imagination, bringing to life people, places and events that have shaped our great country. The scope and variety of his contributions to Canadian life are wide and he continues to be respected for his commentaries on business and politics in Canada. He is also dedicated to passing on the craft of writing creative non-fiction to a new generation as Professor at the University of Victoria. This is a promotion within the Order.

• Officer of the Order of Canada

  • Awarded on: December 18, 1978
  • Invested on: April 25, 1979

  Economist, political scientist and author, who has been a successful biographer and interpreter of eminent Canadians in many different areas of endeavour, and who is now editor of Maclean's. For his notable contribution in the field of journalism.