Member of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: December 23, 1985
- Invested on: April 09, 1986
Aware of the special medical and emotional needs of the critically ill and dying, which were not being met in the regular hospital environment, he founded the first Palliative Care Service at Montreal's Royal Victoria Hospital. This unit, which has been copied nationally and internationally, has achieved its success through a combination of superb and compassionate medical care, pastoral services, and family therapy.