Officer of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: December 21, 1987
- Invested on: May 06, 1988
He is an entrepreneur par excellence, whose imaginative approach to retailing has proven successful whether applied to discount stores, boutiques, or restaurants. Turning his business skills to the public good, he has purchased and restored first Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre, then the Old Vic in London, England, and turned them into showplaces for the best live theatre the world has to offer. This is a promotion within the Order.
