Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 22, 1981
• Invested on: October 21, 1981

Eminent scholar, who is now Professor at Dalhousie University. Embracing in his teaching and writing, philosophy, religion and the national destiny, he has become a major force in Canadian intellectual life. He has made his subjects exciting to students; and he has never hesitated to espouse unpopular causes.