Member of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2002-10-10
Invested on: 2003-05-09
He is known as the "Dream Maker" in recognition of his unyielding patronage. This public-spirited businessman has donated funds and material used to build schools, theatres and community centres throughout Greater Toronto. He has established treatment centres for people battling substance addiction and funded The Artists' Health Centre, a unique facility at Toronto's Western Hospital to meet the occupational health needs of artists. A lifelong patron of the arts, he opened a sculpture school for adults, donates studio space to struggling artists and is a principal benefactor to the Art Gallery of Ontario.