Member of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: October 18, 2001
- Invested on: August 31, 2002
Vice-Chairman of Rogers Communications, he is an innovator who has played a key role in the growth and expansion of the company. He has championed the development of multilingual, multicultural and specialty programming and service concepts, such as community channels and CPAC. Committed to public service, he was Chairman of The Power Plant Art Gallery in Toronto and founder of the Sierra Club of Ontario and has served on the Board of the Canadian Nature Federation. Proud of his family roots in the North, he is also a benefactor to the Dawson City Museum and Historical Society.