Companion of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: June 23, 1980
• Invested on: October 15, 1980

Eminent authority on civil law, legal counsel to the Premier of Quebec from 1960 to 1966, professor of law and Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1967 to 1980. For his significant contribution to this country's jurisprudence and legal theory.