Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: December 23, 1985
• Invested on: April 09, 1986

Creator and former head of the Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat and twice Canadian Secretary to Her Majesty during royal visits to this country, his record as a public servant and volunteer worker is outstanding. Author of the Manual of Official Procedure of the Government of Canada he served as an expert to Prime Ministers, Premiers and senior state officials on legal, constitutional and protocol matters.