Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 25, 1990
• Invested on: April 17, 1991

A compassionate, gifted and devoted teacher, he has brought light and motivation into the lives of many disabled children and consequently into the lives of countless onlookers who have watched the incredibly moving ballets he has choreographed for young people confined to wheelchairs. A Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at McGill University, he has used dance and drama to free many emotionally and physically disabled youth and inspired others to greater action by his example.