Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 23, 1989
• Invested on: April 18, 1990

Archbishop of Ottawa for twenty years, educator, eloquent speaker and the moderator of numerous conferences, he has proven himself a worthy representative - especially in the field of education - of the French-speaking minorities of New Brunswick, Ontario and the rest of Canada. Ever alert to the needs of the hour, he was co-founder of Development and Peace, an organization established to improve the living conditions of the poorest of the poor in the Third World. His dedication and his constant contribution to ecumenism have given him an influential role in the universal church.