Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 19, 1994
• Invested on: May 03, 1995

A well-known television journalist, former McGill University professor and authority on Canadian constitutional history, he is one of the country's most valuable political commentators and respected champions of social justice. He has introduced the Canadian public to world leaders, philosophers and artists, as well as to some of the most important and sometimes controversial social and political issues of the day.