Officer of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 1992-04-30
Invested on: 1992-10-21
Film producer extraordinaire, he has financed some of the greatest films of the past decade. His credits include the award-winning films Chariots of Fire, Gandhi, The Killing Fields, Driving Miss Daisy, Dances with Wolves and Black Robe. In addition to being an internationally renowned film financier, he is a generous and active supporter of charitable and educational bodies in his home province of Quebec.