Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 14, 1996
• Invested on: April 16, 1997

In pioneering work as a climatologist, mathematician and oceanographer, he has developed new scientific strategies for improved fisheries management, offshore development and navigation. Through his research, our understanding of the complex issues surrounding global warming, and environmental and climatic change has been enhanced. A gifted team builder, he is the Founding Director of the Centre for Climate and Global Change Research at McGill and the President of the Royal Society of Canada's Academy of Science.