Officer of the Order of Canada

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

Throughout his distinguished law career, he made important contributions to the administration of justice in areas such as legal education, scholarship and law reform. He has been a highly respected jurist and teacher of law, an outstanding judge and a justice of the Supreme Court as well as Chairman of the Alberta Institute of Law Research and Reform. He contributed to the rewriting of the Alberta Rules of Court and was the author of a report which resulted in the establishment of the Canadian Judicial Institute. Over the years, many students have benefited from his vast experience.