Officer of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: May 4, 1995
- Invested on: November 16, 1995
His name has been recognized in Canadian households throughout the country for generations, yet the extent of his philanthropy is not widely known. The former chairman of the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club, he has used his business success to support a multitude of charitable and cultural pursuits on both the local and national levels, from the Douglas Hospital Corporation to the Canadian Paraplegic Association.