Officer of the Order of Canada
- Awarded on: May 4, 1995
- Invested on: February 15, 1996
His energy and enthusiasm support a variety of worthy causes on an ever widening scale. Founder of the Canadian Council for Native Business, he has helped Canada's First Peoples to develop and diversify their economies, and as a benefactor of the University of Toronto his generosity has brought considerable opportunities to pharmacy students, in particular. This is a promotion within the Order.