Membre de l'Ordre du Canada

• Date d'admission : 23 octobre 1989
• Date de l'investiture : Le 18 avril 1990

A solicitor, a businessman and an educator, he has lectured throughout Canada and the United States on international law, the law of the sea, and fisheries law and policy. He is also the director of several Canadian corporations and is an avid supporter of arts organizations within the Atlantic provinces.