In 2002 he was made a knight, when The Governor General, Adrienne Clarkson, on the recommendation of the Grand Prior, appointed him to the Most Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem.
In 2002, he was bestowed with a knighthood by the Governor General, Adrienne Clarkson, and subsequently appointed to the Most Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem, as recommended by the Grand Prior.