He was awarded the rank of Commander and then of Grand-Croix in the O
rdre de la Pléiade, decorated by the President of the French Republic as an Officer of the Legion of Honour, and elected Man of the Year. He was also
honoured at an ACFO special event on September 21, where the entire francophone community of Ontario paid tribute to him during a memorabl
e evening made even more memorable by the pr ...[+++]esence of leaders of the community and such distinguished people as a Supreme Court of Canada justice and the French ambassador.
Il a aussi été fêté lors de la soirée d'hommage de l'ACFO, le 21 septembre dernier, alors que toute la communauté française de l'Ontario lui a rendu hommage à l'occasion d'une soirée inoubliable rehaussée par la présence des leaders de toute la communauté et de personnalités éminentes dont un juge de la Cour suprême du Canada et l'ambassadeur de France.