Matters. From 1977 to 1986, he was chancellor of McMaster University, where he had been a star of the university football team. From 1975 to 1976, Leal was president of the Empire Club of Canada. From 1991 to 1994, he was reeve of the Municipality of Village of Tweed. In 1983, Leal was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. He received honorary degrees from McMaster University (1963), York University (1978), University of Western Ontario (1982) and Dalhousie University (1983). References 1917 births 1999 deaths Canadian legal scholars Canadian King's Counsel 20th-century Canadian civil servants Canadian Rhodes Scholars Chancellors of McMaster University Harvard Law School alumni Mayors of places in Ontario McMaster University alumni Officers of the Order of Canada York University faculty People from Montérégie Osgoode Hall Law School alumni Osgoode Hall Law School faculty 20th-century Canadian lawyers People from Beloeil, Quebec