 During 1974 and 1975 was the secretary of the cabinet and for the two previous years CEO, Office of the Premier, Government of Ontario.From January 1, 1976, until September 1, 1978, he was deputy minister of Industry and Tourism, Government of Ontario.He was a founding director of the Public Policy Forum, was active in the Niagara Institute and chairman of BCNI's Steering Committee on Constitutional Reform, and was a director of the Institute for Research on Public Policy.