ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt, hiː wʌz mˌeɪd ɐn ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv kˈænədə æz "sˈoʊʃəl hɪstˈoːɹiən ʌv ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɹᵻpjˈuːt ænd, æz wˈʌn ʌv ˌaʊɚ mˈoʊst dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃt skˈɑːlɚz".
In 1978, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada as "social historian of international repute and, as one of our most distinguished scholars".