ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə ɹˈɔɪəl kəmˈɪʃən ɔnðɪ ˌɔːɾoʊmˈoʊɾɪv ˈɪndʌstɹi wˌɪtʃ hˈɛlpt tə kɹiːˈeɪt ðə kɐnˈeɪdiənɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˌɔːɾoʊmˈoʊɾɪv ɐɡɹˈiːmənt.
In 1960, he was appointed Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Automotive Industry which helped to create the Canadian-American Automotive Agreement.