ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðə nˈæʃənəl ˌɑːntɹɪpɹənˈʊɹ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ ɐwˈɔːɹd baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʌv kˈænədɚ ɹˈeɪ ˈeɪtʃnˈæɾɪʃˌɪn.
In 1994, he was awarded the National Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Governor General of Canada Ray Hnatyshyn.