[1] In 2012, he was given the Award of Excellence – Promotion of Linguistic Duality by the Commissioner of official languages Graham Fraser for having "dedicated his life to keeping English-speaking Canadians informed of what's happening in the other official language".
[4] He has attributed his passion for politics and journalism to the childhood exposure he had to that world, particularly when Louis St. Laurent visited his family with media always in tow.
[4] He joined the CBC in 1981, initially continuing as a national reporter on Quebec politics.
[7] After rejoining the CBC in 1991, he continued to work as a political analyst for both the English and French services,[3] and served as host of various programs, including the Quebec edition of Radio Noon, Montreal's local afternoon program Homerun and C'est la vie, a national radio program which he created in 1998.
[1] He was also a guest host of numerous other programs on the network, including The Current, Sounds Like Canada, As It Happens, The House and Cross Country Checkup.