The court decree nullified a contract imposed on Christine at the time of marriage by Wallace McCain, his father, that waived her right to spousal support.
The Globe and Mail has referred to McCain as "a role model for crisis management" for his contributions toward ameliorating the incident.
[18] In January 2020, McCain criticized "a narcissist in Washington"[25] regarding the events that preceded Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 being shot down by Iran, from the company Twitter account.
[26] McCain, a well-known philanthropist, was lauded by some, for his humanity,[27] and criticized by others, for supplanting shareholder primacy, as reactive calls for a boycott of the company impacted stock prices.
[25] In May 2022, McCain announced that he was appointed as the executive chairman of Maple Leaf Foods and will hand over CEO responsibilities to Curtis Frank by the 2023 annual meeting.