Career
In 1986, he acquired the Canadian publishing company, McClelland & Stewart Incorporated. In 2000, he donated his shares, 75% of the company, to the University of Toronto. In 1991, he purchased Hurtig Publishers, publisher of the Canadian Encyclopedia.
He is also Chairman and President of First Plazas Incorporated., (his commercial real estate company), The Canadian Publishers.
Chair of the Historica Foundation of Canada. And President of the International Readings at Harbourfront.