Career
A Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Toronto, in 1960, he was appointed Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Automotive Industry which helped to create the Canadian-American Automotive Agreement. In 1974, his book From Adam Smith to Maynard Keynes: the heritage of political economy was published. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Carleton University in 1966 and York University in 1975.
The Vincent West. Bladen Library at the University of Toronto Scarborough is named in his honour.
