Born in Montréal, he spent part of his professional life in Edinburgh, Scotland, and Rome, Italy. He has been at York since 1977, teaching part of his load at Glendon College since 1979. In 2000, he became a full-time member of Glendon College. He is a member of the School of Public and International Affairs of which he was the first Graduate Programme Director.
His fields of expertise are immigration, Québec, religious beliefs.
