After retiring from office in 1993, he was active with the World Crokinole Championships in his hometown of Tavistock, Ontario.
It also used to designate of the action of flicking with the finger (Molière, Le malade imaginaire; or Voltaire, Lettre à Frédéric II Roi de Prusse; etc.), and this seems the most likely origin of the name of the game.
Tavistock has hosted the World Crokinole Championship (WCC) tournament has been held annually on the first Saturday of June since 1999.