The later years of his tenure were marked by strife over the orchestra's financial difficulties, several musicians' strikes, and his unsuccessful efforts to improve the acoustics at Roy Thomson Hall.
U narednim godinama, njegov mandat će obilježiti svađa oko financijskih poteškoća orkestra, nekoliko napada drugih glazbenika i neuspješnih napora za poboljšanjem akustike u Koncertnoj dvorani Roya Thomsona.