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There’s a gaping hole in our democracy

July 8, 2019March 1, 2023Donald Oliver

This Op-Ed originally appeared in The Hill Times on June 19, 2019.

As the United Nations puts it, for far too many Canadians, anti-Black racism, discrimination and inequality are part of their daily lives. It reaches into our democratic institutions.…

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Black Canadian Youth: Boundless, Rooted and Proud

February 8, 2019March 1, 2023Donald Oliver

February is Black History Month, a time to celebrate and remember all the ways that Black Canadians have contributed to Canada’s history and culture.

This year’s theme is Black Canadian Youth: Boundless, Rooted and Proud, which recognizes how Black …

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We Still Need a Black History Month

February 6, 2019March 1, 2023Donald Oliver

EDITORIAL  FEBRUARY 1, 2019 The Athenaeum

Some valley thoughts on Black History month.

Black History Month in Canada has had some recent powerful successes. There’s a growing, greater understanding and appreciation of the intrinsic value of Black contributions, in science, …

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Thoughts on My 80th Birthday Celebrations

December 13, 2018March 1, 2023Donald Oliver

I turned 80 on the 16th of November, 2018. But this was by no means a unique happening. Millions of people from around the world have reached 80 years and, indeed, lived a lot longer, but for me it was …

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Birthday Greetings

December 13, 2018March 1, 2023Donald Oliver

We have received dozens of emails, letters, notes, poems, telephone calls, social media notes, and greetings from across the country and I wanted to share a few of them (particularly some political and public service ones) with you. I also

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Senate administration’s efforts on diversity should be applauded

July 4, 2018March 1, 2023Donald Oliver

EDITORIAL  JULY 4, 2018 Hill Times

The Senate has come a long way since the early 2000s. Back then, Conservative Senator Donald Oliver charged that the Senate’s administration-and the public service, in general-was rife with systemic racism.

“The Senate’s lack …

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Celebrating and sustaining Canadian engagement in international development

December 12, 2017March 1, 2023Donald Oliver

An article by Don Oliver in the Hill Times.

Overseas volunteers have borne witness to challenges that have a long-term impact on all of us—poverty, sexual violence, the rise of religious fundamentalism, and terrorism. We know the need is great, …

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Feds should be proactive on UN report that slams Canada for its history of racist policies

October 5, 2017March 1, 2023Donald Oliver

The federal government should indeed create a Department of African-Canadian Affairs and develop a strategy to address anti-black racism in the criminal justice system

.PUBLISHED : Monday, Oct. 2, 2017 12:00 AM

Donald Oliver says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …

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