The Canadian Black Caucus of Canada (CBCC) has announced the creation of a new parliamentary internship program bearing the name of Senator Donald Oliver. The Senator Donald Oliver Internship Program provides a paid opportunity to a young Black Canadian who …
Continue ReadingDonald Oliver discusses Lincoln Alexander with Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard
The Delmore Buddy Daye Learning Institute recently hosted a virtual event featuring the Hon. Donald Oliver and the Hon. Wanda Thomas Bernard n recognition of Lincoln Alexander Day. The day commemorating Alexander, who among other accolades was the first Black …
Continue ReadingDonald Oliver releases A Matter of Equality
The Hon. Donald Oliver’s autobiography, A Matter of Equality: The Life’s Work of Senator Don Oliver, was released on Sept. 28 by Nimbus Press. At the launch event for the book, Oliver spoke with Nimbus non-fiction book editor Angela …
Continue ReadingDonald Oliver shares his thoughts on the arts
The Hon. Dr. Donald H. Oliver was recently featured in the 2020/21 Community Report of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. He wrote:
… Continue Reading“The arts guided us through this lengthy pandemic, as thousands of Canadians at home with time,
Of the Highest Order: A Foundation for the Future. Acadia alumni appointed to the Order of Canada
This is an excerpt from an article that originally appeared in the June 2021 issue of the Acadia Bulletin.
Three prominent members of the Acadia community were invested into the Order of Canada in late 2019 and early 2020. …
Continue ReadingPreparing for the Order of Canada investiture ceremony
When Donald Oliver was invested into the Order of Canada on December 15, 2020, the ceremony was held remotely. This meant that the pinning of the insignia was done in-person by his wife Linda. Above is a ‘behind the scenes’ …
Continue ReadingArt by Justin Augustine
Donald Oliver is pictured here with a work by Nova Scotian artist Justin Augustine.…
Continue ReadingDonald Oliver named governor of the Canadian Guyanese Congress
Donald Oliver has joined the Canadian Guyanese Congress as a governor. The Canadian Guyanese Congress is the national voice of Canadians of Guyanese heritage. The organisation represents the interests of the community before the various levels of governments in Canada …
Continue ReadingDonald Oliver appears on CBC’s The Current
On March 17, 2021, the Hon. Donald Oliver was a guest on CBC’s The Current. Black civil servants alleging years of discrimination have launched a class-action lawsuit against the Public Service of Canada. Host Matt Galloway spoke …
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