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 …
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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,
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. …
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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’ …
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Donald Oliver is pictured here with a work by Nova Scotian artist Justin Augustine.…
Continue ReadingDonald 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 ReadingOn 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 …
Continue ReadingAs a Black History Month Pioneer, I sense there’s something quite different, exciting and encouraging about the way it has been celebrated this year.
What Jean Augustine got the House of Commons to adopt and what I got the Senate …
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In December 2019, the Honorable Donald Oliver was appointed to the Order of Canada.
A virtual ceremony was held on December 15, 2020, where he was officially invested as a Member of the Order of Canada. You can watch …
Continue ReadingThis article originally appeared on Dal News on November 13, 2020.
Many remarkable Nova Scotians have received the Order of Nova Scotia since the award was established in 2001, including former Nova Scotia Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Mayann Francis …
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