Donald Oliver is pictured here with a work by Nova Scotian artist Justin Augustine.…
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Donald 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 …
Continue ReadingBlack history Month 2021
As 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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Order of Canada investiture ceremony
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 ReadingRecognizing Excellence: Law alumni named to Order of Nova Scotia
This 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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Donald Oliver invested into the Order of Nova Scotia
The Honourable Donald Oliver was awarded Nova Scotia’s highest honour on Nov. 9 when he was invested into the Order of Nova Scotia.
Established in 2001, the Order of Nova Scotia encourages excellence by recognizing Nova Scotians for outstanding contributions …
Continue ReadingIt’s time to end white privilege and white supremacy in Corporate Canada
For the first time in Canadian history, Corporate Canada must now face, address and remove white privilege from all aspects of business. It is the next logical and mandated step in the war against anti-Black systemic racism in Canada.
We’ve …
Continue ReadingTrudeau can do a lot to stop anti-Black racism, especially right now
Speaking to Americans last week, in the midst of protests and civil unrest across the United States, Barack Obama said in a nationally broadcast town hall, “I’ve heard some people say, ‘You have a pandemic, then you have these protests; …
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Trudeau must understand anti-Black racism has to stop, and he’s got the power to help stop it
Both Canada and the United States are each deeply embroiled in the largest pandemic of anti-Black systemic racism since the height of the Martin Luther King civil rights movement that featured vicious attack dogs, and the brutal beatings, shootings, and …
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