Politics

The Hon. Senator, Reverend Don Meredith

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TweetSenator / Co-Founder & Executive Director, GTA Faith Alliance, Richmond Hill, ON & Senior Volunteer Pastor, Pentecostal Praise Centre, Maple, ON. Born: St. Ann’s, Jamaica. The Hon. Senator, Reverend Don Meredith is an active member in the community, most notably as the Executive Director and Co-founder of the GTA Faith Alliance. The group represents all faiths, which [...]

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Ingrid Walter

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TweetCommunications & Media Consultant / Writer, Walter & Company, Toronto, ON. Born: Jamaica. Ingrid Walter is a writer/editor and communications specialist, who has worked in TV, radio, print, publishing, politics, government, the NGO and corporate sectors. Highlights: In 2010, Ingrid managed media relations for the WRA Maternal Mortality Campaign’s Canadian spokesperson, lawyer Maureen McTeer, in [...]

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Michel Adrien

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Tweet(English translation to follow.) Maire, Ville de Mont-Laurier, QC. Born: Haïti. Après une carrière dans l’enseignement, Michel Adrien fut élu maire de la Ville de Mont-Laurier en 2003 et réélu en 2005 et 2009. Il préside au CA du Centre local de développement de la région. Depuis mai 2009, il occupe le poste de vice-président [...]

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Rachel Décoste

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TweetMotivational Speaker / Software Engineer, Ottawa, ON.  Born: Ottawa, ON. Rachel Décoste is a motivational speaker and software engineer who grew up in Orléans (Ottawa suburb). She is fluently trilingual (French, English and Spanish). She holds a Bachelor in Computer Science from the University of Guelph, where Canada’s first-ever Black MP, Lincoln Alexander handed her [...]

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Hon. Marlene Jennings, MP

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TweetMember of Parliament, Notre-Dame-de-Grace-Lachine (QC), House of Commons, Ottawa, ON. Born: Montreal, QC. The Hon. Marlene Jennings was first elected as the MP for NDG-Lachine in June 1997. She was re-elected in November 2000, June 2004, January 2006 and in October 2008. She is the first Black woman from Quebec to be elected to Parliament [...]

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The Hon. Donald H. Oliver

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TweetSenator, Senate of Canada, Ottawa, ON. Born: Wolfville, NS.   The Honourable Donald H. Oliver, Queen’s Counsel, is a lawyer, farmer, businessman, author of a gourmet cookbook, former professor, and Canadian Senator. He has devoted his life to combating racism, prejudice and injustice, and is recognized globally as an expert on diversity.     Senator [...]

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Dr. Daurene Lewis

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TweetPrincipal, Nova Scotia Community College, Bedford, N.S. Born: Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Dr. Daurene Lewis is a trained registered nurse, and graduated from Dalhousie University with a Diploma in Teaching in Schools of Nursing, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. She has over thirty years experience in healthcare and [...]

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