Political observers have noted an ongoing global decline in democracy over the past two decades. And now, the world’s most powerful nation is led by a president who is openly challenging the democratic ideals on which it was built. What are the roots of this backsliding, and how can democracy be strengthened for the 21st century?
Silvana Ester Carr (née Minuto) passed away peacefully on January 18, 2021, after a year-long struggle with Stage 4 cancer. She will be lovingly remembered by Derek, her husband of 50 years; their...
Arnie is survived by his loving wife Kathryn, and children Steven, Karen, and Grant. He is also survived by his son-in-law Brian and grandchildren Sean, Lee, and Robyn. After retiring as the...
Ted passed away peacefully after a lengthy battle with kidney failure at the age of 83. Ted is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Barbara; daughters Erika Hunting (James) and Eva Szabo-Brandt...
Bill passed away peacefully on September 4, 2020. The eldest of five brothers, he was born on a farm outside of Biggar, SK, on May 19, 1933. Bill graduated with a degree in electrical engineering,...
Anne was born and raised in Calgary, the only child of Dr. Thomas and Winifred Williams. She completed her early schooling in Calgary and Victoria, then enrolled in the five-year UBC/VGH nursing...
Dr. Les Janz, loved by so many, passed away peacefully at home at the age of 87, with Wendy, his wife of 62 years, by his side. Les was born in Rosthern, SK, the eldest son of William and Hilda Janz....
Walter Frank Janzen: An engineer extraordinaire, handyman, and athletic legend – with a side of stubbornness. On July 5, 2020, God reclaimed one of his brightest. Walter faced his cancer battle with...
On Thursday, April 30, 2020, William (Bill) Joseph Henry Pierce, loving husband of Donna and father of Matthew, passed away at the age of 78 at St. Joseph’s Auxiliary Hospital.
Born on May 5, 1945, Jean Eleanor Makepeace died on October 7, 2019.
Jean received her Bachelor of Education degree in 1967 and spent her entire professional career as a teacher/librarian in the...
Born in 1945 in North Vancouver to Dr. Graydon and Penny McLaughlin, Alan died in 2019 and is survived by his wife Teresa (Sinnwell), sons Vihor and William, older brother Stuart, and twin sister...