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?
John Maynard passed away on February 20, 2019, at Cambridge Ontario Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marion, three children, nine grandchildren, and one great‑granddaughter....
Bea Delane (née Louie) passed away peacefully in Vancouver, BC, on June 21, 2019. Bea received her BA in psychology and thereafter continued to work in the family business, the H.Y. Louie Company...
It is with great sadness that we announce Phil’s passing on March 26, 2018, after a short but very courageous battle with liver cancer.
Phil loved working as an engineer and worked with three...
UBC alumna Susan Margaret Alisen McLoughlin (née Howey, formerly Lanoville) passed away on December 17, 2018, after a brief illness.
She is survived by daughter Natalie and step‑daughter Marni...
Bob passed away on October 28, 2018, in San Diego, California. Born in Vancouver in 1938, he spent his childhood in the Bridge River Valley of BC, as an outstanding student, avid curler, track star,...
Ken McMillan, a recipient of two degrees from UBC in science, passed away amongst family on January 27, 2019. Ken was a microbiologist, food scientist, consultant, and entrepreneur. He obtained his...
Doug passed away with his family at his side in Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital on August 8, 2018, a few days after he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. He arrived at UBC from Edmonton in 1957 and...
Born in Hardisty, AB, in 1919 and raised in Surrey, BC, May Brown became a significant and highly respected force in sport and outdoor education in Canada.