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?
Ruby was born December 30, 1913, in Vancouver and passed away on July 1, 2010, at the age of 96 in White Rock, BC.
Ruby grew up in Vancouver, the youngest of four siblings, with brothers Les and...
Laurence Frederick Gray, 95, passed away peacefully on the morning of May 3, 2011, at his daughter’s home in Alfred, NY, where he had lived for the past two years. He was born in Victoria, BC, on...
Born in Vancouver on August 27, 1914, Roy was a man who from the time he was a youngster wanted to do something that would help his fellow man. Though he wasn’t able to enroll in medicine, he ended...
Sidney was born on December 12, 1924, and passed away on May 9, 2011. She grew up in Vancouver and had her early education at Prince of Wales High School before going on to gain her bachelor’s...
Roy died on December 30, 2010, in Medicine Hat, AB, in his 87th year. He grew up in Point Grey, Vancouver, and represented the ninth generation of Archibalds born in Canada. Roy was a member of the...
Eugene Manuel Johnson passed away at his home on the Sunshine Coast on February 16, 2011, after a courageous and dignified six-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
Andrzej, who was born in Warsaw, Poland, on June 6, 1928, passed away on April 27, 2011. After a happy early childhood came World War II and the hell of Nazi occupation. Somehow, though, Andrzej and...
Born on January 23, 1915, Dolly died on April 10, 2011, at Qualicum Manor in Qualicum Beach, BC, after a three-day illness with pneumonia. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Alexander...