US EditionNova Scotia’s Donald Oliver, first Black man named to Senate, dies at 86
Donald Oliver, Nova Scotia's first Black senator, advocated for diversity and human rights for over 20 years and was honored with the Order of Canada in 2019.
- On Wednesday, Russell Grosse announced that Donald Oliver, retired senator and lawyer, died at age 86 after a long battle with cardiac amyloidosis; his passing coincided with the Black Cultural Centre's 42nd birthday.
- After a prolonged illness, Donald Oliver sought experimental treatment and published his memoir, A Matter of Equality: The Life's Work of Senator Don Oliver, in 2021.
- Oliver was the first Black man appointed to Canada's Senate in 1990, served over two decades, and helped establish the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia in 1983.
- A memorial is set for Saturday, Sept. 27, at New Horizons Baptist Church in Halifax, with Premier Tim Houston and the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia praising Oliver's dedication to diversity and rights.
- Grosse said Oliver should be remembered for his achievements, describing him as a `true pioneer` and noting `He was a very humble man`; his work helped the Black Cultural Centre become a respected national institute.
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Nova Scotia's Donald Oliver, first Black man named to Senate, dies at 86
HALIFAX — Donald Oliver, the first Black man appointed to the Senate of Canada, has died at the age of 86. Oliver’s family in Nova Scotia confirmed the retired senator died Wednesday from a chronic heart condition. He served for 23 years in the upper house of Parliament until he stepped down in 2013. Prime […]
Senator Donald Oliver remembered as Canadian trailblazer - The Caribbean Camera
By Lincoln DePradine Senator Donald Oliver Donald H. Oliver, one of a few African-Canadians to serve as a senator in the Upper House of Parliament, has died. “Throughout his Senate career, he championed issues of diversity, equity, human rights and economic empowerment,’’ said the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia, which issued a statement Wednesday announcing Oliver’s death. Oliver, a founding-members of the Centre, died peacefully “after a…
Nova Scotian Donald Oliver, the first black man appointed to the Senate of Canada, died on Wednesday at the age of 86.
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