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Defying Disability and Following Jesus: The Honourable David C. Onley

Remembering the Honourable David Onley

The first two weeks of 2023 have not been kind. I just learned that David Onley, the former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, disability advocate, media personality and a personal acquaintance, died today. He was 72. I first met him over 20 years ago when he was still a news reporter at Citytv Toronto. We kept in contact occasionally and he supported my journalism ambitions and writing skills. We also had a shared interest in advocating for the rights and interests of people with disabilities in Ontario and beyond. I got the shock of my life in 2013 when he nominated me for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. Five years later, we had a reunion when we both appeared on an episode of Employable Me. By this time, he was a political science professor at the University of Toronto’s Scarborough Campus (aka Scarborough College). I also admired his strong devotion to the Christian faith, and he served as an excellent witness to it. I have no doubt that he making a smooth transition to the next life. God bless The Honourabe David Onley. He will be missed.