“Hearts of Freedom – A Tribute to Ottawa’s Project 4000”
Ottawa artist An Nguyen has created an artwork entitled “Hearts of Freedom – A Tribute to Ottawa’s Project 4000″
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Remembering Cal Best
Born in Nova Scotia in 1926, James Calbert (Cal) Best was Canada’s first Black assistant deputy minister at the federal level. Mr. Best spent several years at Manpower and Immigration and its successor, Employment and Immigration. As assistant deputy minister from 1978 to 1985, he played a key role in the major initiative to resettle…
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Honourable Ron Atkey
The Society marks with sadness the recent passing of the Honourable Ron Atkey, P.C.. Mr. Atkey was the minister responsible for immigration and refugee matters when the government of the Right Honourable Joe Clark significantly increased Canada’s commitment to resettle Indochinese refugees. We are honoured that Mr. Atkey wrote the foreword to our new book…
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Project celebrates activist Cal Best’s achievements
The achievements of the late Cal Best, a senior executive in the immigration program and Canada’s first federal deputy minister of colour, are the subject of a touring exhibit in Nova Scotia that has been reported on in the Halifax ‘Chronicle Herald’.
