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Elie Wiesel (2006-2007)

Nov 22, 2006

鈥淎gainst Indifference鈥 Elie Wiesel is a Nobel laureate and a Holocaust survivor. He was born in Sighet, Transylvania in 1928. His family was captured and transferred to the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944 two weeks before D-Day. There, his mother and sisters were taken [...]

The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin (2005-2006)

Jan 12, 2006

鈥淛udging in the 21st Century鈥 Beverley McLachlin is the first woman to become Chief Justice of Canada鈥檚 Supreme Court of Canada. She gave royal assent to Canada鈥檚 Civil Marriage Act, which effectively legalized same-sex marriages in July 2005. She was born and raised in [...]