David Onley, former lieutenant-governor of Ontario, dead at 72

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Before taking office, he had a career in television journalism, which included a focus on science and technology reporting, Dowdeswell said."As Lieutenant Governor, and throughout his life, he worked tirelessly to raise public awareness about accessibility issues, encouraging people to 'see the ability, rather than the disability,"' the statement reads.David Onley looks backOnley was a "proud" graduate of the University of Toronto Scarborough, where he returned as a lecturer upon vacating his post as lieutenant-governor.Just a few months ago, Lepofsky says Onley helped campaign for AODA Alliance to give testimony on Bill C-22, the proposed Canada Disability Benefit Act.The report described Ontario as "mostly inaccessible" and criticized the current Ford government, as well as previous Liberal administrations, for failing to follow through on the 2005 law's promise of making the province fully accessible by 2025."

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