Celebrating and sustaining Canadian engagement in international development

Overseas volunteers have borne witness to challenges that have a long-term impact on all of us—poverty, sexual violence, the rise of religious fundamentalism, and terrorism. We know the need is great, writes retired Senator Donald Oliver.

Senator Donald Oliver writes that overseas volunteers are 'among the most motivated citizens in the country,' who bring new skills to our communities and workplaces and 'act as cultural bridges between the communities where we served internationally and our own, a critical resource in an era of suspicion, ignorance, and division.' The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Opinion

BY DONALD H. OLIVER

November 27, 2017

In public life it is a good idea to pause now and then to take stock of what has been achieved, and reflect on what more needs to be done. Dec. 5, International Volunteer Day, is a moment to celebrate the individual accomplishments of Canadians who volunteer and to consider what our country can coll...

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