Why I’m picking my 105-year-old neighbour, Joy Saunders, as Person of the Year

When she was 102, Joy Saunders raised more than $76,000 for the Victoria Order of Nurses by walking around her Lunenburg, N.S., neighbourhood, and was awarded the Governor General's Sovereign Medal for Volunteers. She reminds all of us of the glory of life and of moral agency.

Joy Saunders’ remarkable contribution did not go unnoticed. She is probably the most beloved person in Lunenburg, N.S. But the country noticed too. Joy was awarded the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers by Canada’s Governor General on Feb. 26, 2021, writes Michael Harris. Image courtesy of Pexels

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

December 21, 2023

HALIFAX—So Time magazine made Taylor Swift its person of the year. In a society based on celebrity worship, no surprise there.

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