David Onley speaks to CTV Toronto Tuesday, July 10, 2007.
Journalist to become next Ont. lieutenant-governor
Updated Tue. Jul. 10 2007 7:29 PM ET
toronto.ctv.ca
Veteran journalist and long-time advocate David Onley was appointed as Ontario's next lieutenant-governor on Tuesday.
Onley, who was stricken with polio as a child, said his first priority during his term will be to secure rights for the disabled.
"I wish to provide a unique and timely mandate for Ontario. I will advance the cause of accessibility. First, merely because of my physical limitations and second, through the role of the lieutenant governor, I will be an encouraging model I know for disabled people in general," Onley said during a press conference at Variety Village on Danforth Avenue Tuesday.
"Most Ontarians already understand the importance of improved accessibility, but they are looking for both direction and encouragement. Well here it comes. Standards and regulations will occur."
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