Citytv: Ontario Lieutenant Governor David Onley

Ontario Lieutenant Governor David Onley: "I hope seven years from now, we would be able to shut down the organization," said Onley, a former Citytv weatherman and Ontario's first ieutenant governor with a physical disability. , according to Hamilton Spectator. The is "a transdisciplinary initiative on the future of work disability policy in Canada" funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council through a seven-year, $2.8-million grant. Ontario Lieutenant Governor David Onley told a gathering at the national launch of the Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy at McMaster University Tuesday that he hopes such a centre won't be necessary in the near future. But Onley says there is a lot of work to be done before people with disabilities no longer face discrimination in the workplace. A big part of it is convincing employers that hiring disabled workers isn't only the right ethical thing to do, but it makes business sense as well, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.