Former broadcast journalist and disability advocate David Onley, who served as the 28th lieutenant-governor of Ontario, has died at the age of 72.
"It is with great sadness that I have learned of the death of the Honourable David C. Onley. On behalf of the people of Ontario, I convey my deep condolences to his wife Ruth Ann, to their children Jonathan, Robert, and Michael, and to their extended families," current Ontario Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell said in a statement on Saturday.
Onley served as lieutenant-governor from 2007 to 2014, becoming the first vice-regal with a physical disability. He used a mobility scooter after having polio as a child and is being remembered as a champion of accessibility issues during his time in office.
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