Former Ontario lieutenant-governor David Onley dies, current LG says

TORONTO - David Onley, who emerged as a champion of disability rights both during and after his stint as Ontario’s 28th lieutenant-governor, has died. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, the current holder of Ontario’s viceregal office and Onley’s successor in the role. But perhaps his most prominent advocacy work came in March 2019 when he completed an independent review of Ontario’s accessibility law, the first of its kind tabled in Canada. “David Onley was a good friend, trusted advisor and comrade in arms in the campaign of accessibility,” said David Lepofsky, chair of the non-partisan group which advocates for people with disabilities in Ontario. “Inexpressibly sad to hear that our world has lost David Onley,” she wrote.