Arnold Amber's kids said he will be remembered for his social justice advocacy and his sense of humour ( David Amber )Free speech advocate and former president of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression Arnold Amber has died at age 77. Amber died on Monday after battling an aggressive form of cancer for about a month. “It was a very brief battle, we only found out about it a couple of weeks ago,” Jeannine Amber, Arnold’s daughter, told the Star over the phone. “He never strayed away from standing up for people and he was very big on social justice advocacy. It was his passion.” Arnold also had a hand in the creation of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange, which advocates for the protection of free expression around the world.

Source: thestar September 05, 2017 02:37 UTC