Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
Peter Andre Globensky and Beverly Anne Sabourin
2. Champions for Racial Harmony
Introduction
Carl Cadogan
Viola Desmond
Neil Armstrong
Khadija Haffajee
Neil Armstrong
Lee Maracle
Neil Armstrong
Arthur K. Miki
Neil Armstrong
Beverley Noel Salmon
Neil Armstrong
3. Champions for Gender and Orientation
Introduction
Alexandra Giesbrecht
Doris Anderson
Alexandra Giesbrecht
Thérèse Casgrain
Alexandra Giesbrecht
Marie-Gerin Lajoie
Alexandra Giesbrecht
George Hislop
Alexandra Giesbrecht
Chaviva Hosek
Alexandra Giesbrecht
4. Champions for a Clean Environment
Introduction
Graham Saunders
Patrick Bonin
Graham Saunders
David Boyd and Ecojustice
Graham Saunders
Tzeporah Berman
Graham Saunders
Josephine Mandamin
Graham Saunders
Merrell Ann Phare
Graham Saunders
5. Champions for Indigenous Rights
Introduction: Residential Schools and Reconciliation
Shirley Stevens
Treaty Rights and Constitutional Protections
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Phil Fontaine
Shirley Stevens
Xavier Michon
Marlene Pierre
Louis Riel
Peter Andre Globensky
Mary Two-Axe Earley
Shirley Stevens
Siila Watt-Cloutier
Shirley Stevens
6. Champions for the Freedoms of Expression and Association
Introduction
Peggy Smith
Helen (Ma) Armstrong Dr. Peggy Smith.
Alan Borovoy and The Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Peggy Smith
Maurice Champagne
Louise Blanchard
Walter Tarnopolsky
Shirley Stevens
The Political Equality League
Shirley Stevens
7. Champions for Peoples with Disabilities
Introduction
Charles "Skip" Brooks
Jim Derksen Jasmine Sandham
Dr. Gustave Gingras
Jasmine Sandham
Dr. Bruce Halliday
Jasmine Sandham
James Smokey Tomkins
Jasmine Sandham
Mona Winberg
Jasmine Sandham
8. Champions for International Human Rights
Introduction
Peter Andre Globensky
Irwin Cotler
Carl Cadogan
John Peters Humphrey
Peter Andre Globensky
George Manuel
Beverly Anne Sabourin
9. The Dedication, Passion, and Promise of Youth
Introduction
Shaylynn Loewen
Stella Bowles
Shaylynn Loewen
Albert Lalonde
Shaylynn Loewen
Sophia Mathur
Shaylynn Loewen
Autumn Peltier
Shaylynn Loewen
Abhayheet Singh Sachal
Shaylynn Loewen
10. Human Wrongs and Human Rights
Peter Andre Globensky
References
Editor Biographies
The Champions Writers Collective Biographies
Index
