I'm glad we are making progress in North America. This shows-up the UK for what it is. A Racist unforgiving segregated place. I am also happy the many of us are leaving and going back home with success.



Keith Forde Deputy Chief Toronto Police Service:



Keith Forde, Public Administration '91, is living proof that determination, hard work and a passion for your job will take you far. Last summer, Keith, a 34-year veteran of the Toronto Police Service (TPS), became the force's first African-Canadian Deputy Chief.

One of four people appointed to the rank, Keith oversees the human resources command of the 473-member service. His goal? "To make the TPS one of the best police forces in the world, an organization of excellence."

That desire to effect change is Keith's calling card. Originally from Barbados, he came to Canada in 1969. He fulfilled a childhood dream in 1972 when he became a police officer with the TPS. "In Barbados, the neighbourhood police and their relationship with the community had a significant impact on me. They knew everyone by first name, were welcomed in everybody's homes and were widely admired and appreciated."







Michaelle Jean Canadas first black Governor General:





Michaëlle Jean, born September 6, 1957, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti is the current Governor General of Canada. Jean was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of Prime Minister Paul Martin, to succeed Adrienne Clarkson and become the 27th governor general of Canada since Confederation in 1867. Prior to this, Jean was a journalist and broadcaster on Radio-Canada and the CBC. She is the first black Canadian to serve as Governor General, the third woman, and the second immigrant.