Kathleen Ruff

Kathleen Ruff is a longtime human rights activist. She was the first director of the BC Human Rights Commission and director of the Canadian Court Challenges Program. She received the Canadian Public Health Association’s award of National Public Health Hero and the Appreciation Award from the Asian Citizens Center for Environmental Health. She was awarded the Medal of the Quebec National Assembly. She founded the website RightOnCanada.ca from a concern that Canada is going backwards on human rights, both nationally and internationally.