Former Mayor and Premier of Vancouver, Canada: World Partnership Walk benefits work of Aga Khan Foundation

Source: The Province by Mike Harcourt

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Each time I learn more about the work of the Aga Khan, his institutions and his community of followers and their many contributions to Canadian society and the world at large, I become increasingly impressed with the level and quality of commitment and service being demonstrated to worthy causes in Canada and internationally.

I first met the Aga Khan in the early 1980s, when I was Vancouver’s mayor…

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Mike Harcourt served as B.C. premier from 1991 to 1996 and was the 39th mayor of Vancouver from 1980 to 1986.

 

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