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Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, seen here at an annual Carter Town Hall at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. in September 2019, chose to spend his final years at home with hospice care. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Hope does not end: Jimmy Carter’s death at 100, his hospice care choice, and what Canada’s health system can learn from it

The values that Jimmy Carter embodied in his international career are reflected in his end-of-life decisions. These offer lessons for all Canadians.
Chief Petty Officer Graham Jackson mourns the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 13, 1945. Edward Clark/Life Magazine

I’ve spent 5 years researching the heroic life of Black musician Graham Jackson, but teaching his story could be illegal under laws in Florida and North Dakota

Jackson used his musical talents to overcome racial barriers in the United States. But telling Jackson’s story may not be legal under proposed laws restricting how race is taught.
Jimmy Carter answered reporters’ election-monitoring questions in Caracas, Venezuela, May 29, 2004. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

I assisted Carter’s work encouraging democracy – and saw how his experience, persistence and engineer’s mindset helped build a freer Latin America over decades

A former staffer with The Carter Center saw how Jimmy Carter’s efforts to bring democracy to Latin America improved conditions, prevented bloodshed and saved lives.

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