Oct 28, 2021 | Dr. Julie Ponesse | The Faith and Democracy Series Dr. Julie Ponesse has joined The Democracy Fund as the Pandemic Ethics Scholar and she joined The Faith and Democracy Series on October 28, 2021. Visit: https://www.thedemocracyfund.ca/ Constitutional Rights To advance and maintain substantive constitutional rights in Canada, through public education and strategic litigation seeking legal remedies for victims of constitutional rights abuses. Advance Education To advance education by establishing a journalism placement program that provides post-secondary journalism students with opportunities to obtain on-the-job skills training required to complete their education program. Relieve Poverty To relieve poverty by providing health supplies and other necessities of life to impoverished families in disaster-stricken and other needs-based areas including Iraq, Hong Kong, China, Syria or elsewhere. Funding Democracy To receive and maintain a fund or funds and to apply all or part of the principal and income therefrom, from time to time, to qualified donees within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada).