Elizabeth Comper: an appreciation

Elizabeth Comper: an appreciation

July 29, 2014 News

Elizabeth Comper, who died on June 22, changed the lives of many people and truly exemplified how one person can make a difference. She devoted her life to making the world a better place. 

Her death has left a void that cannot be filled. 

In 2004, after a wave of anti-Semitic incidents in Toronto and Montreal, Elizabeth told her husband, Tony Comper, CEO and president of Bank of Montreal at the time, that they must do something. 

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