Linc, who died in 2012, was the province’s first black lieutenant governor, first black MP, and first black cabinet minister.

When studying law — as the only black student in his class — he stood and openly questioned the law school dean for using a racial slur during a speech.

And he did it all with so much class, so much eloquence — yet with so much quiet strength that he made a difference not just in the lives of the individuals he helped, but by changing the culture of this province.