User:Geo Swan/Ken Filkow

Ken Filkow was a Canadian lawyer. Filkow was a Queen's Counsel. He served as chairman of the Manitoba Human Rights Commission for 14 years, from 1988 to 2001.

Legacy
Filkow was a long-term member of PEN Canada, and after his death the organization inaugurated an annual award in his name, to be given to an individual whose work aided human freedom. The law school of the University of Manitoba started an annual scholarship named the Ken Filkow Excellency in Negotiation scholarship.