When you think of Australia, unique local cuisine probably isnât the first thing that comes to mind. Donât get me wrong: with its incredibly multicultural population, cultural connection to Europe and relative geographic proximity to Asia, Australian dining is diverse and wonderful.
Desmond David Hume is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick.n 2006 Cusick's portrayal was nominated for an Emmy. In 2007 a two-week-long tournament style competition for Lost' s best character with over six thousand voters hosted by the Washington Post voted Desmond the winner.
Desmond and her supporters never again challenged the practice although Nova Scotia dismantled its segregation laws in 1954. Viola Desmond died in 1965 while on a visit to New York City. She was 50. Forty-five years later on April 15, 2010, the Honourable Mayann Elizabeth Francis, the Lieutenant Governor for Nova Scotia and the first Afro-Canadian to hold the post, invoked the Royal Prerogative and posthumously pardoned Desmond, declaring her innocent of wrong doing.