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| | Articles - Governor General of Canada |
 | | (This second alternative was followed in Saskatchewan in 1929 and in Ontario in 1985.) The duty of calling upon someone to be Prime Minister and form a government also falls on the Governor General if a Prime Minister resigns, dies, or becomes incompetent while in office. | | | The Governor General's job is primarily focused around attending state banquets and functions for visiting world leaders, and giving awards and medals at special awards ceremonies. | | | Lieutenant Governors can "reserve" Royal Assent to a bill passed by the provincial legislature and refer it to the Governor General for consideration. |
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http://www.golf-corner.net/articles/Governor_General_of_Canada
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| | MSN Encarta - Search View - North Dakota |
| | To become effective, it must be approved by a majority of voters in a general election. | | | In 1853 U.S. General Isaac Ingalls Stevens had led a party across what became North Dakota, surveying possible routes for a transcontinental railroad, and in 1864 the U.S. Congress had provided land grants to help build what became the Northern Pacific Railroad from Minnesota to what is now Washington state. | | | In 1911 Democrats and Republican progressives, who believed in using state power to meet the needs of individuals, gained control of the legislature. |
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http://encarta.msn.com/text_761574738__1/North_Dakota.html
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| | Canada 1918 - 1950 |
| | General Election for a new House of Commons - Conservatives win the largest block of seats 118 but the second place Liberals remain in office with 101 seats and support of the 23 Progressives - 2 Labour Party and 1 Independent member also elected | | | Saskatchewan General Elections won by the Conservatives with the support of The Ku Klux Klan for their platform opposing French language education and immigration | | | General Kurt Meyer convicted of war crimes for the murder of 20 Canadian POWs in the Abbey of Ardenne sentenced to life in prison - Meyer was released after serving 8 years of his sentence |
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http://www.worldatwar.net/nations/canda/timeline.html
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| | As a result, in many areas of Saskatchewan and other western provinces, voters have recently elected representatives who favor increased power for the provinces and decreased power for the federal government. | | | Of the 7,755 recent immigrants who came to the province during 1991-96, 14.1 percent were from China, 10.8 percent were from the Philippines, 7.5 percent were from the United States, and 5.9 percent were from Hong Kong. | | | Among the University of Regina's colleges is the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, the first university-level institution in North America operated by and for Native North Americans. |
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http://cms.westport.k12.ct.us/cmslmc/foreignlanguages/canada/saskat.htm
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| | Saskatchewan election set for Sept. 16 |
| | It was a break from tradition as it will be the first September election in the history of the province. | | | Neither held a seat in the last legislature. | | | Standings at dissolution: NDP 41 seats, Saskatchewan Party 10, Liberals 5, Independents 1, one seat vacant. |
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http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWSSaskatchewanElection/990819_sask.html
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| | Fathers of Confederation |
| | After 1867, he no longer ran for election, but held several offices with Conservative governments; he was the ideal political lieutenant.Appointed to the Senate in 1867; In 1887, he left the Senate and was appointed lieutenant-governor of Ontario. | | | Instead, he sought and was given an appointment to British Columbia's Supreme Court, beginning in 1872. | | | June 5, 1889, Victoria, B.C. Gray was elected to the House of Commons in the first federal election after Confederation, but did not stand for re-election in 1872. |
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http://www.canadainfolink.ca/confederation.htm
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| | Diefenbaker Canada Centre Archives - Series Descriptions |
| | This subseries includes all material on the general elections from 1940 to 1953, federal by-elections, and provincial elections. | | | John Diefenbaker entered the University of Saskatchewan College of Law in 1916, and was called to the Saskatchewan Bar in June, 1919. | | | This series contains the records of John Diefenbaker's personal and political activities before his election to Parliament in May 1940, excluding his legal papers (MG 01/I Legal Series) and his family correspondence (MG 01/V Legal Series). |
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http://www.usask.ca/diefenbaker/collect.html
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| | Immigration History Research Center |
| | From then until his retirement, he taught at Wisconsin State University-Superior, pioneering the study of Ukrainians in America in his book Ukrainians in the United States (1933). | | | After graduating, he was general counsel and secretary of Federal Life and Casualty Company (Battle Creek, MI). | | | A railroad worker, Bunka was born in Fish Creek, Saskatchewan, of Ukrainian Canadian immigrants. |
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http://www.ihrc.umn.edu/research/guide/ukrainian.htm
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| | Monarchy-Free Canada / Replacements for the Queen on Canadian Currency |
| | In 1933, Woodsworth became the leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, the forerunner of today's New Democratic Party. | | | In 1961, the CCF evolved to create the New Democratic Party in which Douglas was elected leader. | | | Selling it to General Motors in 1918, he became president of General Motors of Canada, a title he retained until well into his 90s. |
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http://www.monarchyfreecanada.org/canadians.htm
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| | Canada Timeline - Search by Text |
| | Earl of Minto out of Governor General's office | | | Duke of Devonshire out of Governor General's office | | | Earl of Bessborough out of Governor General's office |
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http://www.micromedia.ca/Timeline/TEXT.htm
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| | UK general election, 1970 |
| | The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on June 18, | | | The election was also a setback for the | | | Ulster Unionists, held a majority of 31 over all other parties. |
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http://omniknow.com/essays/1970_UK_general_election.html
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| | In Saskatchewan the head of the history department at the university in Saskatoon was also provincial archivist with the Saskatchewan archive also having a branch office and archivist in Regina, the provincial capital. | | | In September 1956 the committee struck a sub-committee under Rothney's chairmanship to draft an archives act for the province. | | | Fraser had been defeated in the June 1957 federal election and worked in New York later in 1957 as associate editor for the Encyclopedia Americana. |
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http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~melbaker/CARNEGIE.htm
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| | General & Reference: 11 to 14 years |
| | The coverage of the site includes certain federal officials, state office holders and candidates in all 50 states, state and national political party officials, federal and state judges, and mayors (including candidates at election for mayor) of qualifying cities. | | | The site is divided into the following categories: Current Events, Government, General References, Military History (French and Indian War, Revolutionary War and War of 1812), Ohio Frontiersmen and Indians, Colonial Times and Museums. | | | It responds to the most frequently asked questions about the First Thanksgiving and is intended to serve as your guide to re-creating the original 17th-Century event. |
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http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REVhistoryREF2.htm
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| | George Gibson Coote |
| | He was defeated in the 1935 federal election. | | | He was elected as the UFA Member of Parliament (MP) for Macleod in the 1921 federal election, and was re-elected to Parliament in 1925, 1926 and 1930. | | | Addresses on Banking and Currency- by Jackson Dodds, General Manager, Bank of Montreal. |
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http://www.glenbow.org/archhtm/coote.htm
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| | UK general election, 1924 |
| | The 1924 UK general election was held on 29th October | | | 1923 general election and obtained a large parliamentary majority. | | | Sorry, no screened links relevant to UK general election, 1924 were found. |
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http://omniknow.com/essays/1924_UK_general_election.html
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| | Ottawa Ontario - John Napier Turner 1929- calls federal general election for September 4, saying Canadians needed a 'renewal of confidence and certainty in this country.' | | | National Hockey League President for 31 years, from 1946 to 1977, was born on this day at Fleming Saskatchewan in 1905; dies in Montreal in 1984. | | | Lisbon Portugal - Bryan Adams holds concert before record 30,000 person crowd in Lisbon; joined by British singer Bonnie Tyler singing 'Straight From the Heart' and No Way to Treat a Lady,' two of her hits which he had written. |
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http://www1.sympatico.ca/news/otd/otd.98.07.09.html
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| | Government of Saskatchewan - historical societies |
| | The ballroom was constructed in 1928 at the south end of Government House, replacing the conservatory built in 1901. | | | 23 I really am delighted that in Saskatchewan you had the sense to save Government House from the march of the demolition experts, thanks to the far-sighted group of volunteers now known as the Government House... | | | AUDITOR'S REPORT To the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan I have audited the statement of financial position of the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation as at March 31, 2002 and the statements of operations... |
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http://www.gov.sk.ca/topics/keyword/keyword?topic=law-justice&keyword=1363
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| | Department of Educational Studies Faculty |
| | Interview, CBC, Canada AM, on Canada after the election, September 29, 1993 | | | Member, Advisory Board, Feminist Research, Education And Development Group on Violence Against Women and Children, 1992-6 | | | Stephenson (Toronto: New Press, 1973: General Publishing 1975): 245-74. |
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http://www.edst.educ.ubc.ca/faculty/strong-boag.html
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| | AWP Papers- Table of Contents |
| | -- Consists of correspondence, reports, ballot sheets, etc., regarding general election of delegates in all sub- districts, 1956 (redistribution year). | | | -- 1928-1948.-- Consists of correspondence, government publications, pamphlets, etc. regarding the introduction of compulsory marketing (grain) legislation in Saskatchewan; includes Saskatchewan legislation regarding grain marketing, co-operation associations, etc., an article on compulsory marketing legislation in B.C. Canadian Federation of Agriculture. | | | -- Consists of correspondence, reports, ballot sheets, etc., regarding general election, even-numbered sub- districts. |
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http://www.glenbow.org/archhtm/wheat.htm
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| | Elections Saskatchewan: Historical |
| | *There were 54 seats contested at the 1912 election, however Cumberland was declared void and only 53 people were elected. A by-election was held on September 8, 1913, to fill the vacancy which existed in Cumberland. |
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http://www.elections.sk.ca/history.php
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