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Ads by Google      The Greatest Canadian biography .ms This second vote was accompanied by a series of documentaries, where 10 Canadian celebrities acting as advocates each presented their case for The Greatest Canadian. Officially launched on April 5, 2004, The Greatest Canadian was a project by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, to find who is the greatest ever Canadian. The "Greatest Canadian" was not decided by a simple popular poll, but was instead chosen through a two-step voting process. http://the-greatest-canadian.biography.ms      BIGpedia - The Greatest Canadian - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online This second vote was accompanied by a series of documentaries, where 10 Canadian celebrities acting as advocates each presented their case for The Greatest Canadian. The "Greatest Canadian" was not decided by a simple popular poll, but was instead chosen through a two-step voting process. Officially launched on April 5, 2004, The Greatest Canadian was a project by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, to find who is the greatest ever Canadian. http://bigpedia.com/encyclopedia/The_Greatest_Canadian      BIGpedia - The Greatest Canadian - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online This second vote was accompanied by a series of documentaries, where 10 Canadian celebrities acting as advocates each presented their case for The Greatest Canadian. The "Greatest Canadian" was not decided by a simple popular poll, but was instead chosen through a two-step voting process. Officially launched on April 5, 2004, The Greatest Canadian was a project by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, to find who is the greatest ever Canadian. http://bigpedia.com/encyclopedia/The_Greatest_Canadian      Monarchy-Free Canada - Republican Quotations Canadians, who have often led Australia in constitutional change, would do better this time to follow the Australian lead, and adopt a minimal republican state, one that retains the essence of parliamentary government and changes only the way the head of state is chosen. What a terrible insult the Act of Settlement is to the Canadian people, with such discrimination rooted in a three hundred year old law that is offensive and demeaning. Hence the remarkable result: the British Monarchy, one of the sociological wonders of the contemporary world, Europe’s greatest living fossil, the enchanted glass of an early modernity which has otherwise vanished from the globe, has received next to no attention from British social theory. http://www.monarchyfreecanada.org/quotations.htm   (1703 words)      The Greatest Canadian - Art History Online Reference and Guide This second vote was accompanied by a series of documentaries, where 10 Canadian celebrities acting as advocates each presented their case for The Greatest Canadian. The "Greatest Canadian" was not decided by a simple popular poll, but was instead chosen through a two-step voting process. Officially launched on April 5, 2004, The Greatest Canadian was a project by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, to find who is the greatest ever Canadian. http://www.arthistoryclub.com/art_history/The_Greatest_Canadian   (1703 words)      Horton Journal of Canadian History Canadian people agreed with this idea and so in 1878 the Conservatives were reelected and Macdonald was Prime Minister once again. While he was leader of the country he faced his own share of political obstacles, including Confederation, the Metis rebellion and threats of an American he is among the greatest leaders Canada has ever seen and played a significant part in the forming of Canada as a country. After the election of 1862 the Conservative Government was defeated, so Macdonald served as leader of the opposition party until 1864. http://www.angelfire.com/ns/hjch/atwell.htm   (1899 words)      WHITHER The Canadian Labour Party won some seats in the Alberta legislature, and at least one seat in Ottawa from 1918 through the 1930's. Labour and the CCF's greatest victories were not won in the House of Commons by CCF MP's. During the 1930's, as the TLC supported labour parties floundered, the CCF was born. http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5202/CLCNDP2a1.htm   (3603 words)      On Canadian Confederation by Sir John Alexander Macdonald. Great Britain: III. (1865-1906). Vol. V. Bryan, William Jennings, ed. 1906. The World's Famous Orations Born in 1815, died in 1891; Receiver-General in Canada in 1847; Attorney-General in 1854; Prime Minister in 1857, and again in 1868 and 1878; one of the British Commissioners who signed the Treaty of Washington; leader in work of effecting Canadian confederation. The whole scheme of confederation as propounded by the conference as agreed to and sanctioned by the Canadian government, and as now presented for the consideration of the people and the legislature, bears upon its face the marks of compromise. In the proposed constitution all matters of general interest are to be dealt with by the general legislature; while the local legislatures will deal with matters of local interest which do not affect the confederation as a whole, but are of the greatest importance to their particular sections. http://www.bartleby.com/268/5/1.html   (1884 words)      Institute of Island Studies A government is formed by the party winning a majority of seats in the legislature; if no party wins a majority, the party winning the greatest number of seats governs as a minority, or several parties that collectively hold a majority of the seats may govern in coalition. This happened, for example, in the Canadian federal election of 1979 and the British elections of 1951 and February 1974. Canadians tend to agitate for PR after particularly appalling distortions, such as the outcome of the 1980 federal election that left the liberal majority government without a seat in the western provinces, despite a healthy share of the popular vote there. http://www.upei.ca/~iis/rep_jac_2.htm   (1884 words)      CBC.ca - The Greatest Canadian And after the nominations were counted, the final round of the Greatest Canadian debate raged on for the Top Ten. In November 2004, Canadians voted Tommy Douglas the Greatest Canadian of all time following a nationwide contest. Canada, here are your Top 10 Greatest Canadians, in order of votes received: http://www.cbc.ca/greatest   (173 words)      Buck: Native Messengers of God in Canada? A strong native presence in the membership of the Canadian Bahá'í community is reflected in the fact that native Canadians represent the most significant influx of new converts to the Bahá'í Faith in Canada, with the greatest teaching successes reported in the Peigan Reserve in southern Alberta. The Universal House of Justice has formally approved this initiative. May 18, 1960 (Canada Senate and House of Commons, 24th Parliament, 3rd Session; Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons on Indian Affairs, 1960). http://bahai-library.com/bsr/bsr06/66_buck_messengers.htm   (14723 words)      Important Canadian Politicians He is credited with inspiring the modern Canadian healthcare system and was named the Greatest Canadian of all time in a recent CBC poll. She was also the first-ever Minister of Canadian Heritage and served until 2003. After he resigned as Premier he became a member of the Canadian Parliament and led the NDP from 1961-1971. http://www.filibustercartoons.com/politicians.php   (2523 words)      Prime Ministers of Canada Pierre Trudeau was the top pick as the greatest Canadian of the 20th Century, a new national public opinion survey suggests. Fourth-place honours were shared by former prime minister Lester B. Pearson, who is viewed as the father of Canadian peacekeeping, and Rene Levesque, who led the separatist Parti Quebecois to its first electoral victory. Former prime ministers William Mackenzie King, Wilfrid Laurier, John Diefenbaker and Brian Mulroney were also named in the survey, but received less than two per cent of the votes. http://www.canadainfolink.ca/pms.htm   (409 words)      Important Canadian Politicians He is credited with inspiring the modern Canadian healthcare system and was named the Greatest Canadian of all time in a recent CBC poll. She was also the first-ever Minister of Canadian Heritage and served until 2003. After he resigned as Premier he became a member of the Canadian Parliament and led the NDP from 1961-1971. http://www.filibustercartoons.com/politicians.php   (409 words)      2004 in Canada November 29: Tommy Douglas was voted The Greatest Canadian in a CBC popular television series poll. June 28: The Liberal Party of Canada wins a minority government of 135 seats in the 2004 federal election (155 seats were needed for a majority). February 28: Canadian businessman James Sabzali, living in Philadelphia since 1996, fined and sentenced to a year probation for violating the United States trade embargo against Cuba. http://www.worldhistory.com/wiki/2/2004-in-Canada.htm   (5453 words)      Rail References It was completed to the Canadian border, but Hill, having early envisioned the expansion of farming, trade, and industry from Minnesota to the Rockies and beyond, set about to carry the line westward in what was probably the greatest feat of railroad building in the United States. Within a couple of years he had demonstrated his knowledge of the law and was elected probate judge. Besides his interest in the law, Burke became a champion of other projects, including higher education, railroads, and the cultural growth of his adopted city. http://www.northwestrailfan.com/references.htm   (6308 words)      Canadian Genealogy and History Links - National Canadian Heroes The exploits and accomplishments of two great Canadians who went to Europe to fight for what was to be the greatest challenges of their young lives. inGeneas Canadian Genealogical Research and Searchable Databases Searchable databases include passenger list, Immigration database and the Canada miscellaneous immigration list. Canadian Families A collaborative research project by 11 scholars in 5 Canadian universities studying families in Canada, and compiling a national sample of the 1901 Census of Canada. http://www.islandnet.com/%7Ejveinot/cghl/national.html   (8609 words)      Bjarnason, Jóhann Magnús The greatest and most prolific of Icelandic Canadian novelists, Bjarnason immigrated to Canada in 1875. He also wrote articles, poetry, at least 20 plays and maintained a vigorous correspondence with the leading Icelandic Canadian cultural figures of his day, such as Stephán G. Although romantic tales of adventure were Bjarnason's forte, these usually remained firmly rooted in the Icelandic Canadian immigrant experience. His childhood years in the Icelandic settlement of Markland, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, provided the background for his first novel, Eiríkur Hansson (1899-1903). http://thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000789   (188 words)      Talk:The Greatest Canadian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I was wondering, I'm thinking of removing the initial list of suggested Greatest Canadian nominees since it is redundant with List of Canadians and the short list has been announced. Rosemary Brown was the first African Canadian (and the first woman of any racial background) to run for the leadership of a political party, and the first black woman elected to a provincial legislature. Was she not the first African Canadian senator? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:The_Greatest_Canadian   (188 words)      The Canadian Post His battle against the deficit is his greatest legacy to Canadians, who have the privilege of being part of a country with a vibrant culture, a strong social safety net, and being in the only country in the G8 with a solid record of budget surpluses. He has also advocated for rather liberal (small-l) use of the notwithstanding clause, to impose his own narrow world view down the throats of all Canadians. Canadians from coast to coast will watch the news tonight, and feel sick to their stomachs when they realize precisely what kind of monster they have elected. http://canadian-post.blogspot.com   (4676 words)      Page M His natural history collection reached such proportions that the Canadian government found itself custodian of a “national collection.” Macoun’s greatest legacy was as a field naturalist. When he died in 1920, in his ninetieth year, natural scientists around the world mourned the passing of the dean of Canadian naturalists. mosquinii: after Canadian botanist Theodore Mosquin (1932-) of the Department of Botany, University of California. http://www.calflora.net/botanicalnames/pageM.html   (13375 words)      Operating Administrations, U.S. DOT, FY 2005 Budget in Brief The FY 2005 budget request of $456 million includes $396 million to support a full range of highway safety programs in every State, terri-tory, and Indian nation, including an impaired driving initiative in which grants are awarded strategically to States where the greatest gains in reducing alcohol-related fatalities can be made. FTA is fully committed to the President's mandate that the Federal Government become customer-focused and outcome-based. In FY 2005, $36 million is requested to support research efforts in the areas of rail systems safety, track structures, train occupant protection, human factors in train operations, rolling stock and components, track and train interaction, track control, grade crossings, and hazardous materials. http://www.dot.gov/bib2005/admins.html   (5748 words)      Dominion Labour Party (in Manitoba) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The party enjoyed its greatest success in the province of Manitoba. The DLP aligned itself with the new Canadian Labour Party, and soon ceased to exist in the province as an independent organization. Among the new Labour MLAs were William Ivens, then serving a prison sentence, and Albert E. Smith, who later joined Communist Party of Canada. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Labour_Party_(in_Manitoba)   (478 words)      A CANADIAN PEACE VISION In a recent survey of Canadians' perceptions by Environics Research Group, almost one-third of Canadians believe "peacekeeping and peacefulness" is the greatest contribution Canada has to offer the world. For Canadians, though, the most prescient words come from former UN General Assembly president and prime minister Lester Pearson, in his 1957 acceptance speech during the Cold War. This quote is inspiring for a number of reasons: the Canadian Prime Minister spoke up, saying what many Canadians have on their minds, concerned about U.S. foreign policy; the P.M. also recognized the important work of peacebuilders. http://www.peace.ca/canadianpeacevision.htm   (478 words)      scotbiblio.htm This author has been recognized by the Lord Lyon and by justices of Scotland’s courts as "the greatest of [Scotland’s] heraldic writers." Be this as it may be, Nisbet, A System of Heraldry, infra, is of greater use to the average researcher. Jéquier took his attributions for the Scots armory from Campbell's article. Many of these articles are written in terms of legal rights and obligations, arising from the fact the Lord Lyon is a judicial officer of the Crown of Scotland, and from the fact that armorial ensigns in Scotland are a property right protected by the laws of Scotland. http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/scotbiblio.htm   (478 words)      andrewcoyne.com: No reason Tories can't win in Ontario Speaking as one of a rapidly growing number of Canadians whose family members are from neither of the two founding nations, I believe that CanadaÂ’s greatest strength is its ability to welcome peoples from ALL over the world. If Canadian convervativism is to mean anything, it is a recognition that the Trudeaupian state - whether the cultural and economic vitality of the nation is irretrivably sapped or whether the regions, Alberta in particular, have had enough and walk away from it - is the road to ruin. The idea that the electoral system swindled Canadians out of a just decision in 1988 is a myth that should be laid to rest once and for all. http://andrewcoyne.com/archives/003852.php   (12941 words)      Canadian Genealogy and History Links - National Canadian Heroes The exploits and accomplishments of two great Canadians who went to Europe to fight for what was to be the greatest challenges of their young lives. inGeneas Canadian Genealogical Research and Searchable Databases Searchable databases include passenger list, Immigration database and the Canada miscellaneous immigration list. Canadian Families A collaborative research project by 11 scholars in 5 Canadian universities studying families in Canada, and compiling a national sample of the 1901 Census of Canada. http://www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/national.html   (8609 words)      Jihad Watch: Head of Canadian Islamic Congress: All Adult Israelis Are Targets The "United Islamic Socialist Party," led by Ahmed Qadhi Ahtayev is one of the greatest Wahabbi movements and it has several offices in south Dagestan. Tarek Fatah, a founding member of the Muslim Canadian Congress, said Elmasry's comments were a thinly veiled attack on Jews and hurt the Palestinian cause. Canadian Jewish Congress president Ed Morgan said his organization was outraged by Elmasry's comments. http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/003655.php   (8836 words)      Ottawa Life Magazine Wilson is particularly proud of the Premier’s Platinum Medal for Research Excellence, which will give $1 million each to two preeminent Ontario researchers, allowing them to pursue their greatest lifelong research ambition. Wilson was executive assistant to Beatty when he served as Minister of National Defence and Minister of Health and Welfare in the Actually, a solid grounding in History and Theatre is probably more useful for a politician, although a background in Political Science is helpful for speechwriting.” http://www.ottawalife.com/article.asp?articleid=4   (8836 words)      USA in the 20th Century However, its greatest success was in persuading Congress to pass the 18th Amendment in 1920. On 11th November, 1934, Father Charles E. Coughlin announced the formation of the National Union of Social Justice and began his bid to oust President Franklin D. Roosevelt from power. It provides links to over 50 websites including the New Deal Network, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, FDR Cartoon Archive, Anticommunism and the New Deal Federal Art, The Four Freedoms, Roosevelt's Administration, New Deal Cultural Programs, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute and the Federal Writers' Project. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REVhistoryUSA20.htm   (8836 words)

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