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    Victor Li

    ​Victor Li, business tycoon (born 1 August 1964 in British Hong Kong), studied at Stanford University in California earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil and structural engineering. He is the son of business tycoon Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong’s richest man, who has a net worth of US$31.8 billion, according to Forbes (March 2017). Li is best known in Canadian business circles as the co-chairman of Calgary-based Husky Energy, and also for his attempt to bail out Air Canada in 2004. He currently serves as the chairman of CKI, an infrastructure conglomerate with holdings in Canada, Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Australia. Li holds citizenship in both Canada and China.

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    Vincent Wheeler Bladen

    Vincent Wheeler Bladen, OC, economist (born 14 August 1900 in Stoke-on-Trent, England; died 26 November 1981 in Toronto, ON). Bladen is recognized for his contributions to the field of economics and to a number of royal commissions, including the Royal Commission on the Automotive Industry (1961). (See also Automotive Industry; Canada-US Auto Pact.)

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    Voyageurs

    Voyageurs were independent contractors, workers or minor partners in companies involved in the fur trade. They were licensed to transport goods to trading posts and were usually forbidden to do any trading of their own. The fur trade changed over the years, as did the groups of men working in it. In the 17th century, voyageurs were often coureurs des bois — unlicensed traders responsible for delivering trade goods from suppliers to Indigenous peoples. The implementation of the trading licence system in 1681 set voyageurs apart from coureurs des bois, who were then considered outlaws of sorts. Today, the word voyageur, like the term coureur des bois, evokes the romantic image of men canoeing across the continent in search of furs. Their life was full of perilous adventure, gruelling work and cheerful camaraderie.

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    Walker's Trail of Pain

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on July 6, 1998. Partner content is not updated.

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    Walter Deiter

    Walter Deiter, OC, Chief, Indigenous rights advocate (born 31 May 1916 on Peepeekisis Reserve, SK; died 7 September 1988 in Regina, SK). Walter Deiter was active in the development of Indigenous political organizations in the 1960s. His work helped to establish the National Indian Brotherhood (now Assembly of First Nations) and has resulted in him being appointed to the Order of Canada.

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    Walter Edward Foster

    Walter Edward Foster, businessman, politician, premier of New Brunswick 1917-23 (b at St Martins, NB 9 Apr 1873; d at Saint John 14 Nov 1947). Chosen Liberal Opposition leader in 1916 and premier following the Liberal victory in 1917 he sat for Victoria in 1917 and Saint John City in 1920.

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    Walter Stanley Monroe

    Walter Stanley Monroe, businessman, politician (b at Dublin, Ire 14 May 1871; d at St John's 6 Oct 1952). He was Newfoundland's eighteenth prime minister, June 1924-August 1928; his newly constituted party swept to power, ending Albert HICKMAN's brief prime ministership.

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    Wilfred Leigh Brintnell

    Wilfred Leigh Brintnell, pilot, businessman (b at Belleville, Ont 27 Aug 1895; d at Edmonton 22 Jan 1971).

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    Wilfrid Gagnon

    Wilfrid Gagnon, businessman (b at Montréal 15 Sept 1898; d there 10 June 1963). A graduate of Montréal's Collège Sainte-Marie, Gagnon joined his family's shoe-manufacturing firm, Aird and Son Ltd, becoming president in 1926.

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    Willard Garfield Weston

    Willard Garfield Weston, OC, food merchant, manufacturer (born 26 February 1898 in Toronto, ON; died 22 October 1978 in Toronto). The son of biscuit manufacturer George Weston, Willard Garfield Weston expanded the family business, George Weston Limited, which grew to operate and own a variety of brands and retail banners.

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    William Allan

    William Allan, businessman, politician (b near Huntly, Scot 1770; d at Toronto 11 July 1853). Between 1795 and 1822 Allan established himself as a prosperous merchant in York (Toronto), as a government officeholder and as a land speculator.

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    William Cameron Edwards

    William Cameron Edwards, industrialist, politician (b in Clarence Twp, Russell County, Canada W 7 May 1844; d at Ottawa 17 Sept 1921). Edwards entered the lumbering business in Thurso but moved to Rockland in 1868 and founded W.C.

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    William Cormack

    William Eppes (Epps) Cormack, merchant, explorer, naturalist (b at St John's 5 May 1796; d at New Westminster, BC 30 Apr 1868).

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    William Dodge Lovitt

    William Dodge Lovitt, vessel owner, entrepreneur (b 21 July 1834; d 1 Jan 1894). He purchased new sailing vessels at YARMOUTH, NS, Port of Registry during the 19th century.

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    William Eric Phillips

    William Eric Phillips, financier, industrialist (b at Toronto 3 Jan 1893; d at Palm Beach, Fla 26 Dec 1964). In Europe at the outbreak of WWI, Eric Phillips joined the British army, winning both the DSO and the Military Cross, and becoming lieutenant-colonel.

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