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    Paul Hellyer

    Paul Theodore Hellyer, PC, politician, engineer, businessman, writer (born 6 August 1923 near Waterford, ON; died 8 August 2021 in Toronto, ON). A long-time Member of Parliament (MP), Paul Hellyer served in the cabinets of prime ministers Lester B. Pearson and Pierre Trudeau, and was the longest-serving member of the Privy Council at the time of his death. As defence minister, he oversaw Canada’s adoption of nuclear weapons and organized the unification of the armed forces. Hellyer contested the leadership of both the Liberal and Progressive Conservative parties and led two small federal parties of his own creation. He was a notable critic of free trade and advocated for monetary reform. He also gained international notoriety for claiming that Western governments possess — and have been suppressing — evidence of UFOs and extraterrestrial life.

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    Paul Okalik

    Paul Okalik, premier of Nunavut 1999–2008, Inuit land claim negotiator, politician, lawyer (born 1964 in Pangnirtung, NT [now NU]). Paul Okalik’s accomplishments include contributing to the creation of the Inuit Heritage Trust, the Nunavut Implementation Training Committee and the Nunavut Social Development Council.

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    Paul Rose

    Paul Rose, Québecois indépendantiste leader, terrorist, unionist (born 16 October 1943 in Montreal, Quebec; died 14 March 2013 in Montreal). He was a member of the Chénier Cell, also known as the South Shore Gang, of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) and a key player in the October Crisis. On 13 March 1971, he was sentenced for the kidnapping and murder of Pierre Laporte, a minister in the government of Quebec.

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    Jean-Luc Pepin

    Jean-Luc Pepin, academic, politician (b at Drummondville, Qué 1 Nov 1924; d at Ottawa 5 Sept 1995). Educated at the University of Ottawa and the University of Paris, Pepin later taught political science at U of O.

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    Percy Schmeiser

    Percy Schmeiser, farmer, business owner, Saskatchewan MLA 1967–71, politician (born 5 January 1931 in Bruno, SK; died 13 October 2020). Farmer Percy Schmeiser was mayor of Bruno, Saskatchewan, from 1963 to 1982 and MLA for the riding of Watrous from 1967 to 1971. He is best known as the defendant in Schmeiser v. Monsanto, which was argued all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. Monsanto, an American agrochemicals corporation, accused Schmeiser of illegally using their patented genetically modified seeds. Schmeiser claimed they had simply blown onto his farm. He became a folk hero for his stand against a large agricultural corporation and against the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture. An advocate for environmental justice, farmers’ rights, and the right to save seeds, he received the Mahatma Gandhi Award and the Canadian Health Food Association Hall of Fame Award.

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    Persons Case

    The Persons Case (Edwards v. A.G. of Canada) was a constitutional ruling that established the right of women to be appointed to the Senate. The case was initiated by the Famous Five, a group of prominent women activists. In 1928, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that women were not “persons” according to the British North America Act (now called the Constitution Act, 1867). Therefore, they were ineligible for appointment to the Senate. However, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council reversed the Court’s decision on 18 October 1929. The Persons Case enabled women to work for change in both the House of Commons and the Senate. It also meant that women could no longer be denied rights based on a narrow interpretation of the law.

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    Piita Irniq

    Piita Irniq (formerly known as Peter Irniq and Peter Ernerk), Elder, cultural proponent, artist, public servant, commissioner of Nunavut (born 1947 at Lyon Inlet, NT [now NU]). Elder Piita Irniq represented the Keewatin region in the Council of the Northwest Territories from 1975 to 1979. From 2000 to 2005, he served as the second commissioner of Nunavut. Irniq has worked to preserve and promote Inuit culture and languages (see Inuktitut).

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    Peter Tomkins

    Peter Tomkins Jr., Métis leader, political organizer, blacksmith (born 1 January 1899 in Poundmaker Reserve, SK; died June 1970 in High Prairie, AB). In the 1930s, he worked with Jim Brady and Malcolm Norris to build the Métis Association of Alberta (founded 1932, now the Métis Nation of Alberta) and the Indian Association of Alberta (1939). From health care to his work with the Métis settlements, Tomkins promoted improved living conditions for the Métis of Alberta and Saskatchewan. His diplomacy, lobbying and negotiating skills helped get the first Métis-specific legislation passed in Canada in 1938.

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    Pierre Elliott Trudeau

    Pierre Elliott Trudeau, PC, CC, CH, FRSC, prime minister of Canada 1968–79 and 1980–84, politician, writer, constitutional lawyer (born 18 October 1919 in Montreal, QC; died 28 September 2000 in Montreal). A charismatic and controversial figure, Pierre Trudeau was arguably Canada’s best-known politician, both at home and abroad. He introduced legal reforms to make Canada a more “just society” and made Canada officially bilingual with the Official Languages Act of 1969. He negotiated Canada’s constitutional independence from Britain and established a new Canadian Constitution with a Charter of Rights and Freedoms. He played an important role in defeating the Quebec separatist movement of the 1970s and 1980s; although his decision to invoke the War Measures Act in response to the 1970 October Crisis drew sharp criticism. His federalist stance as well as his language and economic policies alienated many in Canada, particularly in the West. His eldest son, Justin Trudeau, became leader of the Liberal Party in 2013 and prime minister in 2015.

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    Pierre Laporte

    Pierre Laporte, journalist, lawyer, politician (born 25 February 1921 in Montreal, Quebec; died 17 October 1970). In October of 1970, Laporte was abducted and subsequently murdered by the Chénier cell of the Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ). This series of events intensified the October Crisis in Quebec. Laporte is one of very few politicians to be assassinated in Canada (see Thomas D’Arcy McGee). 

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    Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Poundmaker)

    Pitikwahanapiwiyin (Poundmaker), Cree chief (born circa 1842 in central SK; died 4 July 1886 in Blackfoot Crossing, AB). Remembered as a great leader, Pitikwahanapiwiyin strove to protect the interests of his people during the negotiation of Treaty 6. Considered a peacemaker, he did not take up arms in the North-West Resistance. However, a young and militant faction of his band did participate in the conflict, resulting in Pitikwahanapiwiyin’s arrest and imprisonment for treason. His legacy as a peacemaker lives on among many Cree peoples, including the Poundmaker Cree Nation in Saskatchewan.

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    Premiers of British Columbia

    Name Party Term John Foster McCreight   1871–72 Amor de Cosmos   1872–74 George Anthony Walkem   1874–76 Andrew Charles Elliott   1876–78 George Anthony Walkem   1878–82 Robert Beaven   1882–83 William Smithe   1883–87 A.E.B. Davie Conservative 1887–89 John Robson Liberal 1889–92 Theodore Davie   189–-95 John Herbert Turner   1895–98 Charles Augustus Semlin Conservative 1898–1900 Joseph Martin Liberal 1900 James Dunsmuir   1900–02 Edward Gawler Prior Conservative 1902–03 Richard McBride Conservative 1903–15 William John Bowser Conservative 1915–16 Harlan Carey Brewster Liberal 1916–18...

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    Premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador

    For more information on provincial politics, see Politics in Newfoundland and Labrador. Premier Party Term ​Tony Wakeham Progressive Conservative 2025-present ​John Hogan Liberal 2025 ​Andrew Furey Liberal 2020-25 ​Dwight Ball Liberal 2015-20 ​Paul Davis Progressive Conservative 2014-15 Tom Marshall Progressive Conservative 2014 Kathleen Dunderdale Progressive Conservative 2010-14 Danny Williams Progressive Conservative 2003-10 Roger Grimes Liberal 2001-03 Beaton Tulk Liberal 2000-01 Brian Tobin Liberal 1996-2000 Clyde K. Wells Liberal 1989-96 Thomas Rideout Progressive Conservative 1989 A....

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    Premiers of Nova Scotia

    For more information on provincial politics see: Nova Scotia. Premier Party Term Tim Houston Progressive Conservative 2021-present Iain Rankin Liberal 2021 Stephen McNeil Liberal 2013-21 ​Darrell Dexter NDP 2009-13 Rodney J. MacDonald Progressive Conservative 2006-09 John Frederick Hamm Progressive Conservative 1999-2006 Russell Gregoire MacLellan Liberal 1997-99 John Patrick Savage Liberal 1993-97 Donald William Cameron Progressive Conservative 1991-93 Roger Stuart Bacon Progressive Conservative 1990-91 John MacLennan Buchanan Progressive Conservative 1978-90 Gerald Augustine Regan Liberal 1970-78 George...

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    Premiers of Nunavut

    Premier Term Paul Okalik 1999–2008 Eva Aariak 2008–13 Peter Taptuna 2013–17 Paul Quassa 2017–18 Joe Savikataaq 2018–21 P.J. Akeeagok 2021–present 

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