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Wild Horses
Wild horses or feral horses (meaning once domesticated animals that have reverted to a wild state) are found primarily in Western Canada. East of Alberta, the only wild horses are the Sable Island horses. Whether wild horses in North America should be referred to as wild or feral is a matter of debate among experts.
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Horsetail
Horsetails are perennial plants of the genus Equisetum and are the only living representatives of the very ancient and primitive class Sphenopsida, tree-sized members of which were prominent in the land vegetation of the Carboniferous era (353–300 million years ago).
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Hospital
The first Hôtel-Dieu in New France was established in 1639 by 3 sisters of Augustines de la Miséricorde de Jésus in Québec City. This hospital is still in operation.
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Hospital Architecture
From the 17th century until about 1900, hospitals in what is now Canada were unspecialized, multi-purpose institutions for the sick poor. Until around 1900 those able to pay doctors preferred to be treated at home. The first hospitals emerged in places where people were unable to get medical treatment by physicians in their own homes. The financial sources and social mandates of hospitals have varied widely over the past 400 years. The earliest hospitals included military and marine hospitals, as well as Roman Catholic and then Protestant benevolent institutions. By the turn of the 20th century, the administration of scientific medicine was the major purpose of the Canadian hospital. Since about 1970, hospitals have become increasingly specialized; structurally they have become flexible and expandable.
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Hospitallers of St Joseph
Various movements arose in the 20th century to unite the nuns who could trace their origins to La Flèche: in 1953 the American and Canadian convents became one congregation, which the French congregations then joined in 1965. The generalate is in Montréal.
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Hôtel-Dieu
Hôtel-Dieu is the name given to hospitals established by nursing orders of nuns. The Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal was founded by Jeanne Mance and funded by Madame de Bullion, the widow of one of Louis XIII's superintendents of finance.
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House Leader
The Member of Parliament nominated by each party to serve as head strategist and tactician in the House of Commons is given the nonofficial title of House leader.
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House of Commons
The House of Commons is the centre of political power in Canada. The prime minister and his or her Cabinet receive their authority through the confidence of the House. It is an institution steeped in tradition and history. In recent years, Question Period has been televised, opening the political process to Canadians. Much of what the public sees is the rancorous debate and partisan bickering among political parties. But the House of Commons is also where most government legislation is introduced, and where Members of Parliament (MPs) meet to debate policy, vote on key legislation, and hold the government to account.
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House of Lords Reform
This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on November 22, 1999. Partner content is not updated. By the Queen's Robing Room inside the Palace of Westminster, there is a small, sedate chamber they call the Norman Porch. It is populated entirely with busts of past luminaries of the House of Lords, each of whom has served as British prime minister.
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House Sparrow
The house sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a small, granivorous and insectivorous songbird with conical bill and chunky body. Males have a grey crown, black bib, streaked-brown upperparts and greyish white underparts; females are grey-buff overall. The song is repetitive, metallic and unmusical.
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Housing and Housing Policy
Canadian housing takes many forms. More than half of Canadian homes are single-family detached houses; 17% are other ground-oriented forms such as row houses, duplexes, semi-detached or movable; 18% are lowrise apartments and 10% are highrise apartments.
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Housing Co-operatives
Continuing housing co-operatives emerged during the 1960s as an innovative way to meeting housing needs and foster community development. Many Canadians, especially families with children, could no longer afford home ownership and faced difficulty finding good-quality rental housing.
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Housing Rights in Canada
The right to housing is a subject of increasing concern and discussion in Canadian society. The debate regarding the scope and application of housing rights in Canadian law, and the extent to which Canadians may claim these rights as fundamental legal rights, has become even more contentious in recent decades. The growing awareness of housing rights has been brought on by several factors, including: the housing crisis, gentrification, the general lack of affordable housing and the rise of people experiencing homelessness and living in encampments in Canadian cities (see Homelessness in Canada). The development and ongoing implementation of a federal regulatory and policy framework, the National Housing Strategy Act (2019), has also contributed to discussion about housing as a human right.
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Hoverfly
Hoverflies, also known as flower flies, are members of the family Syrphidae within the insect order Diptera (true flies). There are over 6,600 known species of hoverfly, including 539 recorded species in Canada. Hoverflies are found in every Canadian province and territory, including as far north as Ellesmere Island. Adults feed on nectar and pollen, making them important pollinators in a variety of habitats. Many hoverfly species are threatened by habitat destruction and the introduction of non-native species.
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HRT Conundrum
Nicole Mitchell seems visibly relieved to have found someone to listen as she runs through her list of menopause symptoms.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on January 12, 1998
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