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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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    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 Manitoba

    Premier Party Term Alfred Boyd * Non-partisan 1870–71 Marc A. Girard ** Non-partisan 1871–72 Henry J. Clarke ** Non-partisan 1872–74 Marc-Amable Girard Non-partisan 1874 Robert A. Davis Non-partisan 1874–78 John Norquay Non-partisan 1878–87 David H. Harrison Non-partisan 1887–88 Thomas Greenway Liberal 1888–1900 Sir Hugh John Macdonald Conservative 1900 Sir Rodmond P. Roblin Conservative 1900–15 Tobias C. Norris Liberal 1915–22 John Bracken United Farmers of Manitoba 1922–27 John Bracken Progressive 1927–32 John Bracken Liberal Progressive 1932–43...

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    Premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador

    For more information on provincial politics see: Newfoundland and Labrador. Premier Party Term ​Andrew Furey Liberal 2020-present ​Dwight Ball Liberal 2015-2020 ​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. Brian Peckford Progressive Conservative 1979-89 Frank D. Moores Progressive Conservative 1972-79...

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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 Nova Scotia

    Premiers of Nova Scotia Premier Party Date Hiram Blanchard Confederation 1867 William Annand Anti-Confederation 1867-75 Philip Carteret Hill Liberal 1875-78 Simon Hugh Holmes Conservative 1878-82 John Sparrow Thompson Conservative 1882 William Thomas Pipes Liberal 1882-84 William Stevens Fielding Liberal 1884-96 George Henry Murray Liberal 1896-1923 Ernest Howard Armstrong Liberal 1923-25 Edgar Nelson Rhodes Conservative 1925-30 Gordon Sidney Harrington Conservative 1930-33 Angus Lewis Macdonald Liberal 1933-40 Alexander Stirling MacMillan Liberal 1940-45 Angus Lewis Macdonald Liberal 1945-54...

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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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    Premiers of Ontario

    For more information on provincial politics, see Politics in Ontario. Premier Party Term ​Doug Ford Progressive Conservative 2018-present Kathleen Wynne Liberal 2013-18 Dalton McGuinty Liberal 2003-13 Ernie Eves Progressive Conservative 2002-03 Mike Harris Progressive Conservative 1995-2002 Bob Rae NDP 1990-95 David Peterson Liberal 1985-90 Frank Miller Progressive Conservative 1985 Bill Davis Conservative 1971-85 John Robarts Progressive Conservative 1961-71 Leslie Frost Progressive Conservative 1949-61 Thomas Laird Kennedy Progressive Conservative 1948-49 George A. Drew Progressive Conservative 1943-48...

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    Premiers of Quebec

    For more information on provincial politics see: Québec. Premier Party Dates François Legault Coalition Avenir Québec 2018-present Philippe Couillard Liberal 2014-2018 Pauline Marois Parti Québécois 2012-2014 Jean Charest Liberal 2003-2012 Bernard Landry Parti Québécois 2001-2003 Lucien Bouchard Parti Québécois 1996-2001 Jacques Parizeau Parti Québécois 1994-1996 Daniel Johnson Jr. Liberal 1994 Robert Bourassa Liberal 1985-1994 Pierre-Marc Johnson Parti Québécois 1985 René Lévesque Parti Québécois 1976-1985 Robert Bourassa Liberal 1970-1976 Jean-Jacques Bertrand Union Nationale 1968-1970 Daniel Johnson...

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    Premiers of Québec

    Premiers of Québec Premier Party Date Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau Conservative 1867-73 Gédéon Ouimet Liberal 1873-74 Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville Conservative 1874-78 Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Liberal 1878-79 Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau Conservative 1879-82 Joseph-Alfred Mousseau Conservative 1882-84 John Jones Ross Conservative 1884-87 Louis-Olivier Taillon Conservative 1887 Honoré Mercier Liberal 1887-91 Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville Conservative 1891-92 Louis-Olivier Taillon Conservative 1892-96 Edmund James Flynn Conservative 1896-97 Félix-Gabriel Marchand Liberal 1897-1900 Simon-Napoléon Parent Liberal 1900-05 Jean-Lomer Gouin Liberal 1905-20 Louis-Alexandre...

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    Premiers of Saskatchewan

    For more information on provincial politics see Politics in Saskatchewan. Premier Party Term ​Scott Moe Saskatchewan Party 2018-present Brad Wall Saskatchewan Party 2007-2018 Lorne Calvert NDP 2001-07 Roy Romanow NDP 1991-2001 D. Grant Devine Conservative 1982-91 Allan E. Blakeney NDP 1971-82 W. Ross Thatcher Liberal 1964-71 Woodrow S. Lloyd NDP 1961-64 Thomas C. Douglas Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 1944-61 William J. Patterson Liberal 1935-44 James G. Gardiner Liberal 1934-35 James Anderson Conservative 1929-34 James G. Gardiner...

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