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David Chariandy

David John Chariandy, writer, professor of English literature (born in 1969 in Scarborough, ON).
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David Clayton-Thomas

David Clayton-Thomas (born David Henry Thomsett), singer, songwriter, producer (born 13 September 1941 in Surrey, England).
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David Croll

David Arnold Croll, lawyer, politician (b at Moscow, Russia 12 Mar 1900; d at Ottawa 10 June 1991). Elected a Liberal MLA in 1934, he became the first Jewish Cabinet minister but resigned in April 1937 over Premier HEPBURN's opposition to industrial unionism.
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David Crombie

David Crombie, teacher, politician (b at Toronto 24 Apr 1936). Educated at Western and U of T, he was appointed lecturer in political science and urban affairs at Ryerson Polytechnical Inst. From 1966 to 1971, Crombie was director of student affairs at Ryerson.
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David Cronenberg

David Paul Cronenberg, CC, OOnt, FRSC, filmmaker (born 15 March 1943 in Toronto, ON). David Cronenberg is Canada’s most influential and internationally celebrated filmmaker. Dubbed the “Baron of Blood” and “the King of Venereal Horror,” he pioneered a commercial genre cinema in Canada with his at times controversial horror movies. His signature “body horror” films such as Shivers (1975), The Brood (1979), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), The Fly (1986), Dead Ringers (1988), Naked Lunch (1991) and Crash (1996) have challenged audiences with provocative, even prophetic explorations of the relationship between sex, technology and violence. He is a Companion of the Order of Canada, a Chevalier of the Ordre des arts et lettres de France and a member of Canada’s Walk of Fame.He has won 10 Genie Awards and prizes at virtually every major international film festival, as well as lifetime achievement awards from the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards, the Canadian Screen Awards, the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival.
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David Currie, VC

David Vivian Currie, VC, auto mechanic, welder, soldier, House of Commons sergeant-at-arms (born 8 July 1912 in Sutherland, SK; died 24 June 1986 in Ottawa, ON). During the Second World War, Major Currie was the only member of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps to be awarded the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for bravery among troops of the British Empire.
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David Dale Zieroth

David Dale Zieroth, poet, editor (b at Neepawa, Man 7 Nov 1946). Raised on his parents' farm in Manitoba, David Zieroth was educated at the University of Manitoba (BA 1967) and Simon Fraser University (MA 1987).
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David Dingwall (Profile)

This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on April 3, 1995. Partner content is not updated. Forget, for a moment, his reputation as a throwback to the old-style, intensely partisan Ottawa wheeler-dealers. At a little past 8 a.m. on a steel-grey morning, David Dingwall is trying to lighten up. It does not come easily.
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David Dodge (Interview)

DAVID DODGE SAYS SO OFTEN that the BANK OF CANADA 's goal is to keep inflation "low, stable and predictable" that, as the words trip off his tongue, they flow together, creating what seems like a single thought.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on March 21, 2005
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David Donnell

David Donnell, poet, writer (b at St Mary's, Ont 1939). Donnell published his first poetry collection, Poems, in 1961. His second volume, The Blue Sky, appeared in 1977. He received the Canadian Comic Poet Award in 1981, and the GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD for Poetry in 1983 for Settlements.
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David Douglas

David Douglas, botanist (b at Scone near Perth, Scotland 25 July 1799; d in Hawaii 12 July 1834). Douglas became an apprentice gardener at age 11; at 20 he moved to the Botanic Gardens, Glasgow, and at 23 became a collector for the Horticultural Society of London in North America.
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David Eagle

David (Malcolm) Eagle.
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David Earle

In 1968 he returned to Toronto and joined Peter RANDAZZO, formerly of the Martha Graham Dance Company, and fellow Torontonian, Patricia BEATTY, in co-founding the TORONTO DANCE THEATRE (TDT).
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David Ernest Hornell

David Ernest Hornell, VC, clerk, pilot (born 26 January 1910 in Toronto, Ontario; died 25 June 1944 at sea near the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean). During the Second World War, Hornell was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross (VC) for his heroic actions in sinking a German submarine and encouraging his crewmates after their plane was shot down. He was the first member of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) to receive the VC.
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David Essig

David (Robertshaw) Essig. Guitarist, mandolinist, kayagum player, singer, composer, record producer, radio host, b Frederick, Md, 2 Dec 1945, naturalized Canadian 1978; BA (George Washington) 1967. He began playing the guitar at 16 in blues and bluegrass styles.
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