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    Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley

    Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, KP GCB OM GCMG VD PC, army officer (born 4 June 1833 at Golden Bridge House, County Dublin, Ireland; died 25 March 1913 in Menton, France). Wolseley served with the British army in battles and campaigns across the world and was one of the best-known generals of the Victorian period. He was also a proponent of army reform and modernization. Wolseley was tasked with improving Canadian defences in the 1860s (see also Trent Affair, American Civil War, Fenian Raids) and led the Red River Expedition of 1870. He also recruited a contingent of Canadians for the 1884–85 Nile Expedition.

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    Garnet Rogers

    Garnet (Lee) Rogers. Folksinger, guitarist, violinist, composer, b Hamilton, Ont, 3 May 1955. He is the brother of Stan Rogers, for whom he served 1973-83 as accompanist (guitar, violin, flute) and arranger. A self-taught and highly proficient instrumentalist, he also backed Willie P. Bennett and Noel Harrison during this period. Following his brother's death, Rogers undertook a successful solo career on the Canadian and US folk club and festival circuit. He has also toured with the noted Scottish singer Archie Fisher.

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    Garry Neill Kennedy

    Garry Neill Kennedy, CM, artist, teacher (born 6 November 1935 in St. Catharines, ON; died 8 August 2021 in Vancouver, BC). Garry Neill Kennedy was an award-winning conceptual artist. His work earned a Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts and was presented at the National Gallery of Canada. Kennedy was also president (1967–90) of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in Halifax. He is credited with transforming the conservative and traditional art school into an energetic and internationally renowned avant-garde institution. Kennedy was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2003.

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    Garth Beckett

    Garth Beckett. Pianist, b Eston, Sask, 22 Dec 1933. A pupil of Lyell Gustin, Beckett made his orchestral debut in 1952, performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra.

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    Garth Drabinsky (Profile)

    Garth Drabinsky needs to be convinced. After years of enduring a chippy relationship with the Canadian media, he is not eager to be interviewed by a journalist who has occasionally failed to cast him in the most flattering light.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on January 26, 1998

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    Garth Howard Drabinsky

    Garth Howard Drabinsky, lawyer, entrepreneur (b at Toronto 27 Oct 1948).

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    Garth Hudson (Profile)

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on July 22, 2002. Partner content is not updated. It's close to dawn when Garth Hudson shows me the gun. "I made it from a kit," he says, fondling a derringer with a smooth wooden handle. Hudson is sitting at a piano in his home studio, an old cabin in New York's Catskill Mountains.

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    Gartner Replaces Wallin

    Hana Gartner was barrelling across the vast terrazzo expanse of the CBC's Toronto headquarters, doing what she claims she does best - worrying.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on September 18, 1995

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    Gary Beck

    Gary Beck, drag race driver (b at Seattle, Wash 21 Jan 1941). Beck raced stock cars for 12 years before becoming a drag racer, operating from his home in Edmonton, Alberta. He was an outstanding competitor in this sport during the 1970s.

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    Gary Buck

    Gary Ralph Buck, singer, songwriter, record producer, executive, administrator, (born 21 March 1940 in Thessalon, ON; died 14 October 2003 in Didsbury, AB). One of Canadian country music’s most accomplished and versatile talents, Gary Buck excelled at virtually every aspect of the business during his 45-year career.

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    Gary Buck

    Gary (Ralph) Buck. Singer-songwriter, administrator, record producer, b Thessalon, near Sault Ste Marie, Ont, 21 Mar 1940, d Didsbury, Alta, 14 Oct 2003. His career began in Sault Ste Marie where he sang on CKCY radio, initially with Ray Kovisto's band The Country Caravan.

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    Gary Cowan

    Gary Cowan, golfer (b at Kitchener, Ont 28 Oct 1938). One of Canada's finest amateur golfers, Cowan learned his craft under teaching professional Lloyd Tucker in Kitchener. He represented Canada in many international competitions, including the World Amateur and Commonwealth team matches.

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    Gary Farmer

    Gary Dale Farmer, actor, publisher, musician, filmmaker, broadcaster, activist (born 12 June 1953 at Ohsweken, Six Nations Reserve, ON). Versatile character actor Gary Farmer has appeared in more than 120 film and television productions. He is perhaps best known for his role as the mysterious mystic Nobody in Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man (1995). Farmer has also been active in theatre and radio and is a pioneer in the development of Indigenous peoples’ media. He has received two Best Actor awards at the American Indian Film Festival and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native American Film + Video Festival.

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    Gary Filmon

    In 1983 Filmon succeeded Sterling LYON as Conservative leader and on 9 May 1988 formed a minority government after defeating the incumbent New Democrats.

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    Gary Fjellgaard

    Gary Fjellgaard. Singer-songwriter, guitarist, b Rose Valley, central Saskatchewan, of Norwegian descent, 14 Aug 1937. He performed intermittently (eg, in 1958 as Gary "Rock and Roll" Rogers with Evan Kemp and the BC Trailriders) while working in the logging industry near Prince George, BC.

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