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The electric router screeches and whines as Paterson Ewen, wearing knee pads and ear protectors, crouches on top of his plywood "canvas" - four large sheets mounted together on wooden saw-horses - ready to start a new painting. "Like an athlete, you need to be keyed up," explains the London, Ont.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on October 7, 1996
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In 1982, Canada “patriated” its Constitution. It transferred the country’s highest law, the British North America Act (which was renamed the Constitution Act, 1867), from the authority of the British Parliament to Canada’s federal and provincial legislatures. The Constitution was also updated with a new amending formula and a Charter of Rights and Freedoms. These changes occurred after a fierce, 18-month political and legal struggle that dominated headlines and the agendas of every government in the country.
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Patrice Desbiens, poet (born in 1948 in Timmins, Ontario). One of the most important poets in French-speaking Ontario, Patrice Desbiens is also among the most highly regarded by francophones across Canada.
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Patricia Beatty, CM, dancer, choreographer, teacher and director (born 13 May 1936 in Toronto, ON; died 20 November 2020 in Toronto). As an inspirational teacher and mentor to young dancers and through the example of her rigorous, uncompromising artistic principles, Beatty played a seminal role in fostering the growth of modern dance (see dance, modern) performance and choreography in Canada.
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Holt (b Blomfield), Patricia Blomfield. Composer, teacher, pianist, b Lindsay, Ont, 15 Sep 1910, d 5 Jun 2003. Self-taught during her early years, she studied and taught concurrently 1929-39 at the TCM, where her teachers included Norman Wilks, Hayunga Carman, Norah de Kresz, and Healey Willan.
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Patricia A. Demers, CM, FRSC, humanist, professor, expert on English literature (born 1946 in Hamilton, ON). Patricia Demers was the first female president of the Royal Society of Canada, serving from 2005 to 2007. She is distinguished professor emeritus at the English and Film Studies Department of the University of Alberta, Calgary, and one of Canada’s most decorated literary scholars.
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Patricia (Pat) Duncan, business woman, politician, premier of Yukon (b at Edmonton, Alta, 8 Apr 1960). Duncan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton University in 1983. She then became Special Assistant (Constituency Affairs) in the office of Yukon MP Erik NIELSEN.
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Patricia (Grant Lewis) Elliott. Pianist, teacher, b Regina 9 Apr 1930; ATCM 1946. Patricia Elliott was a pupil of Lubka Kolessa 1947-9 and Boris Roubakine 1949-50.
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A stage actress for more than 4 decades, Patricia Hamilton has worked in theatres across Canada, and at the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Conn, the National American Shakespeare Festival in San Diego, the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland and the Old Vic in London, England.
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Patricia Irene Rideout-Rosenberg, contralto (b at Saint John 16 Mar 1931; d at Cambridge, Ont 8 Sep 2006).
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During the 1950s, Joudry turned to more serious dramatic writing for radio, television and stage. Her best-known play, Teach Me How to Cry, was first produced on CBC radio and television in 1953.
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Patricia Lorraine Tutty, "Paddy," folksinger, musician, song-collector (b at Calgary 12 Apr 1953). A gifted instrumentalist, she began performing contemporary FOLK MUSIC with her sister Leslie in the late 1960s, initially accompanying herself on guitar.
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Patricia (Ann) Parr. Pianist, teacher, composer, b Toronto 10 Jun 1937; Artist Diploma (Curtis) 1957. She had her first lessons from her mother and studied piano 1942-51 with Mona Bates and composition 1949-51 with John Weinzweig.
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Patricia (Irene) Rideout-Rosenberg (formerly Rideout). Contralto, b Saint John, NB, 16 Mar 1931, d Cambridge, Ont, 8 Sep 2006. Patricia Rideout studied piano 1941-3 with Beatrice Price and voice 1946-8 with Agnes Forbes in Saint John, and also performed in theatricals there.
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