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    Government Apology to Former Students of Residential Schools

    On 11 June 2008 Prime Minister Stephen Harper stood in the House of Commons to offer, on behalf of the Government of Canada, an apology to Indigenous peoples in Canada for the abuse, suffering, and generational and cultural dislocation that resulted from assimilative, government-sanctioned residential schools. The apology specifically addresses the assimilative practices of the government, the forced removal of children from their families, the abuse suffered by many of those children, and the resulting effects of these policies.

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    Governor General of Canada

    Canada is a constitutional monarchy. As such, there is a clear division between the head of state and the head of government. The head of government is the prime minister, an elected political leader. The head of state is the Canadian monarch. Their duties are carried out by the governor general, who acts as the representative of the Crown — currently Charles III — in Canada. (Lieutenant-Governors fulfill the same role in provincial governments.) The governor general performs a wide array of ceremonial duties. They also fulfill an important role in upholding the traditions of Parliament and other democratic institutions. Former Supreme Court of Canada justice Louise Arbour was named Canada's 31st governor general on 5 May 2026. She will officially assume the role in June.

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    Governors General of Canada Since Confederation

    Canada is a constitutional monarchy. The Crown is the head of state, and the governor general acts as their representative in Canada. The governor general has extensive ceremonial duties. They fulfill an important role in upholding the traditions of Parliament and other democratic institutions.

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    Grace Annie Lockhart

    Grace Annie Dawson (née Lockhart), trailblazer in women’s education, teacher, women’s rights advocate (born 22 February 1855 in Saint John, NB; died 18 May 1916 in Charlottetown, PEI). Grace Annie Lockhart was the first woman in the British Empire to be granted a bachelor’s degree, earning a Bachelor of Science from Mount Allison College (now Mount Allison University) in 1875. While little is known about her life after graduation, sources suggest that she was a strong supporter of women’s education and women’s suffrage.

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    Grace Hartman

    Grace Hartman, labour leader (b at Toronto, Ont 14 July 1918; d there 18 Dec 1993). Hartman was the first female unionist to hold the top position in a Canadian union. In 1954 she joined the National Union of Public Employees (TLC), where she held several local and provincial positions.

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    Grace MacLennan Grant Campbell

    Grace MacLennan Grant Campbell, writer (born at Williamstown, Ont 1895; died at Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont 31 May 1963). Born in the rural community of Williamstown, Ontario, Grace Campbell attended QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY on scholarship and studied English literature.

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    Grace Marks

    Grace Marks, historical figure (born ca. 1828 in Ulster, Ireland [now Northern Ireland]; date and place of death unknown). Grace Marks was an Irish Canadian maid. She was convicted, along with James McDermott, of the murder of their employer Thomas Kinnear, who was killed along with his housekeeper and mistress Nancy Montgomery in 1843. Marks’s trial was widely publicized in newspapers of the day. Her story has also been told in Susanna Moodie’s Life in the Clearings (1853), as well as in Margaret Atwood’s play The Servant Girl (1974) and her novel Alias Grace (1996). The latter was adapted by Sarah Polley into an award-winning CBC miniseries, starring Sarah Gadon as Marks.

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    Grace Winona MacInnis

    In BC and Ottawa she worked hardest for low-income housing, consumer rights and women's equality. She also took great interest in international affairs, serving as Canada's representative during a number of international conferences.

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    Gradimir Pankov

    Gradimir Pankov, dancer, ballet master, teacher, artistic director (born 25 October 1938 in Skopje, Macedonia). Having been the artistic director of the Nederlands Dans Theater II, the National Ballet of Finland, the Cullberg Ballet in Sweden and the Ballet du Grande Théâtre de Genѐve, Gradimir Pankov moved to Canada in 1999 to take over Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal.

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    Graeme Ferguson

    Ivan Graeme Ferguson, filmmaker, executive (born 7 October 1929 in Toronto, Ontario; died 8 May 2021 in Norway Point, Ontario). Ivan Graeme Ferguson has been the recipient of numerous awards and acclaim for his contributions to the film industry, both in Canada and internationally.

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    Graeme Mercer Adam

    Graeme Mercer Adam, publisher, editor, author (b at Loanhead, Midlothian, Scot 25 May 1839; d at New York City 30 Oct 1912). During his career in Canada, Adam was a tireless supporter of Canadian letters.

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    Graham Coughtry

    Graham Coughtry, painter (b at St-Lambert, Qué 8 June 1931; d at Toronto 13 Jan 1999). Coughtry studied at the Ontario College of Art 1949-53. His first exhibition was with Michael SNOW at Hart House, University of

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    Graham Ford Towers

    Graham Ford Towers, banker, public servant (b at Montréal 29 Sept 1897; d at Ottawa 4 Dec 1975). Towers served in WWI and graduated from McGill in 1919. Although originally intending to study law, he entered the service of the ROYAL BANK OF CANADA.

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    Graham Fraser

    Graham Fraser, industrialist, community leader (b at New Glasgow, NS 12 Aug 1846; d there 25 Dec 1915). Following training in the US, Fraser returned to New Glasgow in 1867 to work in J.W. Carmichael's shipyards.

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    Graham George

    Graham (Elias) George. Composer, teacher, theorist, organist-choirmaster, conductor, b Norwich, England, 11 Apr 1912, d Kingston, Ont, 9 Dec 1993; ACCO 1934, ARCO 1935, FCCO 1936, B MUS (Toronto) 1936, D MUS (Toronto) 1939.

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