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    Larry Kent

    Kent's early films received limited distribution and were virtually forgotten until they were included in a retrospective of Canadian cinema at the Toronto Festival of Festivals (seeFILM FESTIVALS) in 1984.

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    Laurence Lemieux

    Laurence Lemieux, dancer, teacher, choreographer, co-artistic director born at Quebec City 30 Sept 1964). Laurence Lemieux trained as a gymnast before dancing for renowned Canadian choreographers such as Margie GILLIS, James KUDELKA, and Jean-Pierre PERREAULT.

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    Laurent Beaudoin

    Laurent Beaudoin, CC, OQ, business executive (born 13 May 1938 in Laurier-Station, QC). In 1966, Beaudoin became president of Bombardier Inc. After 55 years with the company, he retired in 2018.

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    Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

    Laurent “Dr. Kill” Duvernay-Tardif, CQ, football player, doctor (born 11 February 1991 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, QC). Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is an offensive lineman with the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was the 10th player ever drafted into the NFL from Canadian college and university football, and is the first Quebec-born football player to win a Super Bowl championship. Duvernay-Tardif is also the first active NFL player to become a doctor. He opted out of the 2020 season to work at a Montreal long-term care facility during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was made a Chevalier of the Ordre national du Québec in 2019. In 2020, he was named a Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated, as well as co-winner (with soccer player Alphonso Davies) of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada’s athlete of the year.

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    Laurent-Olivier David

    Laurent-Olivier David, lawyer, journalist, newspaper owner, writer, politician (born 24 March 1840 in Sault-au-Récollet (Montréal), QC; died 24 August 1926 in Outremont, QC). David was responsible for founding the Monument-National and was the author of a number of biographies of famous Canadians. 

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    Laurie Bower

    Laurie (Lawrence Wayne) Bower, arranger, singer, trombonist (born 31 August 1933 in Kirkland Lake, ON; died 19 January 2016 in Toronto, ON). 

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    Laurie Graham

    Laurie Graham, alpine skier (b at Orangeville, Ont 30 Mar 1960). A skier from the age of 5, she began competing in the Nancy Greene Ski League at 10 and reached the international circuit at 17, winning the Nor-Am downhill championship in her first year.

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    Laurie Matthew Duncan

    Laurie Matthew Duncan. Pianist, composer, teacher, b Winnipeg 16 Sep 1956, ARCM (London) 1974, B MUS (Manitoba) 1978, Artist Diploma in Piano Performance (London, Ont) 1980, M MUS (Brandon) 1985.

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    Laurie Skreslet

    Laurie Grant Skreslet, mountaineer and guide, outdoor equipment designer (b at Calgary 25 Oct 1949). Skreslet's affinity for international MOUNTAINEERING can be traced to early hiking and camping trips in the Rockies and a

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    Laurier LaPierre

    Laurier LaPierre, television personality, author, editor, academic (born at Lac-Mégantic, Qué 21 Nov 1929; died at Ottawa, 17 Dec 2012).

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    Sir Wilfrid Laurier: the Politics of Compromise

    The following article is an editorial written by The Canadian Encyclopedia staff. Editorials are not usually updated.

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    Laval String Quartet/Quatuor Laval

    Laval String Quartet/Quatuor Laval. String quartet founded in 1982 as part of the School of Music of Laval University by four teachers: György Terebesi (first violin), Michiko Nagashima (second violin), Chantal Masson (viola), and Huguette Morin (cello).

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    Lawren Harris

    Lawren Stewart Harris, painter (born 23 October 1885 in Brantford, ON; died 29 January 1970 in Vancouver, BC).

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    Lawrence and Miriam Adams

    The marriage of Lawrence Adams and Miriam Weinstein in 1967 launched one of the longest and extraordinarily multi-dimensional partnerships in Canadian dance history.

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    Lawrence Cherney

    Lawrence Cherney. Oboist, administrator, teacher, b Peterborough, Ont, 1 May 1946, BA (Toronto) 1969, M MUS (Toronto)1978. After studying 1959-64 with Perry Bauman at the RCMT, he entered the University of Toronto in 1964 as a philosophy student while continuing his studies with Bauman.

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