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    Lillian Allen

    Lillian Allen, poet, vocalist, lyricist, community activist, teacher (born 5 February 1951 in Kingston, Jamaica). Lillian Allen is Canada's foremost dub poet, performing verses on social and political issues in a rhythmic, declamatory vocal style to reggae accompaniment. She has appeared at literary, music and feminist festivals and events in Canada, the US, the Caribbean, England and Europe, and was heard at Expo 86.

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    Lillian Beynon Thomas

    Lillian Kathleen Thomas, née Beynon, journalist, author, suffragist (born 4 September 1874, King Township, ON; died 2 September 1961, Winnipeg, MB).

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    Lillian Dyck

    Lillian Eva Quan Dyck, OC, scholar, feminist, senator, advocate for Indigenous rights (born 24 August 1945 in North Battleford, SK). Lillian Dyck was the first First Nations woman in Canada to earn a PhD in science. She was also the first First Nations woman to be appointed as a senator. During her time in the Senate, she was part of several actions to improve life for Indigenous peoples in Canada. This includes work on criminal justice and Indigenous education reform, and bills to reinstate Indian Status to women who had lost it based on sexist laws. Dyck was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2021.

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    Lillian Elias

    Lillian Elias (whose Inuvialuktun name is Panigavluk), ONWT, teacher, language activist (born 1943 in the Mackenzie Delta, NT). Influenced by her time at residential school, where administrators attempted to forcefully strip her of her language and culture, Lillian Elias has spent much of her life promoting and preserving her first language, Inuvialuktun (see Inuvialuit).

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    Lillian Freiman

    Lillian Freiman (née Bilsky), OBE, benefactor, community activist, organizer, civic leader and Zionist (born 6 June 1885 in Mattawa, ON; died 2 November 1940 in Montreal, QC). Lillian Freiman used her high social status and wealth to help those less fortunate, both within and beyond the Jewish community. For her work assisting First World War soldiers and leading the Poppy Campaign, the Canadian Legion made her an honorary life member in 1933. Freiman was the first woman to receive this honour.

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    Lillian H. Smith

    Lillian Helena Smith, librarian, educator, writer, literacy advocate (born 17 March 1887 in London, ON; died 5 January 1983 in Toronto, ON). Lillian Smith was the first certified children’s librarian in the British Empire. She pioneered and developed children’s services in the Toronto library system, setting standards that became influential worldwide. She introduced a dedicated classification system for children’s libraries, promoted reading in schools and served on the American Library Association as well as Canadian librarian’s associations. (See also Children’s Literature in English and Children’s Literature in French.) This article was created in collaboration with The Museum of Toronto.

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    Lilly Singh

    Lilly Saini Singh, actor, comedian, author, television host (born 26 September 1988 in Scarborough, ON). Internet personality Lilly Singh has amassed nearly 15 million subscribers and more than 3 billion views since launching her popular channel of YouTube videos under the name IISuperwomanII in 2010. She has since appeared as an actor in films and TV series and published the book How To Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life (2017), which topped the New York Times Business Best Sellers list. In 2017, she ranked No. 10 on Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid YouTube stars and won a People’s Choice Award for Favorite YouTube Star. In 2019, NBC announced that Singh would be the host of a new late-night talk show premiering in September of that year called A Little Late with Lilly Singh. She is an outspoken mental health and anti-bullying advocate and came out as bisexual in 2019.

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    Lily Dougall

    Lily Dougall, novelist, religious writer (b at Montréal 16 Apr 1858; d at Cumnor, Eng 9 Oct 1923). In 1880 she went to Britain, deciding on permanent residence there in 1900. Her first story was published in 1889.

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    Lily Laverock

    Lily (Johnston) Laverock. Impresario, writer, b Edinburgh, Scotland, 14 Jun 1880, d Vancouver 2 Dec 1969. She emigrated to Canada in the 1890s with her family and attended McGill University College (Vancouver) and later McGill University.

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    Lina Quilico

    Lina Quilico (b Pizzolongo). Pianist, coach, teacher of singing, b Montreal 25 Jan 1925, d Toronto 21 Sep 1991; lauréat (AMQ) 1946, premiere prix piano (CMM) 1948.

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    Lincoln Alexander

    Lincoln MacCauley Alexander, CC, OOnt, QC, lieutenant-governor of Ontario 1985–91, member of Parliament 1968–80, lawyer, public servant (born 21 January 1922 in Toronto, ON; died 19 October 2012 in Hamilton, ON). Alexander was the first Black Canadian member of Parliament (1968), Cabinet minister (1979) and lieutenant-governor (Ontario, 1985). In recognition of his many important accomplishments, 21 January has been celebrated as Lincoln Alexander Day across Canada since 2015.

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    Linda Bouchard

    Bouchard's music explores all aspects of timbre and often features outbursts and the use of varying spatial placements of performers. Her commissioned works include Five Grins, Forest, Minotaurus and Amuser le temps.

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    Linda Bouchard

    In 1990 Linda Bouchard returned to Canada, where she composed music for commissions from the New Music America Festival and for the opening of the Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal.

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    Linda Hutcheon

    Linda Hutcheon, literary and art critic, educator (born at Toronto, Ont 24 Aug 1947). Educated at the University of Toronto and Cornell University, she is currently professor of English and comparative literature at U of T.

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    Linda Kash

    It was on the Second City mainstage that she was first noticed when in 1986 she was nominated for a DORA AWARD for best actress in a musical/revue for her roles in both Not Based on Anything by Stephen King and Bordering on Madness.

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