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    Marie Uguay

    Marie Uguay, poet (born 22 April 1955 in Montréal, Québec; died 26 October 1981 in Montréal). This young poet was truly a shooting star in the firmament of Québec poetry. 

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    Marie Wilson

    Marie Wilson, CM, ONT, journalist, professor, administrator (born in Petrolia, ON). Marie Wilson had a long and successful career as a journalist in Canada’s North. She created the North’s first daily television news service in 1995 and served as CBC North’s regional director. She later advised the South African Broadcasting Corporation on how to cover South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. In 2009, she became the lone non-Indigenous commissioner on Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Wilson has advocated for northern and Indigenous cultures and rights and is married to former Northwest Territories premier Stephen Kakfwi. She has served on the board of directors of CBC/Radio-Canada since 2017.

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    Marilyn Bowering

    Marilyn Bowering, poet, novelist, playwright (b at Winnipeg, Man 13 Apr 1949). Marilyn Bowering was born in Winnipeg but grew up in Victoria, BC. She was educated at the University of Victoria, where she earned an MA in English.

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    Marilyn Brooks

    Marilyn Brooks, CM, OOnt, fashion designer (born 13 November 1932 in Binghamton, NY; died 4 July 2026 in Toronto, ON). Brooks is widely recognized as an icon of Canadian fashion design.

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    Marilyn Buffalo

    Marilyn Buffalo, leader, educator, advocate, Indigenous rights policy analyst (born in 1950 in Maskwacis, AB). A member of the Samson Cree Nation, Marilyn Buffalo became the first Indigenous person appointed Advisor on Native Affairs at the University of Alberta. She was also formerly the president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC). Buffalo has been heavily involved in advocating for Indigenous rights her entire life, including her work on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and in advocating for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). One of her children is professional skateboarder Joe Buffalo.

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    Marilyn Engle

    (Judith) Marilyn Engle. Pianist, teacher, b Calgary 27 Jul 1946; B MUS (Juilliard) 1969, M SC MUS (Juilliard) 1970, MA (New York) 1975. Marilyn Engle's piano studies in Calgary with Gladys Egbert and in New York with Ilona Kabos led to first prizes in the 1966 CBC Talent Festival and the 1969 J.S.

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    Marilyn Harrison

    Marilyn (Ann) Harrison (b Hill). Piano teacher, producer, b Sydney, NS, 4 Mar 1939; ATCL (Trinity College of Music) 1969, LTCL (Trinity) 1975. Marilyn Harrison was raised in Nova Scotia. She married the pianist Robin Harrison and moved to Saskatoon, where she taught piano privately.

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    Marilyn Lerner

    Marilyn Lerner, jazz pianist, composer (born 4 February 1957 in Montréal, QC), hon BFA (York) 1980. Marilyn Lerner began her formal musical training at an early age, enrolling at Montreal's Ecole Vincent d'Indy 1965-75. 

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    Marilyn Trenholme Counsell

    Marilyn Trenholme Counsell, physician, politician, lieutenant-governor of NEW BRUNSWICK (b at Baie Verte, NB). She grew up in the coastal village of Baie Verte, New Brunswick, and received her high school education at the Port Elgin Regional Memorial School where she graduated as valedictorian.

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    Marina Endicott

    In 1993 Marina Endicott was nominated for the JOURNEY PRIZE for her short story "With The Band," and in 2001 she published her first NOVEL, Open Arms, short-listed for the Amazon/Books In Canada First Novel award in 2002.

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    Marina Nemat

    Marina Nemat, writer, human rights activist (born 22 April 1965 in Tehran, Iran). Nemat emigrated to Canada in 1991, following her imprisonment and torture in Iran. In her published memoirs, Nemat describes her experiences under the Iranian regime, which she denounces. She is also a sought-after public speaker and has won numerous international awards for her commitment to the defence of human rights.

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    Marina Orsini

    Marina Orsini, actor (born Ville-Émard, Montréal, 4 Jan 1967) Raised in a warm Italian family, Marina Orsini studied languages before entering a model competition at the age of 15.

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    Marina Piccinini

    Marina Piccinini. Flutist, b Madison, Wisc, 10 Mar 1963; B MUS (Juilliard) 1985, M MUS (Juilliard) 1985. She grew up in St John's, Nfld, and then studied at the University of Toronto with Jeanne Baxtresser for two years. In 1980 she studied in Zurich with Günther Rumpel for 6 months.

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    Mario Bernardi

    Mario Bernardi, conductor (born at Kirkland Lake, Ontario 20 Aug 1930, died in Toronto 2 June, 2013). Considered the leading Canadian-born conductor of his generation, Bernardi has appeared widely in Canada and abroad.

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    Mario Bernardi

    Mario (Egidio) Bernardi. Conductor, pianist, born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, 20 Aug 1930, died in Toronto 2 June, 2013; honorary D MUS (Laurentian) 1972, honorary D MUS (Ottawa) 1974, honorary FRHCM 1978, honorary D MUS (Windsor) 1978, honorary LLD (BC) 1997, honorary D MUS (Carleton) 2001.

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