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    Mark Carney

    Mark Joseph Carney, OC, 24th Prime Minister of Canada, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, banker, economist, civil servant (born 16 March 1965 in Fort Smith, NWT). Mark Carney was the second-youngest person to assume the top job at the Bank of Canada, which he held from 2008 to 2013. From 2013 to 2020, he was the first non-British governor of the Bank of England. Carney earned a reputation as an effective crisis manager at both banks, leading the former through the recession of 2008–09 and the latter through the uncertain aftermath of Brexit. He also had a 13-year career with global finance firm Goldman Sachs and was the United Nations’ Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance. An Officer of the Order of Canada, Carney was elected to lead the Liberal Party of Canada on 9 March 2025. He was sworn in as Canada’s 24th prime minister on 14 March and was re-elected with a minority government on 28 April. 

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    Mark Critch

    Mark Critch, comedian, actor, writer (born at St. John's, Nfld 1974). Mark Critch's career in sketch comedy began in St. John's when he was 15.

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    Mark Dubois

    Mark (Christopher) Dubois. Tenor, b Toronto 9 Nov 1953; Artist Diploma (Toronto) 1977, Artist Diploma opera (Toronto) 1979. He began singing at six as a boy chorister and soloist at St Augustine's Anglican Church in Toronto, where he worked with choir director Donald Hanson.

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    Mark George Prent

    Mark George Prent, sculptor (b at Lodz, Poland 23 Dec 1947, Canadian citizen 1948). Prent works with plastics such as polyster resin, fibreglass and found objects and occasionally bronze. His works are extremely realistic and frequently feature motion or sound.

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    Mark Godden

    Mark Godden, choreographer and dancer (b at Dallas, Texas 21 Sept 1958), initially studied to be an actor.

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    Mark Graham

    Mark Anthony Graham, track and field athlete, soldier (born 17 May 1973 in Gordon Town, Jamaica; died 4 September 2006 in Afghanistan). Graham was an accomplished athlete who competed in the 4X400m relay at the 1992 Olympic Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain. He enlisted in the Canadian Army and was sent to Afghanistan, where he lost his life in a friendly fire accident. 

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    Mark Kingwell

    Mark Kingwell, philosopher, writer, critic (b at Toronto 1 March 1963). Mark Kingwell was born in Toronto but grew up on air force bases across Canada, from Prince Edward Island to Manitoba, where he attended a Jesuit high school for boys. He completed a BA at the University of Toronto, and a M.

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    Mark McKinney

    In 1989 The Kids in the Hall debuted on the CBC in Canada and on HBO in the US. Along with the other four members, Mark McKinney was responsible for writing the series.

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    Mark McKoy

    Mark McKoy continued to excel after the games, winning gold medals at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the 110 m hurdles, and as a member of the 4x100 m relay team.

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    Mark McMorris

    Mark Lee McMorris, Canadian snowboarder (born 9 December 1993 in Regina, Saskatchewan). McMorris competes in both big air and slopestyle snowboarding. He won the bronze medal for Canada in men’s slopestyle at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi and the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, as well as silver in men’s slopestyle at the 2013 FIS Snowboarding World Championships. He has also won multiple gold medals on the World Cup circuit and at the Winter X Games, Dew Tour and the Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships. 

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    Mark Messier

    Mark Douglas “Moose” Messier, hockey player (born 18 January 1961 in Edmonton, AB). A talented forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 25 seasons, Mark Messier is considered one of the greatest hockey players of all time. He ranks near the top of many regular-season NHL records: third in points (1,887), eighth in goals (694), third in assists (1,193) and second in games played (1,756). He is also second all-time in playoff goals (109), playoff assists (186) and playoff points (295), and fourth overall in playoff games played (236). Famous for his leadership, he captained the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks. He also won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player with the Oilers in 1990 and with the Rangers in 1992. Messier won six Stanley Cups and received the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 1984. An Officer of the Order of Canada, he has been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and Canada’s Walk of Fame.

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  • Macleans

    Mark Messier Hangs up His Skates

    HE SPOKE OF HOCKEY as a game that consumed him, but the truth is Mark MESSIER was the one doing the feasting. He ate up opponents and he fed off pressure and when his number ascends to the rafters of Madison Square Garden next January, the honour alone won't seem sufficient.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on September 26, 2005

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    Mark Miller

    Mark David Miller, writer, photographer (born 6 November 1951 in Toronto, ON). Mark Miller is one of Canada’s most respected jazz critics.

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    Mark Robson

    Mark Robson, director, editor, writer, producer (born at Montréal 4 Dec 1913; died at London, UK 20 Jun 1978). Mark Robson was educated at the University of California and began his career as a prop boy for Twentieth Century Fox.

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    Mark Rudolph MacGuigan

    Mark Rudolph MacGuigan, academic, politician (b at Charlottetown 17 Feb 1931; d at Oklahoma City, Okla 12 Jan 1998). A graduate of St Dunstan's College and the University of Toronto, he taught law at U of T, Osgoode Hall and University of Windsor, where he was also dean.

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