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    MS St. Louis

    ​On 7 June 1939, 907 Jewish refugees aboard the MS St. Louis were denied entry to Canada. The ship returned its passengers to safe harbour in four European countries. Sadly, 254 of its passengers later perished in the Holocaust. This article is a full-length entry about the MS St. Louis. For a plain-language summary, please see MS St. Louis (Plain-Language Summary). 

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    Mud Lake Stream Archaeological Site

    The Mud Lake Stream archaeological site is located along the Canada/United States border at the northern end of Spednic Lake, in southwestern New Brunswick.

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    Mukluk

    Mukluks are soft hide boots designed by Inuit for manoeuvrability and warmth in northern environments. The term mukluk comes from the Yupik word maklak, meaning “bearded seal” — a key animal source for Indigenous clothing in the North.

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    Mulroney Fights Back Over Airbus

    As usual, Brian Mulroney was dressed for the occasion, impeccably suited in sober, even prime ministerial, blue.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on April 29, 1996

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    Mulroney Launches Suit

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on November 27, 1995. Partner content is not updated. Political circles had been buzzing for weeks about a major police investigation into the biggest civil aviation contract ever given by a Canadian government - the 1988 purchase of 34 Airbus A-320 passenger planes from a European consortium for $1.8 billion.

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    Mulroney Speaks Out

    Brian Mulroney can't stop laughing. Sunk into the well-upholstered couch in his eleventh-floor, downtown Montreal law office, he is trying to read out loud from a glossy report - but keeps breaking into guffaws.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on May 24, 1999

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    Mulroney Wins an Apology

    Teddy Kennedy was one of the first to call Brian MULRONEY at home last Monday morning with congratulations. The U.S. senator's message, Mulroney later told friends, included the observation that Mulroney "proved that a citizen can take on city hall, and win.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on January 20, 1997

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    Mulroney Wins his Costs

    Public Relations 400: Case Study (honors students only). The client is a former Canadian prime minister who left office with the lowest poll ratings in history.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on October 20, 1997

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    Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (Plain-Language Summary)

    The case of Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys was a court case that took place from 2001 to 2006. It was about the right to practice religion at school. It is also known as the “kirpan case”. A Sikh student, Gurbaj Singh Multani, wanted to wear his kirpan to school for religious reasons. The kirpan is a small knife that Sikhs must always carry with them. Finally, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that wearing a kirpan must be permitted in order to respect freedom of religion. However, the knife must be secured so as not to threaten the safety of others. This article is a plain-language summary of Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys. If you are interested in reading about this topic in more depth, please see our full-length entry, Multani c. Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys.

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    Multimedia Communications

    Multimedia is the combined use of several media, such as video, graphics, sound, lighting and text for the purpose of education or entertainment. More specifically, it refers to the use of digitized media displayed on a computer.

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    Multinational Corporation

    A multinational corporation consists of incorporated and unincorporated enterprises comprising parent enterprises and their foreign affiliates. The parent and each of the affiliates are established under the laws and practices of the countries where they are located.

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    Multiple Sclerosis

    Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that impacts the body’s central nervous system. As of September 2020 an estimated 2.8 million people are living with MS worldwide. Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world with over 90,000 Canadians living with the disease. There is no known cure for MS, but treatments can help address symptoms and slow the progression of the disease.

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    Municipal Administration

    The activities of locally elected municipal councils are administered by officials and employees organized into municipal public-service departments (see MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT).

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    Municipal Finance

    Municipal finance is concerned with the revenues and expenditures of municipalities. Revenues are secured from local taxes (see Taxation) and other local revenues and from provincial and federal grants.

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    Municipal Government in Canada

    Municipal governments are local elected authorities. They include cities, towns and villages, and rural (county) or metropolitan municipalities. They are created by the provinces and territories to provide services that are best managed under local control; from waste disposal and public transit to fire services, policing, community centres and libraries. A municipal government’s revenue is raised largely from property taxes and provincial grants.

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