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Canada’s Most Influential Persons:

Rating System. Canada’s Most Influential Persons:. Rating system: 5 Maple Leaves: Made a major, lasting impact on Canada, the effects of which are still felt today. 4 Maple Leaves: Made a significant impact on Canada 3 Maple Leaves: Influenced Canada moderately

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Canada’s Most Influential Persons:

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  1. Rating System Canada’s Most Influential Persons: Rating system: 5 Maple Leaves: Made a major, lasting impact on Canada, the effects of which are still felt today. 4 Maple Leaves: Made a significant impact on Canada 3 Maple Leaves: Influenced Canada moderately 2 Maple Leaves: Made a minor impact on Canada 1 Maple Leaves: Made an insignificant impact on Canada

  2. Pierre Elliott Trudeau(October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) • Pierre Elliott Trudeau held the title of Canada’s fifteenth Prime Minister from April20, 1968 to June 3. 1970 and from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984. • Largely involved in removing laws against homosexual sex from the Criminal Code of Canada, Trudeau notably declared, "The State has no business in the bedrooms of the nation." • As Prime Minister, he fought to move the Canadian Constitution from the British Parliament to Canada and gave his country the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. • Furthermore, he used the War Measures Act in 1970 to handle the October Crisis. Trudeau became the first western leader to visit Communist China, as well as several other foreign diplomatic visitations. • Ranking: • Serving his country as a leader, Trudeau made several pivotal leaps in terms of Canada’s independence, and initiated cordial relations with global world powers. His influence on his country is clearly evident.

  3. Nellie McClung (1873 - 1951) A speaker for the Liberal Party, Nellie McClung pioneered the fight that won Canadian women voting rights within Manitoba in 1916. • Later elected as a Liberal member of the Alberta, McClung sponsored several social legislations such as medical care for children, and social rights for women. • She also played a major role in granting women eligibility for the role of Senate of Canada. • As both a politician and a suffragist, McClung was the only female Canadian representative to Switzerland at the League of Nations, 1938. • She was also the first woman member of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Board of Broadcast Governors in 1936; and served until 1942. Ranking: Honored as one of the great Canadian women of history, McClung revolutionized the manner in which women in Canada were treated. She gave them a strong voice, one which was not afraid of change.

  4. David Suzuki David Suzuki was born on March 24th, 1936, in Vancouver, BC. • Suzuki has written 32 books, 15 of those for children. Suzuki’s television shows, the nature of things and ‘A Planet for the taking’ continues to be aired he has won Gemini awards as well as an award from the United Nations. • He has been associated with other scientific giants as Carl Sagan and Jacques Cousteau as ‘popularizers of science today’, as his programs are watched the world over by as many as 1.8 million people. • Along with his organization; The David Suzuki Foundation, Suzuki has raised ecological and moral issues that we as a society would be foolish to ignore. Ranking: Suzuki deserves 3/5 snowflakes because, while he hasn’t done anything boisterous and loud, he has been quietly working behind the scenes to change our country and our world, slowly changing Canada into a leader in ecological reform. An environmentalist and a voice for our suffering planet, David Suzuki continues a crusade to combat its destruction.

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  7. Canada’s Most Influential Events: Rating System Rating system: 5 Maple Leaves: Made a major, lasting impact on Canada, the effects of which are still felt today. 4 Maple Leaves: Made a significant impact on Canada 3 Maple Leaves: Influenced Canada moderately 2 Maple Leaves: Made a minor impact on Canada 1 Maple Leaves: Made an insignificant impact on Canada

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  9. Vimy Ridge (08/04/1917) On an early April morning, four divisions of the Canadian Corps attacked the German-occupied Vimy Ridge. After a grueling battle that lasted through the day, the Canadians were successful in their efforts. • As part of the Allied plan, the triumph of Vimy Ridge was a crucial tactical victory that aided in forcing Germans out of France. • Vimy Ridge proved to be a turning point in the course of World War I. Four Victoria Crosses were awarded for the battle; the whole Canadian contingent was noted for their bravery. Rating: As one of the greatest battles in Canadian history, Vimy Ridge established the Canadian Corps as a force of bravery. Canadians today still remember the events of the battle through the many memorials across the country, as well as in remembrance ceremonies. It had a major impact on the lives of many at the time, and continues to live as a vivid memory for some.

  10. Avro Arrow • Following the end of the Second World War, a small Canadian company by the name of A.V. Roe began producing the first system of delivering mail by jet in the world. • A.V. Roe had some of the best young engineers of the time, and in the government decided to put them to good use in producing a jet interceptor to guard our northern frozen wastes from United Soviet socialist Republic (USSR) Bombers. • AV Roe produced 602 CF-100 ‘Canuck’ Interceptors. The RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) soon realized that the Canuck would not be able to chase down the new Soviet trans And Super-sonic Bombers being produced, so they created as series of punishing criteria for airplane makers. • After a series of tests, AV Roe won the grant from the government to produce a new type of plane, The CF-105 ‘Arrow’ supersonic interceptor. After a long period of testing, the Arrow was unveiled to the world on October 4th, 1957, • The Arrow project was finally cancelled on February 20th, 1959. the Arrow was ahead of its time, and would have pushed Canada forward as a major technological giant, as well as increasing our economy and jobs. Rating: The Arrow was rated as 4/5 because it was a major achievement in Canadian history, and proved to the world, if only for a short time, that we could produce superior technology over The United States and England.

  11. Halifax Explosion • Thursday, December 6, 1917, a Belgian relief ship, Imo, headed for open sea unaware of the French ship, Mont Blanc, which was heading towards the moor harbor. • The Mont Blanc contained: 400000pounds of TNT, 10 tons of gun cotton, 2300 tons of picric acid, 35 tons of benzyl and 300 rounds of ammunition. • Both Mont Blanc and Imo signaled “full speed astern,” which in response Imo decided to reverse her engine causing her bow to strike Mont Blanc resulting in “deadly sparks”. A fire started, causing the fully aware crew of Mont Blanc to flee the ship. • The Mont Blanc disintegrated and with it causing a 2km flattening of northern Halifax, a large mushroom cloud extending kilometers high, killing 1900 people instantly, injuring 9000 more, twenty five limbs were amputated, 37 people were permanently blinded, 250 eyes were removed and hardly any glass in Halifax was still intact after the explosion. • The fire spread quickly causing damage to 12000 homes leaving many without shelters. The Dominion government handled the situation by giving out pensions and re housing, which continues 59 years after the explosion. No blame was held against the largest man made explosion since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Rating:

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