Laurent skillfully met the demands of French Canadians. During the Second World War, he carefully avoided the battles over conscription, patriotism and ethnicity that had divided Canada so deeply in the First World War. Though few major policy innovations took place during his premiership, he was...
A Scottish-born American citizen, Alexander Graham Bell lived portions of the middle of his life in Canada, which is enough for many Canadians to claim him as their own. A brilliant scientist and inventor, Bell invented and patented the telephone in the 1870s, and founded the Bell Telephone...
But Jean denied separatist leanings, renounced her citizenship of France (acquired through her marriage), and eventually became a respected vicereine noted for her attention to the Canadian Forces, Aboriginal Canadians, and the arts, especially youth involvement in them. In 2010, Jean was appointed...
As part of the Air Farce tem she has won 15 ACTRA Awards, a Juno, the Maclean's Honour roll and was one of the 1st Canadians inducted into the International Humour Hall of Fame. In 1996 she received the Outstanding Achievement Award from Women in Film and Television Air Farce won in ...
(1 year, 217 days - his first Guinness World record).Along with Canadians Devon McDiarmid and Derek Crowe, he set a second Guinness World record in 2009 for the longest unsupported snowkiting journey in Arctic history, the 3,120 kilometres (1,940 mi) vertical crossing of the Greenland ...
In 2004, he broke a three-year winning streak by Canadians at the NORBA National Series by winning the cross-country event held at Waco, Texas. Bishop is an 18-time member of the USA Cycling National Team. The USA National Team is organized by USA Cycling, the national governing body, ...