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96 matches to Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway. 1871-87. Joined BC to Canada. Condition of BC joining Canada.
Strathcona and Mount Royal, First Baron. 1820-1914. Canadian statesman key to Canadian Pacific Railway; drove last spike.
Aberhart, William. 1878-1943. Canadian Social Credit advocate.
Aroostook War. 1838-9. US-Canadian border dispute in East.
Banting, Frederick. 1891-1941. Canadian physician: discovered insulin with Best, MacLeod, 1921.
Beaverbrook, Lord. (Maxwell Aitken). 1879-1964. Canadian/British newspaper magnate, politician. Advocated free trade within Commonwealth.
Bellow, Saul. 1915-2005. Canadian/US psychological novelist: Herzog 1964. Humboldt’s Gift 1975.
Bennett, Richard B. 1870-1947. Canadian Conservative Prime Minister 1930-5. Advocated Empire Free Trade. Imperial Conference 1932.
Best, Charles. 1899-1978. Canadian. insulin discoverer. Banting.
Borden, Robert. 1854-1937. Canadian Cons Prime Minister 1911-20. Union Gov’t. Imperial War Cabinet. Women suffrage.
Brébeuf, St. Jean. 1593-1649. French missionary to Canadian Indians. Martyr.
Brown, George. 1818-80. Scottish/Canadian statesman. Founded Toronto Globe 1844.
Byng, Julian. 1862-1935. British General. Commanded Canadian forces, captured Vimy Ridge 1917. Canadian Governor General 1921-6.
Callaghan, Morley. 1903-90. Canadian writer. Such is my Beloved 1934.
Carmen, Bliss. 1861-1929. Canadian lyric poet. Low tide on Grand Pré 1893. Daughters of Dawn 1913.
Caroline Affair. 1837. Canadians destroy US vessel at Niagara for supplying rebels. Mackenzie.
Carr, Emily. 1871-1945. Canadian writer and primitivist painter. Klee Wick 1941.
CCF. 1932. Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. Canadian Socialist party. 1961 =New Democratic Party.
Charlottetown Conference. 1864. Canadian provinces plan Confederation.
Clear Grits Movement. 1848-51. Canadian political movement for representation by population.
Confederation Group. 19C Canadian nationalistic poets. Carmen.
Cunard, Samuel. 1787-1865. Canadian. First regular steamship line.
Dieppe. 1942. Unsuccessful Canadian-led experimental assault on French port. 44,000 dead.
Duplessis, Maurice. 1890-1959. Canadian founder Union Nationale party. Quebec Prime Minister 1936~59.
Elgin, James Bruce, 8th Earl of. 1811-63. Governor General. Worked for independent Canadian government.