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Cassette audio tapes were introduced.Before cassettes their were records. Cassettes were a big step in the direction of having portable music technology.
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William Sharner is a Canadian actor from Montreal. He is Eighty five now. One of his big acting roles was "Captain Kirk", in the the show Star Treck.
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1967- point system for immigrants. The Point System was made for immigrants that wanted to live in Canada. hey need to fill out a form, and each question would have points with it. All the points would be added up, and if you get over fifty then you can be accepted into Canada.
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Ian Kirk Sutherland was born at East General Hospital, in Toronto. His Parents are Ross Sutherland and Catherine Wallace.
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On July 1, 1967 was the anniversary of the Canadian confederation. Which was held in Montreal.
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau was born in Montreal on October 18, 1919.
He was married to Margret Trudeau.
Pierre Eliot Trudeau became Prime Minister on 1968 to 1979. He got defeated by The Conservatives leader Joe Clark. In 1980-1994 he became the Prime Minister again. On June 29, 1984 he announced that he wanted to retire, and on June 30, he left office.
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During the 1980's the Canadian Rock Band "Rush" was a huge band. Rush was formed in Toronto, Ontario. They formed in 1968. They have won multiple awards like the Juno Awards and were inducted into the Hall Of Fame.
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Dr. Henery Friesen developed a blood test to identify hormones in a women's body that prevented pregnancy.
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The law of Abortion and homosexuality being illegal ended. These laws were ended by Pierre Eliot Trudeau.
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The October Crisis started on October 5,1970 when two cabinet ministers by the names Pierre Laporte a Quebec Cabinet minister, and James Cross who was a British cabinet minister, were both kidnapped. They were both kidnapped by a separatist party called the FLQ (Quebec Liberation Front). James Cross was found alive, but Pierre Laporte was not.
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National Action committee on the status of women is formed.
Which is a feminist activist group. They became the CEWC's on January 30, 1971.
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The Summit series was a hockey tornament played between Canada's NHL players and the Soviet Union in September of 1971-1972.
This kind of event had never happened before and given that it existed during the Cold War it made it even more unique.
During the eight day event both teams battled, half the games were played in Canada the other half in Moscow.
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Ian Kirks First day of school was at James Robinson, in Markham. He was four.
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French became the official language in Quebec in July 1974. The bill was called "bill 22" and was passed by Robert Bourassa.
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Trudeau passed an immigration law. The law was to allow more immigrants into Canada. This gave more immigrants access to jobs, and opportunities in Canada.
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A political party called the "Parti Quebecois" won the provincial election. It was their fist time being in government. They are a Sovereignist party that believes with independence from Canada.
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Rachel McAdams is a Canadian actress from London, Ontario. She has acted in movies like The Notebook, Wedding Crashers and,Mean Girls.
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In the 1980's clothing trends were divided. People that were part of the "Punk" crowd wore things like Doc Martin Boots, Long black Leather Coats, and black clothing. Their hair was messy and sometimes jelled up-ward to make it look spiky. People that wore more of the popular trends wore clothing like, crop tops, Polo Shirts, High waisted jeans, Acid Washed Jeans, Girls typically had big hair, and sometimes "Crimped" it, and had bright coloured articles of clothing and makeup.
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Wayne Gretzky was a Canadian hockey player that played for The Rangers, LA Kings, Saint Lois Blues, and the Edmonton Oilers. He also coached The Phoenix Coyotes.
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On July 29, 1981 Princess Diana and Prince Charles got married at St.Pauls Cathedral in London,England. It was broadcasted live and watched by 750 million people.
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Christine Sinclair is a professional soccer player, and plays in the Olympics for team Canada. She was born in British Columbia on June 12, 1983. Christine has won 3 Bronze metals in the Olympics, a Bronze and Gold in the Pan American Games, two Silvers in CONCACAF (Confederation Of North, Central American, and Caribbean Association Football), and She also played in the FIFA World Cup.
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On March 20, 1939, Brian Mulroney was born in Baie-Comeau, Quebec, His parents were Mary Irene O'Shea and Benedict Martin Mulroney,
Mulroney was the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
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On Septmeber 4, 1984 the PC Party won the largest majority in Canadian history.
John Turner was appointed Prime Minister and party leader taking over for Pierre Trudeau. During English debate the election was decided. Brian Mulroney nailed Turner on patranige and corruption. In response Turner defendied himself by saying he had "no option"
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On May 15,1985 Ian Kirk Sutherland was elected Markham District High School Student Vice-President. During his tenure he designed the official MDHS logo. He also approved and chose the MDHS school jackets. These were the first issued school jackets since 1968. He also worked with all of the school clubs, organizations and sports teams to help improve human relations between staff and students.
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Changes in the Indian Act were made such as, letting a aboriginal women, who married a non-aboriginal man, be allowed to keep their status. Whereas before a aboriginal man could marry a non-aboriginal women and keep his status, but a aboriginal women would lose it. The bill was passed by Brian Mulroney's government on June 28th, 1985.
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Ian Kirk Sutherland went to Markham District High school. It is located on 90 Church Street Markham, Ontario. He went there 1982-1987.
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Black Monday refers to the day the stock market crashed. It happened on Monday, October 19, 1987. It was caused by world markets crashing at huge value in a very short time. The crash started in Hong Kong it then spread Europe and the United States.
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Ian Kirk Sutherland's first gallery show was The Richvale Gallery in Richmond Hill, Ontario. It is a library, with a gallery in the same building. He showed around ten pieces from a series called "Urban Post Urban". Which was about urban life, urban development, and the change between rural to urban.
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The 1988 Election was fought on one issue, that was the Free Trade Agreement with the US.
The Mulroney PC's were for it and the Liberals and the NDP were against it.
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The wall separated East and West Berlin. The east was co u its and the west was democratic. When the wall was torn down it was a huge moment for the world. It was symbolic of freedom starting and communism diminishing.
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During the 1990's the trend of denim was very popular. Clothes like overalls and high waisted Jean shorts, paired with a chocker necklace was huge! Guys typically wore hats turned to the side and wore flannel. Girls had their hair in styles like "space buns", which was a hair style of taking your hair and having it in two buns!
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The Oka Crisis was a argument/dispute over land, in Quebec.The town of Oka wanted to build on the land of the Mohawk. The town wanted to expand a golf course. The Mohawks didn't want them building on their land! The dispute was between the police, army and the Mohawk protesters. It ended on September 11, 1990.
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Ian Kirk Sutherland went to OCADU for visual arts. Specializing in Abstract visual art. He graduated in 1991.
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Ian married Kathy Sutherland on May 24, 1994 at St.Andrews Presbyterian Church on Markham Main Street.
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Andre De Grasse was born in Scarborough, Ontario, on November 10, 1994. He is a professional sprinter. He has won two Bronze and one Gold metal in the Olympics, two gold metals at the Pan American Games, Pan American Games (Junior) a Silver and Bronze, a Silver and Bronze in IAAF (International Association Of Athletes Federations), and he also ran in the Commonwealth Games.
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Ian KIrk Sutherland and Kathy Sutherland had a child on November 4,1996. At Markham Stouffville Hospital. His name was Fraser Andrew Stewart Sutherland, who is their first child.
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Ian was a political organizer for over 3 decades.
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On May 1, 2000 Ian Kirk Sutherland and Kathy Sutherland had a child by the name of Lindsay Mackenzie Sutherland, who is their second child.
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On October 22, 2014 there was a shooting at Parliament Hill. The shooter killed a solider guard at the National War Memorial on Parliament Hill. The shooter entered Parliament, the prime minister Stephan Harper was taken away.
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Justin Trudeau was elected Prime Minister on October 19, 2015 for the Liberal party.
Justin Trudeau was born on December 25, 1971 in Ottawa. Justin Trudeau's parents are Margaret Trudeau and Pierre Elliott Trudeau. Pierre Elliott Trudeau was Also the Prime Minister twice. First in 1968-1979, then re-elected in 1980-1994.
He has three kids and a wife named Sophie. Justin Trudeau and Sophie got married on May 28, 2005.
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David Bowie who was a unique and creative song writer and singer, who was born in London, England on January 8. 1947. He created music that was a mixture of rock, post punk, alternative, and much more. On January 10, 2016 David Bowie passed away from cancer.
This news spread all around the world.
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Ian as chosen to exhibit in the International Contemporary Artist Project, Toronto, Ontario. He exhibited his work from February 21-24. Over 10 thousand views witnessed the event
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The Swiss Bank in Zurich, Switzerland made a major purchased of Sutherland's work. Stirling Bridge, 2013, Acrylic on Canvas is part of the Swiss Banks permanent collection. It is permanently installed in the building rotunda.
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Ian Kirk Sutherland unveiled his "Synesthesia Series" at Toronto's Urban Gallery on June 4, 2016. The show was witnessed by hundreds as well as being recognized by the media and the Toronto Arts and culture community. The show ran for 5 weeks,
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The singer of a rock band, Gord Downie was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. This was huge news and almost everyone around Canada new about this. After the news spread it was later known that his band "Tragically Hip" will perform and go on a tour. The last show was in their home town in Kingston, Ontario. It was sold out and broadcasted on live television.
Gord Downie And His Bnad "Tragically Hip" Performing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jTMSBhPCZw
