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    John A. Macdonald

    He was elected into the Legislated Assembly and became a leader of the Conservative Party. He is seen as a founding father in Canada.
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    Nellie McClung

    She became involved in campaigning for women to have the right to vote. She finally with her help women got to vote.
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    Elizabeth Arden

    She she opened a salon. She became involved in producing cosmetics on a large scale, bring a scientific approach. By the time she died she had cosmetic company, a fashion line and millions of salons all over the world.
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    Fredrick Grant Banting

    After Banting became a doctor he joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps and he served in World War 1. Banting and Charles Best isolated the pancreas hormone, which is know as insulin. J. J. R Macleod were awarded the Nobel prize.
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    Tommy Douglas

    Douglas was a baptist minister. He became involved in social causes and ultimately politics. He was elected premier Saskatchewan in the first socialist government.
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    Pierre Trudeau

    Trudeau became a prime minster in 1958. He was reelected in 1972. He helped Canada form its unquie identity by fighting to establish French and English as national language.
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    Margret Atwood

    She works on novels, short stories, poetry, focus on feminist, and interpersonal issues. Atwood is a note poet, essayist, and literary critic.
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    Micheal J. Fox

    Fox had a breakthrough part as Alex Keaton in Family Ties. He went on and stared in many movies like Back to the Future. He went back to his show Spin City. He retired early because he was suffering from Parkinson disease.
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    Wayne Gretzky

    At the age of 16 Gretzky began playing professional hockey. He signed with the NHL's Edmonton at the of 18. He broke records like most goals scored in a season, which is 92. When he signed 25.5 million dollar contract in 1993 he became the highest paid player in hockey. He retired in 1999. His jersey number is 99.
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    Cèline Dion

    Dion signed a major record deal at the age of 12. By the age of 18 she had recorded nine French- Language albums. She got married in Vegas. She postponed her career because her husband had cancer.