| Judy Sgro Judy Sgro, PC, MP (born December 16, 1944 in Moncton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, she currently represents the electoral district of York West in the Canadian House of Commons. Sgro was first elected in a 1999 by-election, and was re-elected in the general elections of 2000 and 2004. She was made Minister of Citizenship and Immigration in the government of Paul Martin on December 12, 2003. Judy_Sgro
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| Equalization payments Equalization payments are cash payments made in some federal systems of government from the federal government to state or provincial governments with the objective of offsetting differences in available revenue or in the cost of providing services. Equalization_payments
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| Sponsorship scandal Talk:Sponsorship_scandal
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| Lloyd Robertson Lloyd Robertson, OC, LL.D (born January 19, 1934) is the chief anchor and senior editor of CTV's national evening newscast, CTV News with Lloyd Robertson. Lloyd_Robertson
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| Jean Lapierre Jean-Claude Lapierre, PC (b. May 7, 1956) is a Canadian television broadcaster and a former federal politician. He was Paul Martin's Quebec lieutenant during the period of the Martin government. He returned to the Canadian House of Commons after an eleven year absence when he won a seat in the 2004 federal election for the Montreal riding of Outremont. Jean_Lapierre
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| Canadian Auto Workers The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW; formally the National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada) is one of Canada's largest and highest profile trade unions. While rooted in Ontario's large auto plants of Windsor, Brampton, Oakville, St. Catharines and Oshawa, the CAW has in recent years expanded and now incorporates workers in industries from fisheries to air travel. The current president of the CAW is Ken Lewenza. Canadian_Auto_Workers
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| Israel–Gaza Strip barrier Israeli Gaza Strip barrier (see mapseparation barrier first constructed under the leadership of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Completely encircling the Gaza Strip, the barrier is made up of wire fencing with posts, sensors and buffer zones on lands bordering Israel, and concrete and steel walls on lands bordering Egypt. Israel–Gaza_Strip_barrier
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| Joe Fontana This article is about the Canadian politician. For the fictional detective from Law & Order, see Joe Fontana.Joseph Frank "Joe" Fontana, PC (born January 13, 1950 in Cellara, Cosenza, Italy) was a Liberal member of the Parliament of Canada for the riding of London North Centre, in London, Ontario.In 1954 his father Ugo (a police officer), his mother Pearl and his sisters Anna and Maria emigrated from Italy to Timmins, (where another sister, Adrianna, was later born). Joe_Fontana
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| Cheryl Gallant Cheryl_Gallant
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| North York, Ontario North York forms the central part of the northern half of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. As of the 2006 Census, it has a population of 635,370. The official 2001 census count was 608,288. Until 1998, it was the second-largest of six municipalities that comprised another larger municipal structure called Metropolitan Toronto. North_York,_Ontario
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| History of the Jews in China Jews and Judaism in China have had a long history. Jewish settlers are documented in China as early as the 7th or 8th century CE, but may have arrived during the mid Han Dynasty, or even as early as 231 BCE. Relatively isolated communities developed through the Tang and Song Dynasties (7-12th cent. History_of_the_Jews_in_China
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| Irene Mathyssen Irene R. Mathyssen (born August 16, 1951 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian politician and a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons. She was previously a New Democratic Party Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) from 1990 to 1995, and briefly served as a minister in the government of Bob Rae.Mathyssen was educated at the University of Western Ontario from 1970 to 1975, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Drama, and a Bachelor of Education degree. Irene_Mathyssen
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| John Manley Talk:John_Manley
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| Sunday Night Sex Show The Sunday Night Sex Show was a live call-in Canadian television show which ran from 1996 to 2005. It aired on the W Network and was one of their most popular programs. Every week, callers would line up on the phone to talk to the host, Sue Johanson, about various topics from how to spice up one's sex life, to advice on how to select the right sex toy, to how to deal with various relationship issues. Sunday_Night_Sex_Show
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| List of scandals with "-gate" suffix Talk:List_of_scandals_with_"-gate"_suffix
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| Joint Task Force 2 Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2) is the Canadian Forces unit responsible for counter-terrorist operations. It was formed on April 1, 1993 and its mission is to provide a unit capable of rendering armed assistance in the resolution of an incident that is affecting, or has the potential to affect, the national interest. JTF2 is subordinate to the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command and, along with the Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR), forms the core of Canada's special operations forces. Joint_Task_Force_2
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| Jean Pelletier Jean Pelletier, OC , OQ (February 21, 1935 Canadian politician, who was formerly mayor of Quebec City, Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister's Office, and chairman of VIA Rail. He was a leading organizer of the Liberal Party of Canada. Jean_Pelletier
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| Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista (2006 populationtown on the Bonavista Peninsula, Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Unlike many Newfoundland coastal settlements, Bonavista was built on an open plain, not in a steep cove, and thus had room to expand to its current area of 31.5square kilometres. Bonavista,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador
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| CH-149 Cormorant CH-149_Cormorant
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| Bjarni Tryggvason Bjarni_Tryggvason
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| The Eleventh Hour (TV series) The Eleventh Hour is a Canadian television drama series which aired weekly on CTV from 2002 to 2005.The show revolves around the reporters and producers at a fictional television newsmagazine series, The Eleventh Hour. Unhappy with the newsmagazine's shrinking audience, the network has brought in a new executive producer, Kennedy Marsh, to reorient the show in a more ratings-driven tabloid journalism direction. The_Eleventh_Hour_(TV_series)
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| Steve Moore Steve Moore (born September 22, 1978) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre, perhaps best known for his role in a series of controversial incidents with the Vancouver Canucks that ultimately led to the end of his playing career. Steve_Moore
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| Buck 65 Richard Terfry (born March 4, 1972), better known as Buck 65, is a Canadian hip hop artist, MC and turntablist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, rock, folk and avant garde influences into a style commonly compared to Tom Waits and Beck.Terfry is also a radio host, having hosted a weekday program on CBC Radio 3's web radio station. Buck_65
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| Canada Revenue Agency Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) (formerly Revenue Canada under the Federal Identity Program) is a federal agency that administers tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories, international trade legislation, and various social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system. It also oversees the registration of charities in Canada, and tax credit programmes such as the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credit Program. Canada_Revenue_Agency
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| Pwn Pwn (belowVarious pronunciations) is a leetspeak slang term, derived from the verb "own", as meaning to appropriate or to conquer to gain ownership. The term implies domination or humiliation of a rival, used primarily in the Internet gaming culture to taunt an opponent who has just been soundly defeated (e.g. "You just got pwned!"). It was popular among Counter-Strike gamers before spreading through the more general Internet world. The past tense may also be spelledpwnd, pwn'd pwn3d, pwnt or powned. Pwn
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| Same-sex marriage in Canada Talk:Same-sex_marriage_in_Canada
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| Canadian Wheat Board The Canadian Wheat Board (known at times as the Canada Wheat Board or by the acronym CWB) was established by the Parliament of Canada in 1935 as a producer marketing system for wheat and barley. It is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.It is governed by a 15-person Board of Directors. Canadian_Wheat_Board
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| Brad Wall Brad_Wall
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| Norman Atkins Norman_Atkins
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| War of the Worlds (2005 film) War_of_the_Worlds_(2005_film)
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| Daryn Jones Daryn Jones (born January 3, 1978 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian comedian and television and radio personality. Mista Mo co-wrote and co-starred on the sketch comedy television show Buzz. Rick Mercer Report. Daryn_Jones
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| Juno Awards of 2004 Juno Awards of 2004 were presented on April 4, 2004 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and were hosted by Alanis Morissette.Singer-songwriters Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan, and Nickelback led the nominations with five nominations each. Céline Dion, received four nominations; Billy Talent, Our Lady Peace and Sam Roberts each received three; Avril Lavigne, Barenaked Ladies, Christina Aguilera, Lillix, Michael Bublé, R. Juno_Awards_of_2004
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| Chris Bosh Christopher Wesson Bosh (born March 24, 1984) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who plays for the Toronto Raptors.Garnering an array of basketball accolades since his high school days, the power forward left college after one season to enter the 2003 NBA Draft. Chris_Bosh
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| Police dog A police dog is a dog that is trained specifically to assist police and similar law-enforcement personnel with their work. Police dogs are often referred to by the term K9, which is a homophone of the term canine, a word that generally refers to the dog and its relatives.In many jurisdictions the intentional injury or killing of a police dog is a felony, subjecting the perpetrator to harsher penalties than the statutes embodied in local animal cruelty laws. Police_dog
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| Solange Knowles Solange Piaget Knowles (born June 24, 1986), who performs under the mononym Solange, is an American singer–songwriter, actress, model and dancer. She is the younger sister of R&B singer Beyoncé. Knowles was born and raised in Houston, Texas. Showing an interest in music recording at an early age, she eventually broke into the music scene at 16. She has released two studios albumsSolo Star in 2003 and Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams in 2008. Solange_Knowles
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| Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet (September 1, 1923 June 12 2006) was a Canadian businessman and art collector who, at the time of his death, was the richest person in Canada, and the ninth richest person in the world, according to Forbes.com, with assets of approximately US $19.6 billion. Kenneth_Thomson,_2nd_Baron_Thomson_of_Fleet
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| Garth Turner Garth_Turner
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| Loyola Hearn Loyola Hearn PC, (born March 25, 1943 in Renews, Newfoundland) is a Canadian Conservative politician. He served as a Member of the Canadian House of Commons from 2000 to 2008, and as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from February 6, 2006 to October 30, 2008. Loyola_Hearn
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| John Ostashek John Ostashek (May 10, 1936 – June 10, 2007) was a former Yukon politician. An entrepreneur, he was elected leader of the Yukon Party in June 1992 and led it to victory in the fall 1992 election in which he also won a seat in the legislature for the first time. John_Ostashek
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| Nahanni National Park Reserve Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, approximately west of Yellowknife, Nahanni_National_Park_Reserve
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| John Tory John Howard Tory (born May 28, 1954 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian businessman, political activist, former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, former Member of Provincial Parliament and broadcaster.Tory is considered by some to be a Red Tory, and holds socially liberal views on a number of issues including same-sex marriage. John_Tory
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| Hurricane Juan Hurricane Juan was a significant hurricane that struck the southern part of Atlantic Canada in late September 2003. It was the tenth named storm and the sixth hurricane of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season.Juan formed southeast of Bermuda on September 24, 2003 out of a tropical wave that tracked into the subtropical Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane_Juan
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| Eleanor Clitheroe-Bell Eleanor Ruth Clitheroe-Bell, MBA , LL.M , LL.B, M.Div (born January 29, 1954) is a Canadian cleric and former businesswoman.Born in Montreal, Clitheroe earned her LL.B from the University of Western Ontario (UWO) in 1977. In 1978 she earned her LL.M from McGill University, and earned her MBA from UWO in 1980. In 2005, she obtained a Master of Divinity from Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto. Eleanor_Clitheroe-Bell
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| Downsview Downsview is an area in the north end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Downsview was originally a farm located in the 1870s near the present-day intersection of Keele Street and Wilson Avenue. It now extends beyond the intersection of Sheppard Avenue and Dufferin Street, in the former City of North York. Downsview
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| Charles Guité J. Charles (Chuck) Guité (born 1943 or 1944 in Dugas, Quebec, on the Gaspé peninsula), raised in Campbellton, New Brunswick, is a former Canadian civil servant who was in charge of the federal sponsorship program from 1996 to 1999.On April 2, 2004, previously confidential testimony from a 2002 inquiry into suspicious Groupaction contracts was made public. Charles_Guité
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| Hospital for Sick Children Hospital_for_Sick_Children
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| James Moore (Canadian politician) James Moore PC, MP (born June 10, 1976 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is the Canadian Member of Parliament for Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. Moore was the Secretary of State for Official Languages, Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics before the cabinet shuffle announced on October 30, 2008, when he was appointed Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages. James_Moore_(Canadian_politician)
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| Athabasca University Athabasca University, headquartered in Athabasca, Alberta, is a fully accredited institution specialized in the delivery of distance education courses and programs. Athabasca University is also recognized as one of the fastest growing universities in Canada. Athabasca_University
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| CTV News Channel (Canada) CTV News Channel (formerly CTV Newsnet and CTV News 1) is a Canadian English language cable television headline news specialty channel that was launched on October 17, 1997. It is owned and operated by CTV Television Inc, a division of CTVglobemedia. CTV_News_Channel_(Canada)
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| Réseau des sports Réseau des sports (commonly known as RDS), is a Canadian French language cable television specialty channel showing sports and sport-related shows. It is available in 2.5 million homes, and is owned by CTV Speciality Television Inc; a division of CTVglobemedia (80%) and ESPN (20%). Réseau_des_sports
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