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Acadians

The Acadians (Acadiens) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Adrien Arcand

Adrien Arcand (October 3, 1899 – August 1, 1967) was a Canadian fascist politician, writer, and journalist.

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Lieutenant-Commander Alan Brookman Beddoe, OC, OBE, HFHS, FHSC (June 1, 1893 – December 2, 1975) was a Canadian artist, war artist, consultant in heraldry and founder and first president of the Heraldry Society of Canada in 1965.

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Albert County Museum

The Albert County Museum is located in Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick.

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Albert County, New Brunswick

Albert County (2016 population 29,158) is New Brunswick's third-youngest county, located on the Western side of the Petitcodiac River on the Chignecto Bay in the Bay of Fundy; the shire town is Hopewell Cape.

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Albert Robertson

Albert John Robertson (September 17, 1864 – January 3, 1952) was a Canadian politician from Alberta and the first Leader of the Opposition in the province's history. R. B. Bennett and Albert Robertson are leaders of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta and progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs.

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Alberta

Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Alberta Legislature

The Alberta Legislature is the unicameral legislature of the province of Alberta, Canada.

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Alberta Liberal Party

The Alberta Liberal Party (Parti libéral de l'Alberta) is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada.

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Alberta Social Credit was a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on social credit monetary policy put forward by Clifford Hugh Douglas and on conservative Christian social values.

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Alderman

An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law with similar officials existing in the Netherlands (wethouder) and Belgium (schepen).

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American Revolution

The American Revolution was a rebellion and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies which peaked when colonists initiated an ultimately successful war for independence against the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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Arthur Meighen

Arthur Meighen (June 16, 1874 – August 5, 1960) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Canada from 1920 to 1921 and from June to September 1926. R. B. Bennett and Arthur Meighen are Canadian King's Counsel, Canadian Secretaries of State for External Affairs, Canadian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942), leaders of the Opposition (Canada), members of the King's Privy Council for Canada, persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) and prime ministers of Canada.

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Bachelor of Laws

A Bachelor of Laws (Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners.

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Bank of Canada

The Bank of Canada (BoC; Banque du Canada) is a Crown corporation and Canada's central bank.

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Bank of Canada Act

The Bank of Canada Act (Loi sur la Banque du Canada) is a statute that sets out the governance structure and powers of the Bank of Canada, which was created in 1934 as Canada's central bank.

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Bay of Fundy

The Bay of Fundy (Baie de Fundy) is a bay between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine.

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Bennett buggy

A Bennett buggy was a term used in Canada during the Great Depression to describe a car which had its engine, windows and sometimes frame work taken out and was pulled by a horse.

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Bennett Jones

Bennett Jones LLP is a law firm based in Canada.

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Bilateral treaty

A bilateral treaty (also called a bipartite treaty) is a treaty strictly between two state entities.

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British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.

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British Empire Economic Conference

The British Empire Economic Conference (also known as the Imperial Economic Conference or Ottawa Conference) was a 1932 conference of British colonies and dominions held to discuss the Great Depression.

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Bruce Hutchison

William Bruce Hutchison, (5 June 1901– 14 September 1992) was a Canadian writer and journalist.

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Calgary

Calgary is the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Calgary (federal electoral district)

Calgary was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1917.

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Calgary (provincial electoral district)

Calgary was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return one to six members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1913, and again from 1921 to 1959.

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Calgary Highlanders

The Calgary Highlanders is a Canadian Army Primary Reserve infantry regiment, headquartered at Mewata Armouries in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Calgary Public Library

The Calgary Public Library (CPL) is a distributed library system featuring 21 branch locations including the Central Library.

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Calgary West

Calgary West was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1953, and from 1979 to 2015.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Canadian Army

The Canadian Army (Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces.

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Canadian Bar Association

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA), or Association du barreau canadien (ABC) in French, represents over 37,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and law students from across Canada.

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Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is the Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television.

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Canadian dollar

The Canadian dollar (symbol: $; code: CAD; dollar canadien) is the currency of Canada.

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Canadian Northern Railway

The Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) was a historic Canadian transcontinental railway.

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Canadian Pacific Railway

The Canadian Pacific Railway (Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique), also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881.

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Canadian peers and baronets

Canadian peers and baronets (pairs et baronnets canadiens) exist in both the peerage of France recognized by the Monarch of Canada (the same as the Monarch of the United Kingdom) and the peerage of the United Kingdom. R. B. Bennett and Canadian peers and baronets are Canadian peers.

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Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission

The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC/CCR; Commission canadienne de radiodiffusion), also referred to as the Canadian Radio Commission (CRC), was Canada's first public broadcaster and the immediate precursor to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Canadian Wheat Board

The Canadian Wheat Board (Commission canadienne du blé) was a marketing board for wheat and barley in Western Canada.

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Champlain Society

The Champlain Society seeks to advance knowledge of Canadian history through the publication of scholarly books (both digital and print) of primary records of voyages, travels, correspondence, diaries and governmental documents and memoranda.

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Charles Avery Dunning

Charles Avery Dunning (July 31, 1885 – October 1, 1958) was the third premier of Saskatchewan. R. B. Bennett and Charles Avery Dunning are members of the King's Privy Council for Canada, members of the United Church of Canada, ministers of finance of Canada and persons of National Historic Significance (Canada).

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Charles Doherty

Charles Joseph Doherty, (May 11, 1855 – July 28, 1931) was a Canadian politician, lawyer, and judge from Quebec. R. B. Bennett and Charles Doherty are Canadian King's Counsel, Canadian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and members of the King's Privy Council for Canada.

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Charles Stewart (premier)

Charles Stewart, (August 26, 1868 – December 6, 1946) was a Canadian politician who served as the third premier of Alberta from 1917 until 1921. R. B. Bennett and Charles Stewart (premier) are members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta and members of the King's Privy Council for Canada.

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Chatham, New Brunswick

Chatham is an urban neighbourhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Château Laurier

The Fairmont Château Laurier is a hotel with 429 guest rooms in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located near the intersection of Rideau Street and Sussex Drive and designed in a French Gothic Revival Châteauesque style to complement the adjacent Parliament buildings.

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City of London

The City of London, also known as the City, is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the ancient centre, and constitutes, along with Canary Wharf, the primary central business district (CBD) of London and one of the leading financial centres of the world.

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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif, FCC) was a federal democratic socialistThe following sources describe the CCF as a democratic socialist political party.

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Colonel (U.S. honorary title)

The honorable title prefix and style of "Colonel" is designated legally for various reasons by US governors in common law to citizens, employees, travelers and visitors within their states.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.

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Communist Party of Canada

The Communist Party of Canada (Parti communiste du Canada) is a federal political party in Canada.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Conscription

Conscription is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service.

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Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)

The Conservative Party of Canada was a major federal political party in Canada that existed from 1867 to 1942.

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Constitution Act, 1867

The Constitution Act, 1867 (Loi constitutionnelle de 1867),The Constitution Act, 1867, 30 & 31 Victoria (U.K.), c. 3, http://canlii.ca/t/ldsw retrieved on 2019-03-14.

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County seat

A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish.

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Criminal Code (Canada)

The Criminal Code (Code criminel) is a law that codifies most criminal offences and procedures in Canada.

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Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, and a second medical school campus in Saint John, New Brunswick.

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Dissolution of parliament

The dissolution of a legislative assembly (or parliament) is the simultaneous termination of service of all of its members, in anticipation that a successive legislative assembly will reconvene later with possibly different members.

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Doctor of Law

A Doctor of Law is a doctorate in legal studies.

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Dominion

A dominion was any of several largely self-governing countries of the British Empire.

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Dorothy Crisp

Dorothy Crisp (1906–1987) was a right-wing English political figure, writer and publisher.

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Douglas Cunnington

Colonel Douglas George Leopold Cunnington (April 20, 1885 – May 9, 1973) was a farmer, advertising agent, insurance salesman, soldier and a politician at the federal and municipal levels in Canada. R. B. Bennett and Douglas Cunnington are members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta.

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Douglastown, New Brunswick

Douglastown is a Canadian suburban neighbourhood in the city of Miramichi, New Brunswick.

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Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl was the result of a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s.

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E. B. Eddy Company

The E. B. Eddy Company was a Canadian pulp and paper company, now a division of Domtar Inc. At the time of the purchase, the company had facilities in Hull, Quebec, Timmins, Ontario, Espanola, Ontario, Chapleau, Ontario, Pembroke, Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Delta, British Columbia and Port Huron, Michigan.

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Economist

An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social science discipline of economics.

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Edgar Nelson Rhodes

Edgar Nelson Rhodes, (January 5, 1877 – March 15, 1942), was a Canadian parliamentarian from Nova Scotia who served as Premier of Nova Scotia from 1925 to 1930. R. B. Bennett and Edgar Nelson Rhodes are Canadian people of English descent, members of the King's Privy Council for Canada and ministers of finance of Canada.

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Edward Michener

Edward Michener (August 18, 1869 – June 16, 1947) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. R. B. Bennett and Edward Michener are leaders of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta and progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Envoy (title)

An envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, usually known as a minister, was a diplomatic head of mission who was ranked below ambassador.

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Expulsion of the Acadians

The Expulsion of the Acadians was the forced removal of inhabitants of the North American region historically known as Acadia between 1755 and 1764 by Great Britain.

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Ezra Butler Eddy

Ezra Butler Eddy (August 22, 1827 – February 10, 1906) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. R. B. Bennett and Ezra Butler Eddy are Canadian people of English descent and persons of National Historic Significance (Canada).

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Fairmont Palliser Hotel

The Fairmont Palliser, formerly known as the Palliser Hotel, is a hotel of the Canada-based Fairmont Hotels and Resorts chain.

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Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act

The Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act, (Loi sur les arrangements entre cultivateurs et créanciers) was an Act of the Parliament of Canada that attempted to remedy a wave of insolvencies that occurred among Canadian farmers during the Great Depression.

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Fascism

Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.

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Frank Joseph Hughes

Frank Joseph Hughes (November 26, 1883 – April 14, 1967) was a Canadian lawyer and puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

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Fredericton

Fredericton is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

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Free trade

Free trade is a trade policy that does not restrict imports or exports.

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Free trade agreement

A free trade agreement (FTA) or treaty is an agreement according to international law to form a free-trade area between the cooperating states.

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Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon

Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, (12 September 1866 – 12 August 1941), styled as the Earl of Willingdon between 1931 and 1936, was a British Liberal politician and administrator who served as Governor General of Canada and as Viceroy and Governor-General of India.

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George V

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

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Governor General of Canada

The governor general of Canada (gouverneure générale du Canada) is the federal representative of the.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.

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Great Depression in Canada

The worldwide Great Depression of the early 1930s was a social and economic shock that left millions of Canadians unemployed, hungry and often homeless.

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Gypsum

Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula.

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H. Blair Neatby

Herbert Blair Neatby (1924–2018) was a Canadian historian.

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Health insurance

Health insurance or medical insurance (also known as medical aid in South Africa) is a type of insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical expenses.

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Henry Hague Davis

Henry Hague Davis (September 10, 1885 – June 30, 1944) was a Canadian lawyer and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. R. B. Bennett and Henry Hague Davis are 20th-century Canadian lawyers and Canadian Bar Association Presidents.

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Henry Herbert Stevens

Henry Herbert Stevens, (December 8, 1878 – June 14, 1973) was a Canadian politician and businessman. R. B. Bennett and Henry Herbert Stevens are Canadian Methodists, members of the King's Privy Council for Canada and members of the United Church of Canada.

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Henry Lumley Drayton

Sir Henry Lumley Drayton (April 27, 1869 – August 28, 1950) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. R. B. Bennett and Henry Lumley Drayton are Canadian King's Counsel, Canadian people of English descent, members of the King's Privy Council for Canada and ministers of finance of Canada.

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Hereditary peer

The hereditary peers form part of the peerage in the United Kingdom.

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Historical rankings of prime ministers of Canada

Surveys have been conducted to construct historical rankings of individuals who have served as prime minister of Canada.

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Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick

Hopewell Cape is a Canadian village and headland in Albert County, New Brunswick at the northern end of Shepody Bay and the mouth of the Petitcodiac River.

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Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick

Hopewell Hill is a Canadian rural community in Albert County, New Brunswick.

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House of Commons of Canada

The House of Commons of Canada (Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada.

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House of Lords

The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Hudson's Bay Company

The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is an American and Canadian-based retail business group.

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Hugh Guthrie

Hugh Guthrie (13 August 1866 – 3 November 1939) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as a minister in the governments of Sir Robert Borden, Arthur Meighen and R. B. Bennett. R. B. Bennett and Hugh Guthrie are Canadian King's Counsel, leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942), leaders of the Opposition (Canada) and members of the King's Privy Council for Canada.

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Imperial Preference

Imperial Preference was a system of mutual tariff reduction enacted throughout the British Empire as well as the then British Commonwealth (now simply known as Commonwealth of Nations) following the Ottawa Conference of 1932.

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Interim leader (Canada)

An interim leader, in Canadian politics, is a party leader appointed by the party's legislative caucus or the party's executive to temporarily act as leader when a gap occurs between the resignation or death of a party leader and the election of their formal successor.

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J. L. Granatstein

Jack Lawrence Granatstein (May 21, 1939) is a Canadian historian who specializes in Canadian political and military history.

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Jack London

John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist.

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James Alexander Lougheed

Sir James Alexander Lougheed, (or; 1September 18542November 1925) was a businessman, lawyer and politician from Alberta, Canada. R. B. Bennett and James Alexander Lougheed are Canadian King's Counsel, Canadian Methodists and members of the King's Privy Council for Canada.

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James Robb (politician)

James Alexander Robb, (10 August 1859 – November 11, 1929) was a Canadian Member of Parliament and cabinet minister. R. B. Bennett and James Robb (politician) are members of the King's Privy Council for Canada and ministers of finance of Canada.

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Jean Chrétien

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (January 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. R. B. Bennett and Jean Chrétien are Canadian King's Counsel, Canadian Secretaries of State for External Affairs, leaders of the Opposition (Canada), members of the King's Privy Council for Canada, ministers of finance of Canada and prime ministers of Canada.

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John A. Macdonald

Sir John Alexander Macdonald (10 or 11 January 1815 – 6 June 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 until his death in 1891. R. B. Bennett and John A. Macdonald are Canadian King's Counsel, Canadian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942), leaders of the Opposition (Canada), members of the King's Privy Council for Canada, persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) and prime ministers of Canada.

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John English (Canadian politician)

John Richard English (born January 26, 1945) is a Canadian academic and former politician.

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John Turner

John Napier Wyndham Turner (June 7, 1929September 19, 2020) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 17th prime minister of Canada from June to September 1984. R. B. Bennett and John Turner are Canadian King's Counsel, leaders of the Opposition (Canada), members of the King's Privy Council for Canada, ministers of finance of Canada and prime ministers of Canada.

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Joseph Tweed Shaw

Joseph Tweed Shaw (August 30, 1883 – July 12, 1944) was a Canadian politician. R. B. Bennett and Joseph Tweed Shaw are members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta.

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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, some Commonwealth countries and a few institutions in the United Kingdom.

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Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy

Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, (11 September 1862 – 6 June 1935), was a British Army officer who served as Governor General of Canada, the 12th since the Canadian Confederation.

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Juniper Hall

Juniper Hall FSC Field Centre is an 18th-century country house, leased from the National Trust, on the east slopes of Mickleham in the deep Mole Gap of the North Downs in Surrey, England.

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Kananaskis River

The Kananaskis River is a mountain river in western Alberta, Canada.

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King's Counsel

In the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth realms, a King's Counsel (post-nominal initials KC) is a lawyer appointed by the state as a senior advocate or barrister with a high degree of skill and experience in the law.

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Kingston, Ontario

Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the northeastern end of Lake Ontario.

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Laissez-faire

Laissez-faire (or, from laissez faire) is a type of economic system in which transactions between private groups of people are free from any form of economic interventionism (such as subsidies or regulations).

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Lake Minnewanka

Lake Minnewanka ("Water of the Spirits" in Nakoda) is a glacial lake in the eastern area of Banff National Park in Canada, about northeast of the Banff townsite.

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Lawyer

A lawyer is a person who practices law.

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Le Livre noir du Canada anglais

Le Livre noir du Canada Anglais (The Black Book of English Canada) is a series of three polemical books written by the Quebec journalist Normand Lester.

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Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)

The leader of the Official Opposition (chef de l'Opposition officielle), formally known as the leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (chef de la loyale opposition de Sa Majesté), is the politician who leads the Official Opposition in Canada, typically the leader of the party possessing the most seats in the House of Commons that is not the governing party or part of the governing coalition. R. B. Bennett and leader of the Official Opposition (Canada) are leaders of the Opposition (Canada).

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Leader of the Opposition (Alberta)

The leader of the Official Opposition, formally known as the leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, is the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) who leads the Official Opposition, typically the second largest party in the provincial legislature.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada.

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Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories (with Northwest hyphenated as North-West until 1906), is the legislature and the seat of government of Northwest Territories in Canada.

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Legislature

A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city.

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Lester B. Pearson

Lester Bowles Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian politician, diplomat, statesman, and scholar who served as the 14th Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. R. B. Bennett and Lester B. Pearson are Canadian Methodists, Canadian Secretaries of State for External Affairs, Canadian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, leaders of the Opposition (Canada), members of the King's Privy Council for Canada, members of the United Church of Canada, persons of National Historic Significance (Canada), prime ministers of Canada and royal Canadian Geographical Society fellows.

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Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada (LPC; region, PLC) is a federal political party in Canada.

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List of members of the House of Lords

This is a list of members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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List of Northwest Territories Legislative Assemblies

This is a list of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assemblies dates and legislative sessions from 1870–present.

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List of prime ministers of Canada

The prime minister of Canada is an official who serves as the primary minister of the Crown, chair of the Cabinet, and thus head of government of Canada. R. B. Bennett and List of prime ministers of Canada are prime ministers of Canada.

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Lomer Gouin

Sir Jean Lomer Gouin, (March 19, 1861 – March 28, 1929) was a Canadian politician. R. B. Bennett and Lomer Gouin are members of the King's Privy Council for Canada.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Lords Temporal

The Lords Temporal are secular members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the British Parliament.

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Lyman Duff

Sir Lyman Poore Duff,, PC(UK) (7 January 1865 – 26 April 1955) was a Canadian lawyer and judge who served as the eighth Chief Justice of Canada. R. B. Bennett and Lyman Duff are Canadian King's Counsel, Canadian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, members of the King's Privy Council for Canada and persons of National Historic Significance (Canada).

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Maitland Stewart McCarthy

Maitland Stewart McCarthy (February 5, 1872 – May 17, 1930) was a politician, lawyer and judge from western Canada. R. B. Bennett and Maitland Stewart McCarthy are Canadian King's Counsel and members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta.

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Majority government

A majority government is a government by one or more governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature.

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Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook

William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (25 May 1879 – 9 June 1964), generally known as Lord Beaverbrook ("Max" to his close circle), was a Canadian-British newspaper publisher and backstage politician who was an influential figure in British media and politics of the first half of the 20th century. R. B. Bennett and Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook are Canadian emigrants to the United Kingdom, Canadian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Canadian peers and persons of National Historic Significance (Canada).

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Member of Parliament (Canada)

A member of Parliament (post-nominal letters: MP) is a term used to describe an elected politician in the House of Commons of Canada, the lower chamber of the bicameral Parliament of Canada.

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Member of the Legislative Assembly

A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected to sit in a legislative assembly.

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Methodism

Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christian tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley.

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MetLife

MetLife, Inc. is the holding corporation for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), better known as MetLife, and its affiliates.

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Mickleham, Surrey

Mickleham is a village in south east England, between the towns of Dorking and Leatherhead in Surrey.

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Military discipline

Military discipline is the obedience to a code of conduct while in military service.

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Minimum wage

A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their employees—the price floor below which employees may not sell their labor.

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Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations

The minister of Crown–Indigenous relations (ministre des relations couronne-autochtones) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet, one of two ministers (the other being the minister of northern affairs) who administer Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC), the department of the Government of Canada which is responsible for administering the Indian Act and other legislation dealing with "Indians and lands reserved for the Indians" under subsection 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867.

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Minister of Finance (Canada)

The minister of finance (ministre des Finances) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet, who is responsible for overseeing the Department of Finance and presenting the federal government's budget each year.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Ministre des Affaires étrangères) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the Government of Canada's international relations and is the lead minister responsible for Global Affairs Canada, though the minister of international trade leads on trade issues. R. B. Bennett and minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada) are Canadian Secretaries of State for External Affairs.

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Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

The minister of justice and attorney general of Canada is a dual-role portfolio in the Canadian Cabinet.

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Minister of Mines (Canada)

The Minister of Mines was a Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for the mining industry in Canada.

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Minister of the Interior (Canada)

The Minister of the Interior was the member of the Canadian Cabinet who oversaw the Department of the Interior, which was responsible for federal land management, immigration, Indian affairs, and natural-resources extraction.

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Moncton

Moncton is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

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Monetary policy

Monetary policy is the policy adopted by the monetary authority of a nation to affect monetary and other financial conditions to accomplish broader objectives like high employment and price stability (normally interpreted as a low and stable rate of inflation).

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Motion of no confidence

A motion or vote of no confidence (or the inverse, a motion of confidence and corresponding vote of confidence) is a motion and corresponding vote thereon in a deliberative assembly (usually a legislative body) as to whether an officer (typically an executive) is deemed fit to continue to occupy their office.

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Myocardial infarction

A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle.

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National service

National service is the system of compulsory or voluntary government service, usually military service.

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Natural Products Marketing Act

The Natural Products Marketing Act was passed by the government of R. B. Bennett in 1934.

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New Brunswick

New Brunswick (Nouveau-Brunswick) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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New Deal

The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1938 to rescue the U.S. from the Great Depression.

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New England Planters

The New England Planters were settlers from the New England colonies who responded to invitations by the lieutenant governor (and subsequently governor) of Nova Scotia, Charles Lawrence, to settle lands left vacant by the Bay of Fundy Campaign (1755) of the Acadian Expulsion.

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New London, Connecticut

New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States, located at the outlet of the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut.

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Nijmegen

Nijmegen (Nijmeegs: italics) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the tenth largest of the Netherlands as a whole.

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Normal school

A normal school or normal college is an institution created to train teachers by educating them in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum.

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Norman Hillmer

George Norman Hillmer (born 1942) is a Canadian historian and is among the leading scholars on Canada–US relations.

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Normand Lester

Normand Lester (born July 10, 1945) is an investigative journalist from Quebec.

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Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories (abbreviated NT or NWT; Territoires du Nord-Ouest; formerly North-West Territories) is a federal territory of Canada.

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is a province of Canada, located on its east coast.

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On-to-Ottawa Trek

The On-to-Ottawa Trek was a mass protest movement in Canada in 1935 sparked by unrest among unemployed single men in federal relief camps principally in Western Canada.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)

The Order of St John, short for Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (l'ordre très vénérable de l'Hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem) and also known as St John International, is an order of chivalry constituted in 1888 by royal charter from Queen Victoria and dedicated to St John the Baptist.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.

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Oswald Critchley

Oswald Asheton Critchley (in Manchester – in Bushmills, Northern Ireland) was a Canadian territorial level politician, rancher and also served as a soldier in the Canadian Forces during World War I. R. B. Bennett and Oswald Critchley are members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.

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Oswald Smith Crocket

Oswald Smith Crocket (April 13, 1868 – March 2, 1945) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. R. B. Bennett and Oswald Smith Crocket are lawyers in New Brunswick.

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Ottawa

Ottawa (Canadian French) is the capital city of Canada.

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Patrick Kerwin

Patrick Kerwin (October 25, 1889 – February 2, 1963) was the tenth Chief Justice of Canada. R. B. Bennett and Patrick Kerwin are Canadian King's Counsel, Canadian people of Irish descent and members of the King's Privy Council for Canada.

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Peerage

A peerage is a legal system historically comprising various hereditary titles (and sometimes non-hereditary titles) in a number of countries, and composed of assorted noble ranks.

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Peerage of the United Kingdom

The Peerage of the United Kingdom is one of the five Peerages in the United Kingdom.

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Pension

A pension is a fund into which amounts are paid regularly during an individual's working career, and from which periodic payments are made to support the person's retirement from work.

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Peter le Neve Foster

Peter Le Neve Foster (1809–1879) was an English barrister and mathematician.

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President of the King's Privy Council for Canada

In the Canadian cabinet, the president of the King's Privy Council for Canada (président du Conseil privé du Roi pour le Canada) is nominally in charge of the Privy Council Office.

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Presumption of innocence

The presumption of innocence is a legal principle that every person accused of any crime is considered innocent until proven guilty.

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Prime Minister of Canada

The prime minister of Canada (premier ministre du Canada) is the head of government of Canada. R. B. Bennett and prime Minister of Canada are prime ministers of Canada.

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Privy Council (United Kingdom)

The Privy Council (formally His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council) is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom.

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Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta

The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta (often referred to colloquially as Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta) was a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta that existed from 1905 to 2020.

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Progressive Party of Canada

The Progressive Party of Canada, formally the National Progressive Party, was a federal-level political party in Canada in the 1920s until 1930.

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Progressive tax

A progressive tax is a tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases.

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Protestant work ethic

The Protestant work ethic, also known as the Calvinist work ethic or the Puritan work ethic, is a work ethic concept in sociology, economics, and history.

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Protestantism

Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes justification of sinners through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice.

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Provinces and territories of Canada

Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.

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Public works

Public works are a broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and procured by a government body for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community.

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Public Works Construction Act

The Public Works Construction Act (Loi sur les travaux publics) was enacted in 1934 by the Parliament of Canada, providing $40 million in assistance during the Great Depression.

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Puisne judge

Puisne judge and puisne justice are terms for an ordinary judge or a judge of lesser rank of a particular court.

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Quebec

QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Quebec sovereignty movement

The Quebec sovereignty movement (mouvement souverainiste du Québec) is a political movement whose objective is to achieve the independence of Quebec from Canada.

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Queen's University at Kingston

Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario), commonly known as Queen's University or simply Queen's, is a public research university in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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R. B. Bennett

Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett (July 3, 1870 – June 26, 1947) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935. R. B. Bennett and R. B. Bennett are 20th-century Canadian lawyers, 20th-century Canadian philanthropists, Bennett family (Canada), Canadian Bar Association Presidents, Canadian King's Counsel, Canadian Methodists, Canadian Secretaries of State for External Affairs, Canadian anti-communists, Canadian emigrants to the United Kingdom, Canadian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Canadian peers, Canadian people of English descent, Canadian people of Irish descent, Knights of Grace of the Order of St John, lawyers in New Brunswick, leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942), leaders of the Opposition (Canada), leaders of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta, members of the King's Privy Council for Canada, members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, members of the United Church of Canada, ministers of finance of Canada, people of New England Planter descent, persons of National Historic Significance (Canada), prime ministers of Canada, progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs, royal Canadian Geographical Society fellows, Schulich School of Law alumni and Viscounts created by George VI.

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Reciprocity (Canadian politics)

Reciprocity, in 19th- and early 20th-century Canadian politics, meant free trade, the removal of protective tariffs on all natural resources between Canada and the United States.

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Reconstruction Party of Canada

The Reconstruction Party was a Canadian political party founded by Henry Herbert Stevens, a long-time Conservative Member of Parliament (MP).

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Rector (academia)

A rector (Latin for 'ruler') is a senior official in an educational institution, and can refer to an official in either a university or a secondary school.

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Regina, Saskatchewan

Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

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Relief Camp Workers' Union

Relief Camp Workers' Union was a Canadian Great Depression era relief union in which the workers employed in the Canadian government relief camps organized themselves into in the early 1930s.

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Richard Chapman Weldon

Richard Chapman Weldon (January 19, 1849 – November 26, 1925) was a Canadian professor, lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

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Robert Borden

Sir Robert Laird Borden (June 26, 1854 – June 10, 1937) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920. R. B. Bennett and Robert Borden are Canadian King's Counsel, Canadian Secretaries of State for External Affairs, Canadian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Canadian people of English descent, leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942), leaders of the Opposition (Canada), members of the King's Privy Council for Canada, people of New England Planter descent, persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) and prime ministers of Canada.

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Robert James Manion

Robert James Manion (November 19, 1881 – July 2, 1943) was a Canadian politician who led the Conservative Party of Canada from 1938 to 1940. R. B. Bennett and Robert James Manion are Canadian people of Irish descent, leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942), leaders of the Opposition (Canada) and members of the King's Privy Council for Canada.

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Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC; Banque Royale du Canada) is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada by market capitalization.

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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS; French: Société géographique royale du Canada) is a Canadian nonprofit educational organization.

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; Gendarmerie royale du Canada; GRC) is the national police service of Canada.

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Royal Commission on Banking and Currency

The Royal Commission on Banking and Currency (also known as the Macmillan Commission) was a 1933 Canadian royal commission tasked with reviewing the Canadian government's involvement in monetary policy.

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Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a province in Western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the United States (Montana and North Dakota).

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Section 98

Section 98 (s. 98) of the Criminal Code of Canada was a law enacted after the Winnipeg general strike of 1919 banning "unlawful associations." It was used in the 1930s against the Communist Party of Canada.

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Senate of Canada

The Senate of Canada (Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada.

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St. Michael's Churchyard, Mickleham

St.

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Statute of Westminster 1931

The Statute of Westminster 1931 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that sets the basis for the relationship between the Dominions (now called Commonwealth realms) and the Crown.

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Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the highest court in the judicial system of Canada.

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Surrey

Surrey is a ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties.

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Tariff

A tariff is a tax imposed by the government of a country or by a supranational union on imports or exports of goods.

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Teetotalism

Teetotalism is the practice or promotion of total personal abstinence from the consumption of alcohol, specifically in alcoholic drinks.

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The Iron Heel

The Iron Heel is a political novel in the form of science fiction by American writer Jack London, first published in 1908.

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The Observer

The Observer is a British newspaper published on Sundays.

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The Right Honourable

The Right Honourable (abbreviation: The Rt Hon. or variations) is an honorific style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations.

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Thomas Tweedie

Thomas Mitchell March Tweedie (March 4, 1871 – October 4, 1944) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and chief justice in Alberta, Canada. R. B. Bennett and Thomas Tweedie are members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta and progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs.

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Tim Buck

Timothy Buck (January 6, 1891 – March 11, 1973) was the general secretary of the Communist Party of Canada (known as the Labor-Progressive Party from 1943 to 1959) from 1929 until 1962.

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Toronto

Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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TransAlta

TransAlta Corporation (formerly Calgary Power Company, Ltd.) is an electricity power generator and wholesale marketing company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Unemployment and Farm Relief Act

The Unemployment and Farm Relief Act (Loi remédiant au chômage et aidant à l’agriculture) was introduced by Prime Minister R.B. Bennett, and enacted in July 1931 by the Parliament of Canada, enabling public works projects to be set up in Canada's national parks during the Great Depression.

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Unemployment benefits

Unemployment benefits, also called unemployment insurance, unemployment payment, unemployment compensation, or simply unemployment, are payments made by governmental bodies to unemployed people.

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Unionist Party (Canada)

The Unionist Party was a centre to centre-right political party in Canada, composed primarily of former members of the Conservative party with some individual Liberal Members of Parliament.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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University of New Brunswick

The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is a public university with two primary campuses in Fredericton and Saint John, New Brunswick.

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University of Toronto

The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.

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Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough

Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, (27 October 1880 – 10 March 1956), was an Anglo-Irish businessman and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the fourteenth since Canadian Confederation.

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West Calgary

West Calgary was a single member electoral district that was mandated to return members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada, from 1894 until it was abolished in 1905.

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Western Canada

Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces, Canadian West or the Western provinces of Canada, and commonly known within Canada as the West, is a Canadian region that includes the four western provinces just north of the Canada–United States border namely (from west to east) British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

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Wilfrid Laurier

Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier, (November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was a Canadian lawyer, statesman, and politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. R. B. Bennett and Wilfrid Laurier are Canadian King's Counsel, Canadian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, leaders of the Opposition (Canada), persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) and prime ministers of Canada.

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William Aberhart

William Aberhart (December 30, 1878 – May 23, 1943), also known as "Bible Bill" for his radio sermons about the Bible, was a Canadian politician and the seventh premier of Alberta from 1935 to his death in 1943. R. B. Bennett and William Aberhart are Canadian anti-communists and persons of National Historic Significance (Canada).

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William Duncan Herridge

William Duncan Herridge (September 18, 1887 – September 21, 1961) was a Canadian politician and diplomat. R. B. Bennett and William Duncan Herridge are Canadian King's Counsel and members of the King's Privy Council for Canada.

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William Harmer

William James Harmer (October 15, 1872 – September 9, 1947) was a politician and Senator from Alberta, Canada.

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William Henry Cushing

William Henry Cushing (August 21, 1852 – January 25, 1934) was a Canadian politician. R. B. Bennett and William Henry Cushing are Canadian Methodists.

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William Lyon Mackenzie King

William Lyon Mackenzie King (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian statesman and politician who was the tenth prime minister of Canada for three non-consecutive terms from 1921 to 1926, 1926 to 1930, and 1935 to 1948. R. B. Bennett and William Lyon Mackenzie King are Canadian Secretaries of State for External Affairs, Canadian members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, leaders of the Opposition (Canada), members of the King's Privy Council for Canada, persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) and prime ministers of Canada.

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Winnipeg general strike

The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the most famous and influential strikes in Canadian history.

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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955. R. B. Bennett and Winston Churchill are members of the King's Privy Council for Canada.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._B._Bennett

Also known as 11th Prime Minister of Canada, R B Bennett, RB Bennett, Richard Bedford Bennett, Richard b bennett, Viscount Bennett.

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