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W. A. C. Bennett

Index W. A. C. Bennett

William Andrew Cecil Bennett (September 6, 1900February 23, 1979) was a Canadian politician. [1]

159 relations: Alberta Highway 16, Allan Fotheringham, Axel Wenner-Gren, Bank of British Columbia, BC Ferries, BC Hydro, BC Rail, Bennett (name), Bill Bennett, Bob Browne-Clayton, Boss Johnson, Bridget Moran, British Columbia, British Columbia Conservative Party, British Columbia general election, 1941, British Columbia general election, 1945, British Columbia general election, 1949, British Columbia general election, 1952, British Columbia general election, 1953, British Columbia general election, 1956, British Columbia general election, 1960, British Columbia general election, 1963, British Columbia general election, 1966, British Columbia general election, 1969, British Columbia general election, 1972, British Columbia general election, 1975, British Columbia Liberal Party, British Columbia New Democratic Party, British Columbia Social Credit Party, British Columbia Social Credit Party leadership elections, Canadian social credit movement, Cecil Robert Bull, CKQQ-FM, Clarence Wallace, Columbia River Treaty, Dave Barrett, David J. Mitchell, Deane Finlayson, Departure Bay, British Columbia, Doukhobors, Einar Maynard Gunderson, Electricity sector in Canada, Energy policy of Canada, Ernest George Hansell, Executive Council of British Columbia, February 23, Flag of British Columbia, Frank Mackenzie Ross, Frank Richter Jr., Frank Richter Sr., ..., Freedomites, Gary Bannerman, George Matheson Murray, George Pearkes, Gordon Shrum, Grace McCarthy, Grouse Mountain, Harold Edward Winch, Herbert Anscomb, History of British Columbia, History of electricity sector in Canada, James Chabot Provincial Park, John Robert Nicholson, July 1962, Kelowna, Kelowna-Lake Country (provincial electoral district), Law Courts (Vancouver), Leader of the Opposition (British Columbia), Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, List of British Columbia by-elections, List of Canadian political families, List of Canadian politicians who have crossed the floor, List of conservative parties in Canada, List of covers of Time magazine (1960s), List of Keys to the City in Canada, List of members of the Privy Council for Canada (1948–68), List of people from Albert County, New Brunswick, List of people on the postage stamps of Canada, List of premiers of British Columbia, List of premiers of British Columbia by time in office, List of protected areas of British Columbia, Lyle Wicks, Monarchy in British Columbia, Monarchy in the Canadian provinces, Murray-Latta, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Parliament of British Columbia, Patriation, Phil Gaglardi, Pierre Trudeau, Pitt River Bridge, Politics of British Columbia, Premier (Canada), Ralph Chetwynd, Robert Bonner (politician), Robert Sommers, Robert Strachan, Robson Square, Royal British Columbia Museum, Secessionist movements of Canada, September 1900, September 1971, September 6, Simon Fraser University, Social Credit Party of Canada, Social Credit Party of Canada leadership elections, Social Credit Party of Canada split, 1963, South Okanagan, Surrey Memorial Hospital, Swangard Stadium, Thomas R. Berger, Tilly Rolston, Tom Campbell (Canadian politician), Tom Uphill, Toronto-Dominion Centre, W. A. C. Bennett Dam, Wacky (disambiguation), Westlock, William Bennett (disambiguation), Yale (electoral district), Years of Hope and Anger, 1900, 1900 in Canada, 1952 in Canada, 1953 in Canada, 1954 in Canada, 1955 in Canada, 1956 in Canada, 1957 in Canada, 1958 in Canada, 1959 in Canada, 1960 in Canada, 1961 in Canada, 1962 in Canada, 1963 in Canada, 1964 in Canada, 1965 in Canada, 1966 in Canada, 1967 in Canada, 1968 in Canada, 1969 in Canada, 1970 in Canada, 1970–71 Vancouver Canucks season, 1971 in Canada, 1971 in rail transport, 1972 in Canada, 1979, 1979 in Canada, 20th Parliament of British Columbia, 21st Parliament of British Columbia, 22nd Parliament of British Columbia, 23rd Parliament of British Columbia, 24th Parliament of British Columbia, 25th Parliament of British Columbia, 26th Parliament of British Columbia, 27th Parliament of British Columbia, 28th Parliament of British Columbia, 29th Parliament of British Columbia, 30th Parliament of British Columbia. Expand index (109 more) »

Alberta Highway 16

Alberta Provincial Highway No. 16, commonly referred to as Highway 16, is a major east–west highway in central Alberta, Canada, connecting Jasper to Lloydminster via Edmonton.

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Allan Fotheringham

Allan Fotheringham (born August 31, 1932) is a Canadian newspaper and magazine journalist.

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Axel Wenner-Gren

Axel Lennart Wenner-Gren (5 June 1881 – 24 November 1961) was a Swedish entrepreneur and one of the wealthiest men in the world during the 1930s.

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Bank of British Columbia

There have been two British Columbian/Canadian banks with the name Bank of British Columbia.

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BC Ferries

British Columbia Ferry Services Inc., operating as BC Ferries (BCF), is a former provincial Crown corporation, now operating as an independently managed, publicly owned company.

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BC Hydro

The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia, generally known simply as BC Hydro.

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BC Rail

BC Rail, known as the British Columbia Railway between 1972 and 1984 and as the Pacific Great Eastern Railway (PGE) before 1972, was a railway that operated in the Canadian province of British Columbia between 1912 and 2004.

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Bennett (name)

Bennett (also spelled 'Bennet') is an English and Irish language surname (and, less commonly, given name); related to the medieval name Benedict, both ultimately from Latin Benedictus "blessed".

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Bill Bennett

William Richards "Bill" Bennett, (April 14, 1932 – December 3, 2015) was the 27th Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia 1975–1986.

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Bob Browne-Clayton

Robert Denis Browne-Clayton (June 24, 1917 – September 5, 2003) was a Canadian politician.

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Boss Johnson

Byron Ingemar "Boss" Johnson (December 10, 1890 – January 12, 1964), born Björn Ingimar "Bjössi" Jónsson, served as the 24th Premier of the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1947 to 1952.

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Bridget Moran

Bridget Moran (September 1, 1923 – August 21, 1999), née Drugan, was a prominent social activist and author in British Columbia.

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British Columbia

British Columbia (BC; Colombie-Britannique) is the westernmost province of Canada, located between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains.

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British Columbia Conservative Party

The British Columbia Conservative Party is a political party in British Columbia, Canada.

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British Columbia general election, 1941

The British Columbia general election, 1941 was the twentieth general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

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British Columbia general election, 1945

The British Columbia general election of 1945 was the twenty-first general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

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British Columbia general election, 1949

The British Columbia general election of 1949 was the 22nd general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

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British Columbia general election, 1952

The British Columbia general election, 1952 was the 23rd general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

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British Columbia general election, 1953

The British Columbia general election of 1953 was the 24th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

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British Columbia general election, 1956

The British Columbia general election of 1956 was the 25th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

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British Columbia general election, 1960

The British Columbia general election of 1960 was the 26th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

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British Columbia general election, 1963

The British Columbia general election of 1963 was the 27th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

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British Columbia general election, 1966

The British Columbia general election of 1966 was the 28th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

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British Columbia general election, 1969

The British Columbia general election of 1969 was the 29th general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

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British Columbia general election, 1972

The 30th general election for the Canadian province of British Columbia was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

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British Columbia general election, 1975

The British Columbia general election of 1975 was the 31st general election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

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British Columbia Liberal Party

The British Columbia Liberal Party (also referred to as the BC Liberals) is a centre-right provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada.

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British Columbia New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) is a social-democratic provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada, which currently governs the province, and previously governed from 1972 to 1975, and then again from 1991 to 2001.

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British Columbia Social Credit Party

The British Columbia Social Credit Party, whose members are known as Socreds, was the governing political party of British Columbia, Canada, for all but three years between the 1952 provincial election and the 1991 election.

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British Columbia Social Credit Party leadership elections

The British Columbia Social Credit Party was a conservative political party in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

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Canadian social credit movement

The Canadian social credit movement is a Canadian political movement originally based on the Social Credit theory of Major C. H. Douglas.

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Cecil Robert Bull

Cecil Robert Bull (October 25, 1890 – June 15, 1978) was a Canadian politician.

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CKQQ-FM

CKQQ-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format at 103.1 FM in Kelowna, British Columbia.

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Clarence Wallace

Clarence Wallace (June 22, 1893 – November 12, 1982) was a Canadian shipbuilder and the 18th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

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Columbia River Treaty

The Columbia River Treaty is a 1964 agreement between Canada and the United States on the development and operation of dams in the upper Columbia River basin for power and flood control benefits in both countries.

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Dave Barrett

David Barrett, (October 2, 1930 – February 2, 2018), commonly known as Dave Barrett, was a politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada.

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David J. Mitchell

David Joseph Mitchell (born March 15, 1954) is a Canadian writer, former politician, university and college administrator, businessman and political commentator.

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Deane Finlayson

Douglas Deane Finlayson (1920–2005) was a British Columbia politician and land developer.

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Departure Bay, British Columbia

Departure Bay is a bay in central Nanaimo, British Columbia, on the east coast of Vancouver Island.

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Doukhobors

The Doukhobors or Dukhobors (Духоборы, Dukhobory, also Dukhobortsy, Духоборцы; literally "Spirit-Warriors / Wrestlers") are a Spiritual Christian religious group of Russian origin.

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Einar Maynard Gunderson

Einar Maynard Gunderson (ca 1900 – January 11, 1980) was a chartered accountant and political figure in British Columbia.

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Electricity sector in Canada

The electricity sector in Canada has played a significant role in the economic and political life of the country since the late 19th century.

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Energy policy of Canada

Canada has access to all main sources of energy including oil and gas, coal, hydropower, biomass, solar, geothermal, wind, marine and nuclear.

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Ernest George Hansell

Rev.

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Executive Council of British Columbia

The Executive Council of British Columbia (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of British Columbia) is the cabinet of that Canadian province.

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February 23

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Flag of British Columbia

The flag of British Columbia is based upon the shield of the provincial arms of British Columbia.

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Frank Mackenzie Ross

Frank Mackenzie Ross (April 19, 1891 in Glasgow, Scotland – December 11, 1971 in Vancouver) was the 19th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

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Frank Richter Jr.

Francis Xavier (Frank) Richter Jr. (July 12, 1910 – November 20, 1977) was a Canadian politician, who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly and Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Mines in the Social Credit government of W.A.C. Bennett in the province of British Columbia.

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Frank Richter Sr.

Franz Xavier Richter, commonly known as Frank Richter (1837 –1910), was a pioneer settler, miner and rancher in 19th century Washington and British Columbia.

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Freedomites

Freedomites, also called Svobodniki (Russian: "free people"), later called the Sons of Freedom, first appeared in 1902 in Saskatchewan, Canada, and later in the Kootenay and Boundary Districts of British Columbia (BC), as zealots who separated from Doukhobors.

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Gary Bannerman

Gary William Bannerman (May 23, 1947 – July 11, 2011) was a broadcaster, writer and corporate communications consultant based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the author of several books.

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George Matheson Murray

George Matheson Murray, (July 27, 1889 – August 19, 1961), known publicly as George Murray, was a publisher and politician in British Columbia in the first half of the 20th century.

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George Pearkes

Major General George Randolph Pearkes, (February 28, 1888 – May 30, 1984) was a Canadian politician and soldier.

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Gordon Shrum

Gordon Merritt Shrum (January 14, 1896 – June 20, 1985) was a Canadian scientist, teacher, administrator, and the first Chancellor of Simon Fraser University.

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Grace McCarthy

Grace Mary McCarthy, OC, OBC, LLD, DTech, FRAIC (Hon.) (née Winterbottom; October 14, 1927 – May 24, 2017) was a Canadian politician and florist in British Columbia.

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Grouse Mountain

Grouse Mountain is one of the North Shore Mountains of the Pacific Ranges in the District Municipality of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Harold Edward Winch

Harold Edward Winch (18 June 1907 – 1 February 1993) was a Canadian politician active with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and its successor, the New Democratic Party (NDP).

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Herbert Anscomb

Herbert Bertie Anscomb (February 23, 1892 – November 12, 1972) was a Conservative politician and British Columbia cabinet minister.

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History of British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost province of Canada.

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History of electricity sector in Canada

The history of electricity sector in Canada has played a significant role in the economic and political life of the country since wide-scale industrial and commercial power services spread across the country in the 1880s.

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James Chabot Provincial Park

James Chabot Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.

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John Robert Nicholson

John Robert "Jack" Nicholson, (December 1, 1901 – October 8, 1983) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician and the 21st Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

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July 1962

The following events occurred in July 1962.

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Kelowna

Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada.

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Kelowna-Lake Country (provincial electoral district)

Kelowna-Lake Country is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada.

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Law Courts (Vancouver)

Main Entry from Hornby and Nelson Streets Interior Atrium The Law Courts building is part of the landmark Robson Square complex in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Leader of the Opposition (British Columbia)

The Leader of the Opposition (Chef de l'Opposition) in British Columbia is the MLA in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia who leads the political party recognized as the Official Opposition.

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Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia is the viceregal representative of the, in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

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List of British Columbia by-elections

The list of British Columbia by-elections includes every by-election held in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

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List of Canadian political families

During its history, a number of Canadian families have produced multiple politicians.

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List of Canadian politicians who have crossed the floor

This is a list of Canadian politicians who have crossed the floor, in that they have changed party affiliation.

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List of conservative parties in Canada

This is a list of conservative parties in Canada.

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List of covers of Time magazine (1960s)

This is a list of people appearing on the cover of ''Time'' magazine in the 1960s.

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List of Keys to the City in Canada

The Key to the City is an award presented by a town or city's municipal government to esteemed residents or visitors whom the city wishes to honour.

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List of members of the Privy Council for Canada (1948–68)

This is a list of members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada appointed from 1948 to 1968.

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List of people from Albert County, New Brunswick

Amiens France list of notable people from Albert County, New Brunswick.

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List of people on the postage stamps of Canada

This is a list of notables on stamps of Canada.

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List of premiers of British Columbia

The Premier of British Columbia is the First Minister for the Canadian province of British Columbia.

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List of premiers of British Columbia by time in office

This is a list of premiers of the province of British Columbia in order of time served in office as premiers as of.

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List of protected areas of British Columbia

The following is a list of all provincial parks and protected areas within British Columbia.

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Lyle Wicks

Lyle Wicks (November 1, 1912 - February 3, 2004) was a British Columbia politician.

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Monarchy in British Columbia

By the arrangements of the Canadian federation, Canada's monarchy operates in British Columbia as the core of the province's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy.

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Monarchy in the Canadian provinces

The monarchy of Canada forms the core of each Canadian provincial jurisdiction's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government in each province.

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Murray-Latta

The Murray-Latta Machine Company is a British Columbian machine manufacturing and steel fabrication company.

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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve is a Canadian national park reserve in British Columbia comprising three separate regions: Long Beach, the Broken Group Islands, and the West Coast Trail.

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Parliament of British Columbia

The Parliament of British Columbia is made of two elements: the Queen of Canada in Right of British Columbia, represented by the Lieutenant Governor, and the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (which meets at the British Columbia Parliament Buildings).

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Patriation

Patriation was the political process that led to full Canadian sovereignty, culminating with the Constitution Act, 1982.

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Phil Gaglardi

Philip Arthur Gaglardi (January 13, 1913 – September 23, 1995), sometimes known as Flying Phil was a politician in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

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Pierre Trudeau

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000), often referred to by the initials PET, was a Canadian statesman who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979 and 1980–1984).

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Pitt River Bridge

The Pitt River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Pitt River between Port Coquitlam and Pitt Meadows in British Columbia, Canada.

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Politics of British Columbia

The Politics of British Columbia involves not only the governance of British Columbia, Canada, and the various political factions that have held or vied for legislative power, but also a number of experiments or attempts at political and electoral reform.

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Premier (Canada)

In Canada, a premier is the head of government of a province or territory.

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Ralph Chetwynd

The Honourable William Ralph Talbot Chetwynd (28 July 1890 – 3 April 1957) was a British-Canadian businessman and politician.

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Robert Bonner (politician)

Robert Bonner, LL.B. (September 10, 1920 – August 12, 2005) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and corporate executive.

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Robert Sommers

Robert Edward Sommers (January 3, 1911 – October 28, 2000) was an Alberta-born elementary school principal and a politician, who served as a Social Credit Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1952 to 1958, representing the riding of Rossland-Trail in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

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Robert Strachan

Robert Martin Strachan (December 1, 1913 – July 21, 1981) was a trade unionist and politician.

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Robson Square

Robson Square is a landmark civic centre and public plaza, located in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Royal British Columbia Museum

Founded in 1886, the Royal British Columbia Museum (sometimes referred to as Royal BC Museum) consists of The Province of British Columbia's natural and human history museum as well as the British Columbia Provincial Archives.

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Secessionist movements of Canada

There have been various movements within Canada for secession.

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September 1900

The following events occurred in September 1900.

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September 1971

The following events occurred in September 1971.

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September 6

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Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada with campuses in Burnaby (Main Campus), Surrey, and Vancouver.

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Social Credit Party of Canada

The Social Credit Party of Canada (Parti Crédit social du Canada), colloquially known as the Socreds, was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform.

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Social Credit Party of Canada leadership elections

The Canadian social credit movement first contested the 1935 federal election in order to capitalize from the Alberta Social Credit League's surprise victory in Alberta's August 1935 provincial election.

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Social Credit Party of Canada split, 1963

In 1963, the Quebec wing of the Social Credit Party of Canada split off from the national party as the Ralliement des créditistes.

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South Okanagan

South Okanagan was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia beginning with the election of 1916.

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Surrey Memorial Hospital

Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) is a publicly funded hospital owned and operated by Fraser Health in the city of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada adjacent to King George Boulevard.

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Swangard Stadium

Swangard Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Central Park in Burnaby, British Columbia.

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Thomas R. Berger

Thomas Rodney Berger, (born March 23, 1933) is a Canadian politician and jurist of Swedish descent.

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Tilly Rolston

Tilly Rolston (February 23, 1887 – October 12, 1953) was a Canadian politician.

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Tom Campbell (Canadian politician)

Thomas J. Campbell, (October 5, 1927 – January 27, 2012) was a Canadian politician, who served as the 31st mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1967 through 1972.

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Tom Uphill

Thomas Hubert Uphill (June 26, 1874 – February 17, 1962) was a socialist politician in British Columbia, longtime mayor of the town of Fernie and also represented the riding named for the town in the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for forty years, most of them as the legislature's sole labour MLA.

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Toronto-Dominion Centre

The Toronto-Dominion Centre, or TD Centre, is a cluster of buildings in downtown Toronto, Ontario owned by Cadillac Fairview.

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W. A. C. Bennett Dam

The W. A. C. Bennett Dam is a large hydroelectric dam on the Peace River in northern British Columbia, Canada.

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Wacky (disambiguation)

Wacky is another word for eccentric behavior, sometimes in an amusing manner.

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Westlock

Westlock is a town in central Alberta, Canada.

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William Bennett (disambiguation)

William Bennett (born 1943) is an American conservative pundit, political theorist and former Secretary of Education.

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Yale (electoral district)

Yale was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1892 and from 1917 to 1953.

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Years of Hope and Anger

Years of Hope and Anger is the 16th episode of the dramatic documentary television series, Canada: A People's History.

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1900

As of March 1 (O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 (O.S. February 15), 2100.

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1900 in Canada

Events from the year 1900 in Canada.

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1952 in Canada

Events from the year 1952 in Canada.

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1953 in Canada

Events from the year 1953 in Canada.

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1954 in Canada

Events from the year 1954 in Canada.

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1955 in Canada

Events from the year 1955 in Canada.

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1956 in Canada

Events from the year 1956 in Canada.

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1957 in Canada

Events from the year 1957 in Canada.

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1958 in Canada

Events from the year 1958 in Canada.

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1959 in Canada

Events from the year 1959 in Canada.

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1960 in Canada

Events from the year 1960 in Canada.

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1961 in Canada

Events from the year 1961 in Canada.

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1962 in Canada

Events from the year 1962 in Canada.

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1963 in Canada

Events from the year 1963 in Canada.

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1964 in Canada

Events from the year 1964 in Canada.

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1965 in Canada

Events from the year 1965 in Canada.

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1966 in Canada

Events from the year 1966 in Canada.

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1967 in Canada

1967 is remembered as one of the most notable years in Canada.

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1968 in Canada

Events from the year 1968 in Canada.

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1969 in Canada

Events from the year 1969 in Canada.

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1970 in Canada

Events from the year 1970 in Canada.

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1970–71 Vancouver Canucks season

The 1970–71 Vancouver Canucks season was the Canucks' first in the NHL.

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1971 in Canada

Events from the year 1971 in Canada.

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1971 in rail transport

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1972 in Canada

Events from the year 1972 in Canada.

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1979

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1979 in Canada

Events from the year 1979 in Canada.

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20th Parliament of British Columbia

The 20th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1941 to 1945.

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21st Parliament of British Columbia

The 21st Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1946 to 1949.

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22nd Parliament of British Columbia

The 22nd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1950 to 1952.

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23rd Parliament of British Columbia

The 23rd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from February 1953 to March 1953.

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24th Parliament of British Columbia

The 24th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from September 1953 to 1956.

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25th Parliament of British Columbia

The 25th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1957 to 1960.

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26th Parliament of British Columbia

The 26th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1961 to 1963.

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27th Parliament of British Columbia

The 27th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1964 to 1966.

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28th Parliament of British Columbia

The 28th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1967 to 1969.

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29th Parliament of British Columbia

The 29th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1970 to 1972.

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30th Parliament of British Columbia

The 30th Legislative Assembly of British Columbia sat from 1972 to 1975.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._A._C._Bennett

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