69 relations: Administrator of the Government, Adrienne Clarkson, Alberta, Alexander Mackenzie (politician), Ambassador, Antonio Lamer, Artificial cardiac pacemaker, Beverley McLachlin, Bora Laskin, Brian Dickson, Brian Mulroney, British Columbia, Canadian dollar, Canadian Judicial Council, Charles Fitzpatrick, Constitution of Canada, Deputy of the Governor General of Canada, Electoral district (Canada), Francis Alexander Anglin, Gérald Fauteux, Governor General of Canada, Henri Elzéar Taschereau, High commissioner, Jean Chrétien, John A. Macdonald, John Robert Cartwright, John Sparrow David Thompson, Justin Trudeau, King-in-Council, Lester B. Pearson, Letters Patent, 1947, Louis Henry Davies, Louis St. Laurent, Lyman Duff, Manitoba, Montreal, New Brunswick, Ontario, Order of Canada, Parliament of Canada, Patrick Kerwin, Pierre Trudeau, Pincher Creek, Prime Minister of Canada, Prince Edward Island, Puisne judge, Quebec, Quebec Court of Appeal, Quebec law, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, ..., R. B. Bennett, Removal from the Order of Canada, Richard Wagner (judge), Robert Borden, Robert Taschereau, Royal assent, Samuel Henry Strong, Supreme Court Act, Supreme Court of British Columbia, Supreme Court of Canada, The Right Honourable, Thibaudeau Rinfret, University of Alberta, University of Alberta Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, Wilfrid Laurier, William Buell Richards, William Johnstone Ritchie, William Lyon Mackenzie King. Expand index (19 more) »
Administrator of the Government
An Administrator (Administrator of the Government, Officer Administering the Government) in the constitutional practice of some countries in the Commonwealth is a person who fulfils a role similar to that of a Governor or a Governor-General.
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Adrienne Clarkson
Adrienne Louise Clarkson (née Poy, February 10, 1939) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation.
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Alberta
Alberta is a western province of Canada.
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Alexander Mackenzie (politician)
Alexander Mackenzie (January 28, 1822April 17, 1892), was a Scottish-Canadian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of Canada, in office from 1873 to 1878.
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Ambassador
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment.
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Antonio Lamer
Joseph Antonio Charles Lamer, (July 8, 1933 – November 24, 2007) was a Canadian lawyer, jurist and the 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Artificial cardiac pacemaker
A pacemaker (or artificial pacemaker, so as not to be confused with the heart's natural pacemaker) is a medical device that generates electrical impulses delivered by electrodes to contract the heart muscles and regulate the electrical conduction system of the heart.
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Beverley McLachlin
Beverley McLachlin, (born September 7, 1943) was the 17th Chief Justice of Canada, the first woman to hold this position, and the longest serving Chief Justice of Canada in history.
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Bora Laskin
Bora Laskin, (October 5, 1912 – March 26, 1984) was a Canadian lawyer, academic and judge.
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Brian Dickson
Robert George Brian Dickson, (May 25, 1916 – October 17, 1998), commonly known as Brian Dickson, was a Canadian lawyer, military officer and judge.
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Brian Mulroney
Martin Brian Mulroney (born March 20, 1939) is a Canadian politician who served as the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993.
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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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Canadian dollar
The Canadian dollar (symbol: $; code: CAD; dollar canadien) is the currency of Canada.
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Canadian Judicial Council
The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC; Conseil canadien de la magistrature) is a federal body which oversees federal judges in Canada.
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Charles Fitzpatrick
Sir Charles Fitzpatrick (December 19, 1851 – June 17, 1942) was a Canadian lawyer and politician, who served as the fifth Chief Justice of Canada.
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Constitution of Canada
The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law in Canada; the country's constitution is an amalgamation of codified acts and uncodified traditions and conventions.
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Deputy of the Governor General of Canada
A Deputy of the Governor General (Gouverneur général suppléant) is, per the Constitution Act, 1867, one of any individuals appointed by the Governor General of Canada, with the Canadian monarch's consent, to act as the viceroy's steward in his or her stead, exercising any powers so delegated to them by the governor general – generally limited to all abilities save for dissolving parliament, namely, granting Royal Assent to bills passed by parliament, signing Orders in Council, issuing Royal Proclamations, or receiving the credentials of newly appointed ambassadors to Canada.
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Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a "constituency" or a "riding", is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based.
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Francis Alexander Anglin
Francis Alexander Anglin PC (April 2, 1865 – March 2, 1933) was the seventh Chief Justice of Canada from 1924 until 1933.
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Gérald Fauteux
Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux, (October 22, 1900 – September 14, 1980) was the 13th Chief Justice of Canada from 1970 to 1973.
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Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada (Gouverneure générale du Canada) is the federal viceregal representative of the.
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Henri Elzéar Taschereau
Sir Henri-Elzéar Taschereau, (October 7, 1836 – April 14, 1911) was a Canadian jurist and the fourth Chief Justice of Canada.
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High commissioner
High commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.
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Jean Chrétien
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (born January 11, 1934), known commonly as Jean Chrétien, is a Canadian politician who served as the 20th Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993, to December 12, 2003.
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John A. Macdonald
Sir John Alexander Macdonald (11 January 1815 – 6 June 1891) was the first Prime Minister of Canada (1867–1873, 1878–1891).
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John Robert Cartwright
John Robert Cartwright, (March 23, 1895 – November 24, 1979) was the 12th Chief Justice of Canada.
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John Sparrow David Thompson
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (November 10, 1845 – December 12, 1894) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Canada, in office from 1892 until his death.
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Justin Trudeau
Justin Pierre James Trudeau (born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician serving as the 23rd and current Prime Minister of Canada since 2015 and Leader of the Liberal Party since 2013.
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King-in-Council
The King-in-Council or Queen-in-Council, depending on the gender of the reigning monarch, is a constitutional term in a number of states.
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Lester B. Pearson
Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian scholar, statesman, soldier, prime minister, and diplomat, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis.
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Letters Patent, 1947
The Letters Patent, 1947 (more formally, the Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada) are a legal instrument introduced by King George VI, which came into effect on 1 October 1947 and continue to, along with parts of the Constitution Act, 1867, constitute the Office of the Governor General.
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Louis Henry Davies
Sir Louis Henry Davies (May 4, 1845May 1, 1924) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician, and judge from the province of Prince Edward Island.
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Louis St. Laurent
Louis Stephen St.
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Lyman Duff
Sir Lyman Poore Duff, (7 January 1865 – 26 April 1955) was the eighth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Manitoba
Manitoba is a province at the longitudinal centre of Canada.
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Montreal
Montreal (officially Montréal) is the most populous municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec and the second-most populous municipality in Canada.
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New Brunswick
New Brunswick (Nouveau-Brunswick; Canadian French pronunciation) is one of three Maritime provinces on the east coast of Canada.
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Ontario
Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada.
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Order of Canada
The Order of Canada (Ordre du Canada) is a Canadian national order and the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.
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Parliament of Canada
The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the national capital.
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Patrick Kerwin
Patrick Kerwin, (October 25, 1889 – February 2, 1963) was the tenth Chief Justice of Canada.
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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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Pincher Creek
Pincher Creek is a town in the southwest of Alberta, Canada.
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Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada (Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Canada's head of government, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or Governor General of Canada on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution.
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Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (PEI or P.E.I.; Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is a province of Canada consisting of the island of the same name, and several much smaller islands.
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Puisne judge
A puisne judge or puisne justice (French: puisné or puîné, "since-born" i.e. "junior") is a dated term for an ordinary judge of a particular court.
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Quebec
Quebec (Québec)According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is.
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Quebec Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal of Quebec (sometimes referred to as Quebec Court of Appeal or QCA) (in French: la Cour d'appel du Québec) is the highest judicial court in Quebec, Canada.
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Quebec law
Quebec law is unique in Canada because Quebec is the only province in Canada to have a juridical legal system (pertaining to the administration of justice) under which civil matters are regulated by French-heritage civil law.
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Queen's Privy Council for Canada
The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC) (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR)), sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council, is the full group of personal consultants to the monarch of Canada on state and constitutional affairs.
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R. B. Bennett
Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, (3 July 1870 – 26 June 1947), was a Canadian politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Canada, in office from 1930 to 1935.
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Removal from the Order of Canada
Appointees to the Order of Canada can have their membership revoked if the order's advisory council determines a member's actions have brought dishonour to the order.
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Richard Wagner (judge)
Richard R. Wagner, (born April 2, 1957) is a Canadian judge who serves as the 18th and current Chief Justice of Canada.
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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, in office from 1911 to 1920.
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Robert Taschereau
Robert Taschereau, (September 10, 1896 – July 26, 1970) was a lawyer who became the 11th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and who briefly served as acting Governor General of Canada following the death of Georges Vanier in 1967.
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Royal assent
Royal assent or sanction is the method by which a country's monarch (possibly through a delegated official) formally approves an act of that nation's parliament.
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Samuel Henry Strong
Sir Samuel Henry Strong, (August 13, 1825 – August 31, 1909) was a lawyer and the third Chief Justice of Canada.
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Supreme Court Act
The Supreme Court Act (the Act) is an Act passed by the Parliament of Canada which established the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Supreme Court of British Columbia
The Supreme Court of British Columbia (BCSC) is the superior trial court for the province of British Columbia, Canada.
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Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada (Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada, the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system.
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The Right Honourable
The Right Honourable (The Rt Hon. or Rt Hon.) is an honorific style traditionally applied to certain persons and to certain collective bodies in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, India, some other Commonwealth realms, the Anglophone Caribbean, Mauritius, and occasionally elsewhere.
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Thibaudeau Rinfret
Thibaudeau Rinfret, (June 22, 1879 – July 25, 1962) was a Canadian jurist and the ninth Chief Justice of Canada and Administrator of Canada in 1952.
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University of Alberta
The University of Alberta (also known as U of A and UAlberta) is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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University of Alberta Faculty of Law
The University of Alberta Faculty of Law is the graduate school of law of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia.
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Wilfrid Laurier
Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier (20 November 1841 – 17 February 1919), known as Wilfrid Laurier, was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada, in office from 11 July 1896 to 6 October 1911.
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William Buell Richards
Sir William Buell Richards, (May 2, 1815 – January 26, 1889) was the first Chief Justice of Canada.
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William Johnstone Ritchie
Sir William Johnstone Ritchie (October 28, 1813 – September 25, 1892) was one of the first judges appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950), also commonly known as Mackenzie King, was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Canada