Upper Canada becomes first province to move towards abolition of slavery.
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Poet. Famous for his poetry about the Gold Rush in the Yukon of the 1890's.
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1928, 32,36 – Phil Edwards
2006 – Chinese head tax
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Canadian Government apologizes for the discriminatory policy of the Chinese head tax.
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Lord Elgin
The Governor of United Canada. Introduced Responsible Government – the system we have today.
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Sir Charles G.D. Roberts
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Novelists, poets, historians, educators & musicians who had a significant cultural impact.