I Kendra Beattie nominate four courageous, brilliant, brave, and prided Canadians as “Greatest Canadians” in each time period of World War I and 1920 's period, 1930 's and 1940 's period, 1950 's and 1960 's period, 1970 's to present period.
My first nominee is; Billy bishop. Bishop was born in Owen Sound, Ontario. He was the second of three children born to William A. and Margaret Bishop. Billy himself was a Canadian First World War flying ace. He was a top ace with a number of 72 victories. He started his career as a calvery officer and later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. He received his Victoria Cross for a pre-dawn one man raid on a German airfield for which he was credited with three victories. Although he is a Canadian
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My second nominee is; Nellie Mcclung. "She was spirited, she was amazing, she was effective," afew commonly used words to describe Nellie McClung. She was a female activist, One of Nellie 's best influences was her mom. Her family 's influence was not a doubt the reason she became an activist. Her mom thought that every child had the right to an education, and her hole family encouraged her to learn all she could. Nellie spent most of her life as a wife, mother, teacher, lecturer, legislator and writer. Her dream was to become a teacher like her sister named Hannah, teaching was very limited to women… Nellie earned a teaching certificate at the age of sixteen and taught until she got married in 1896. Nellie struggled with her husband as he was a druggy and had to raise five children at the same time. Nellie McClung’s greatest achievements were women’s suffrage movement, temperance movement, and later the Person’s Case with assitance from the “Famous Five. McClung took part in an international movment for women’s sufrage. This suffrage was aimed at allowing women the right to vote because of the one-man-one vote principal. She was shot down many times but she NEVER gave up witch makes her great. this movement continued to become greatly recognized throughout Canada and more people were moving towards it. In 1910 widows in Alberta were granted municipal franchise although this didnt apply to married women. She succeeded with many other things as well she was then …show more content…
My third nominee is; William Mackenzie King. He was an extraordinary man to our province. He endured many ideas, catastrophes, crisis’, and solved problems. He had many great accomplishments, strengths and weaknesses, over all in my opinion he was an extraordinary man and a great Canadian. He attended university and studied hard. He was the tenth prime minister of Canada. During the 21 years that he served as Prime Minister, the longest ever served in history, Mackenzie faced lots of hard decisions. Although Mackenzie had limited fans, he proved himself as an effective leader socially, nationally, and through the very dark times of war. Mackenzie made lots of important allies during the war, and quite possibly prevented Canada from breaking out into a civil war. He would go find prostitutes and persuade them to give in their work and turn to God as he volunteered once a week at the children’s hospital. He was a good man. He knew that our life conditions had to of been improved witch is maybe why he chose a career in politics… “ A task to reform”. And his main goal was national unity, to come together as one. He made many important decisions regards to conscription and war and crisis’. If he hadn’t of made those decisions there’s no idea of knowing where we’d be today and In my opinion he made the right decisions he was a very smart and kind hearted man which makes him a great
He is a prime example that there are no restrictions to making a difference. His legacy will continue to spark a light in many African-Canadians to leave their tile on Canada’s
He continues to be a successful air marshal in WWII. William Bishop dies in 1956. BACK Billy Bishop was known for being Canada’s top fighter pilot in World War I. Although he was a was regarded as a weak pilot at first who
Countries and states all over the world have diverse groups of leaders who serve in different parties. The leaders make different political decisions that governs the citizens of the given country or state. Canada has been governed by various leaders among them being John Diefenbaker, who served in the position of prime minister. This essay will provide various information of John Diefenbaker in relation to biography, analysis of the political career and personal evaluation in relation to John Diefenbaker’s leadership. John George Diefenbaker was born on September18, 1895, in Ontario at a place called Neustadt and was a child to William.
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He also has a river named after him called the Mackenzie River and a park named after him called Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park. He also has a statue near the parliament buildings in Ottawa. Alexander Mackenzie is important to Canada because he was one of the first
Canada has been defined by its contributions at home and abroad in WWI, WWII, and peacekeeping. World War I played an important role in Canada’s history. It shaped Canada by giving women suffrage and by the war creating a greater divide between French and English Canadians. By the end of WWI, the Canadian government
He handled Canada’s greatest crisis and brought all of Canada together, as one united, strong and free nation. He changed Canada and his impact and legacy will never be forgotten. For all the work he has done, he is truly the greatest Prime Minister of the world greatest nation, he is Pierre Elliott
The life women in the American colonies was treacherous, yet rewarding. There was so much death and sickness around at the beginning of the new world it is a wonder anyone survived. Had it not been for the nurturing and healing offered by women, this country may have never gotten itself off the ground. Women took care of the home, and the family and this remained the main focal point of the American colonial women. Although women’s lives changed exponentially over the century and a half, especially during the market revolution and the second great awakening, the true belief of what a woman was remained unchanged.
This of course included siding with the progressives who if Mackenzie wanted to capture the office would have to listen to their demands however bad it was for Canada, a willing participant or not. His unwillingness to see Arthur top him in anything political forcibly led Mackenzie King to gain the favor of the progressives, and in turn gave him yet another reason as to why he should hold on to the power of being Prime Minister and causing the King Byng affair. King absolutely loathed his nemesis Arthur Meighen. Kings hatred for Meighen prevented him
Canada is a strong country backed up by even stronger people. The fact that it surpassed the U.S.A, which was considered the 4th best country to live in, shows how much potential this country has with its extraordinary health care services and its fundamental freedoms. It also shows how Canada puts its citizens first above everything else and realizes that it is not perfect, and thus strives to improve its nature, relationships, and lifestyles with
In Canada, Wayne Gretzky is revered as an iconic character and a hockey legend. He epitomizes the virtues of grit, modesty, and perseverance that Canadians cherish and embodies the finest of Canadian national identity. Gretzky is a representation of both Canada's passion for hockey and the value of the sport to the country's culture. The record-breaking career of Gretzky is evidence of his talent and commitment to the game.
To start with, Pearson is undoubtedly a symbol of Canadian excellence, seeing as his efforts and impact were exceptional. At that time, the world was undergoing war, crisis and prejudice so it is impressive that Pearson was “one of the 20th century’s most untiring and effective workers in the cause of world peace.” (Baldwin 39). This impressiveness may also be due to the similar traits Pearson holds to Mackenzie King whom is a previous great leader. Though, Pearson had his tragic flaws such as ________ _________, which did lead to his resignation from office and defeat by Diefenbaker.
William Lyon Mackenzie King, a man of glory, forever changed Canada’s constitution during the tumultuous nineteenth century and resolved all difficulties Canada faced on its way to becoming a strong, independent, and autonomous nation. His contributions and sanctions targeted all factors at the time and had interrelated effects on the construction of Canada. Unlike other Canadian politicians, King handled every crisis with thorough planning and achieved promising outcomes from unsolvable problems. It is without a doubt that King was the most influential figure in Canada’s development. His role in the autonomy, economic development, and social stability stands as solid evidence of the pioneering impacts he had on Canada’s advancement.
With determination and the passion burning within them, women and African Americans alike, had reached the right for suffrage. In the 1820’s the role of a women was to stay home
For a long time the debates had been going about how was the better prime minister of Canada. On the the top of most lists of best prime ministers are Mackenzie King and Sir John A. Macdonald. For example, according to the Expert Survey that was made in 2013 “Laurier came first, Macdonald second, and King third, but the difference in their overall scores was negligible”. Both prime ministers had a strong vision of the country that helped shaped Canada to become the country it is today(in 2015). Thesis: Sir John A.Macdonald was one of the founding fathers, but William Lyon Mackenzie King had to lead the country through the part of Depression and WWII, and they both have made different positive contributions to Canada and are highly respected