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Jean Lesage was a Canadian lawyer and politician from Quebec. He served as the 19th premier of Quebec from 22 June 1960 to 16 June 1966. Alongside Georges-Émile Lapalme,RenéLévesque and others,he is often viewed as the father of the Quiet Revolution. Quebec City International Airport was officially named in his honour on 31 March 1994,and a provincial electoral district,Jean-Lesage,was named for him,as well.
There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party,or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. These were usually local or provincial groups using the Labour Party or Independent Labour Party name,backed by local labour councils made up of many union locals in a particular city,or individual trade unions. There was an attempt to create a national Canadian Labour Party in the late 1910s and in the 1920s,but these were only partly successful.
Amos is a town in northwestern Quebec,Canada,on the Harricana River. It is the seat of Abitibi Regional County Municipality.
Gurbax Singh Malhi is an Indian-born Canadian politician. A Liberal,he was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Bramalea—Gore—Malton in 1993,and served as its representative in the House of Commons for 18 consecutive years until his defeat in the 2011 election.
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Colin William George Gibson,was a Canadian politician,land surveyor and lawyer.
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