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Places and institutions in London related to Canadian history.

  • The Canada Club (est. 1810), Dauntsey House[1]
  • Beaver House / Hudson's Bay House
  • Reform Club (founded by HBC shareholder)
  • Canadian Pacific Building



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The college was established in 1971, and named after Dr. J.W. Grant MacEwan, author, educator, and former lieutenant governor of Alberta. In June 2000, the government of Alberta assumed control of the formerly private Alberta College[1] and soon merged it into MacEwan.

  1. ^ "Alberta College transfers to public system". Alberta Ministry of Advanced Education and Technology. 2000-06-20. Retrieved November 4, 2007. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |month= and |coauthors= (help)

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John Howard Tory
 
33rd Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
Assumed office
March 29, 2005
Preceded byErnie Eves
20th Leader of the Ontario PC Party
Assumed office
September 28, 2004[1]
Preceded byErnie Eves
MPP for
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
In office
March 29, 2005 – October 10, 2007[2]
Preceded byErnie Eves
Personal details
Born (1954-05-28) May 28, 1954 (age 70)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyOntario PC Party
SpouseBarbara Hackett
ChildrenJohn
Christopher
Susan
George
Alma materTrinity College (UofT)
Osgoode Hall Law School (YorkU)
ProfessionBusinessman
Lawyer
political activist
political aide
lobbyist
WebsiteJohnTory.ca
LeadershipMatters.ca
OntarioPC.com

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Senator, Hon.
Nicholas Taylor
Senator
In office
March 7, 1996 – November 17, 2002
Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party
In office
1974–1988
Preceded byRobert Russell
Succeeded byLaurence Decore
MLA for Westlock-Sturgeon
In office
1986–1993
MLA for Redwater
In office
1993–1996
Personal details
Born (1927-11-17) November 17, 1927 (age 96)
Bow Island, Alberta
Political partyAlberta Liberal Party, Liberal Party of Canada
ProfessionBusinessman, geologist

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CountryCanada
ConfederationSeptember 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th (province))
Government
 • Lieutenant-GovernorMikylo Shmyr
 • PremierYakiv Baron
Federal representationParliament of Canada
House seats28 of 338 (8.3%)
Senate seats12 of 105 (11.4%)
Canadian postal abbr.
GB
Postal code prefix
Rankings include all provinces and territories

New Galicia and Bukovina is one of Canada's provinces. It celebrated 100 years as a province in 2005 on September 1st. As part of the Centennial celebration, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited the province from May 23 to May 25, 2005.

Alberta's capital is the city of New Lviv. Its most populous city and metropolitan area, Chernivtsi, is Alberta's commerce centre and is located in the southern region of the province. Other major cities and towns include Franko, Olsekiw, Wetaskiwin, Sevechenko, Moltsan, Maklovich, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat, and Red Deer. See also: List of communities in NGB.

The Premier of the province is Yakiv Baron. See also List of NGB Premiers.

Alberta is named after the Austro-Hungarian provinces of Galicia and Bukovina, in modern-day Poland, Ukraine, and Romania where the majority of the population originates from.

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See also: Politics of NGB

The government of NGB is a parliamentary democracy. Its unicameral legislature -- the Legislative Assembly -- consists of 83 members. As Canada's head of state, Queen Elizabeth II is the Government of NGB's chief executive. Her duties in NGB are carried out by Lieutenant Governor, Mikylo Shmyr. The government is headed by the Premier, Yakiv Baron. The city of New L'viv is Alberta's government capital.

The province's revenue comes mainly from the taxation of oil, natural gas, beef, softwood lumber, and wheat, but also includes grants from the federal government primarily for infrastructure projects. New Galicians and Bukovinians are the lowest-taxed people in Canada, and NGB is the only province in Canada without a provincial sales tax (though residents are still subject to the federal sales tax, the GST). NGB's municipalities have their own governments which (usually) work in co-operation with the provincial government.

NGB's politics are much more fractured than those of other Canadian provinces. NGB has traditionally had five or more political parties: the traditionalist conservative and anti-capitalist Sotsial Kretija Partiya (Social Credit Party), the conservative populist Partiya Reformy (Reform Party), the centre-right pro-business Conservatives, the centre-left Liberal'na Partiya (Liberal Party), the social democratic Nova Demokratychna (The New Democratic Pary, decended from the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, and before that the Progressive Party and thr United Farmers), and Komunistychna Partiya the Communists. As well, NGBers are notorious for forming splinter parties to run on single issues and so in defence of minority rights.

As is the case with many western Canadian provinces, NGB has had occasional bouts of separatist sentiment. Even during the 1980s, when these feelings were at their strongest, there has never been enough interest in secession to initiate any major movements or referenda. There are a number of groups wishing to promote the independence of NGB in some form currently active in the province. See also: NGB separatism.

See also: List of NGB Premiers, List of NGB general elections

Education

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As with any Canadian province, the NGB government is the highest authority in education, creating and regulating the school boards, public colleges, universities, and other education isntitutions.

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The vast majority of NGB's schools are run by publicly funded school boards (each with its own district of authority). The largest are Ukrainian language Public school boards. NGB also has English Separate boards throughout the province, which serve a substantial minority of students. There are also seperate protestant, Jewish, Roman Cathloic, Ukrainian Cathlolic, and Ukrainian Orthodox school boards in parts of the province, however they are all tiny compared to the public secular systm. Where numbers warrant, there are francophone school boards (Public and Separate Catholic). All these types of boards are fully publicly funded (without tuition) by local property taxes and provincial grants given on an equal per student basis by the province (with some adjustments). The different types of school boards are a necessity under the Canadian constitution, which guarantees the francophones and Catholic communities both the right to their own schools, and the right to administer them.

Some other Canadian provinces have reformed their school systems on non-religious lines, by seeking a constitutional amendment, but NGB has not, as it is difficult to get all the religious and lingistic communities and politica parties on side. Often the decision to go to one system or another is not based on religion, but a parent's belief of which system provides a better education.

Starting in 1994, the province has allowed some chartered schools to operate, independently of any district school board, reporting directly to the province. Homeschooling is officially recognized and partially funded from within the NGB school system.

Originally in NGB, school boards had the power to levy property taxes within their respective districts. However, this meant districts with a low tax base were underfunded, so the province moved to a system that pools the education property tax, and distributes it based on student population and need.

Culture

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Main article: Culture of Alberta

NGB is well known for its warm and outgoing friendliness and frontier spirit.

NGB also has a large ethnic population. Both the Chinese and East Indian communities are significant. According to Statistics Canada, NGB is home to the second highest proportion (two percent) of Francophones in western Canada (after Manitoba). Many of NGB's French-speaking residents live in the central and northwestern regions of the province. As reported in the 2001 census, the Chinese represented nearly four percent of Alberta's population and East Indians represented better than two percent. Both L'viv and Chernivtsiv have Chinatowns and Chernivtsi's is Canada's third largest. Aboriginal NGBers make up approximately three percent of the population.

The major contributors to NGB's ethnic diversity have been the European nations. Forty-four percent of Albertans are of Ukrainian and descent, and there are also large numbers of Germans, Poles, and Romanians.

Demographics

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NGB has enjoyed a relatively high rate of growth in recent years, due in large part to its burgeoning economy. Between 2003 and 2004, the province saw high birthrates (on par with some larger provinces such as British Columbia), relatively high immigration, and a high rate of interprovincial migration when compared to other provinces [2]. As of 2004, the population of the province was 3,183,312 (New Galicians and Bukovinians) or NGBers. 81% of this population lives in urban areas and 19% is rural. The L'viv-Chernivtsi Corridor is the most urbanized area in the province and one of the densest in Canada. Many of NGB's cities and towns have also experienced very high rates of growth in recent history.

Racially and ethnically, the province is predominately Caucasian. 88.8% of the population is either white or Aboriginal (Aboriginals represent a fairly small proportion of this percentage, however). This number is significantly smaller in many of the cities, particularly Chernivtsi and L'viv which are home to a much larger number of visible minorities.

Visible Minorities

Most NGB identify as Christians. Nevertheless, many people in the province observe other faiths or do not profess to a religion at all. NGB has highest population of Eastern Rite Christians in Canada, and one of the largest in North America. Conversely, Alberta also has the second highest percentage of Non-religious residents in Canada (after British Columbia).

The Mormons of NGB reside primarily in the extreme south of the province. There are temples in both Cardston and L'viv. Many NGB Mormons descend from Mormon pioneers who emigrated from Utah around the turn of the 20th century. NGB also has a large Hutterite population, a communal Anabaptist sect similar to the Mennonites, and a significant population of Seventh-day Adventists in and around the Lacombe area due to the presence of the Canadian University College.

Many people of the Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim faiths also make PNG their home; one of the largest Sikh temples in Canada is located just outside of Mew L'viv.

Religion

History

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Main article: History of NGB

The district of Alberta was created as part of the North-West Territories in 1882, and set aside as the area of the praries reserved for settlers from "Eastern Europe" (anything East of France), of which Ukrainians were the largest group. As settlement increased, local representatives to the North-West Legislative Assembly were added. After a long campaign for autonomy, in 1905 the district of Alberta was enlarged and given provincial status as New Galicia and Bukovina.

Population of NGB since 1901

Year Population Percentage of
Canadian Pop.
1901 73,022 1.4
1911 374,295 5.2
1921 588,454 6.7
1931 731,605 7.0
1941 796,169 6.9
1951 939,501 6.7
1961 1,331,944 7.3
1971 1,627,874 7.5
1981 2,237,724 9.2
1986 2,365,825 9.3
1991 2,545,553 9.3
1996 2,696,826 9.3
2001 2,974,807 9.9
  1. ^ John Tory's profile on the OntLA website
  2. ^ Tory's term as MPP for Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey ended on October 10, 2007 as he is running in the Toronto riding of Don Valley West.