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Canadian treasures CANADA: NATURAL SOURCE OF PRIDE SINCE 1867 Margaret Marshall Saunders (1861–1947) ACTIVIST AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Quiz TEST YOUR CANADIAN KNOWLEDGE
QUESTION 1: What famous sculpture was depicted on the back of Canada’s $20 bill from September 2004 until November 2012?
perspective, the touching tale won the society’s $200 prize. Published as a book in 1894, Beautiful Joe was an instant hit that catapulted Saunders onto the global literary scene. It be- came the first Canadian novel to sell more than amillion copies and was translated into numerous languages. Beyond being a good read, Beautiful Joe had a profound and unexpected impact on society: it raised worldwide awareness of animal cruelty, an issue largely ignored until then. After the triumph of Beautiful Joe, Saunders—who used the pen name Marshall Saunders, deemed more suitable for com- mercial success—went on to pen more than twenty other pieces. Many of her works were laced with social commentary on issues such as child labour, supervised playgrounds and slum clearance. Using her fame as a tool for advocacy, she gave frequent lectures and wrote columns for respected Canadian newspapers to bring attention to the causes she held dear. An outspoken member of many organizations, she was especially passionate about animal welfare and patronized several hu- mane societies. Margaret Marshall Saunders, bestselling author and recipi- ent of countless honours, passed away in 1947. Her illustrious career as both a writer and an activist left a lasting mark on society, and her best-known work, Beautiful Joe, lives on as a timeless tale of hope and love.
Born in Milton, Nova Scotia, to a family of accomplished academics, Margaret Marshall Saunders grew up in a stimulating, privileged en- vironment. She loved to read and write, learned Latin from her father at a young age, and studied abroad in Scotland and France—all things that weren’t exactly typical for a Raising awareness with the written word
QUESTION 2: Andrew Bonar Law (commonly called Bonar Law) was the only Canadian ever to have held what position?
QUESTION 3: Which province is home to North America’s only tidal power plant?
woman of her time and place, and of which she took full ad- vantage. Encouraged by family and friends, Saunders chose to pursue a career in writing after finishing her studies. While her talent for the craft was undeniable, no one could have imag- ined just how important her work would become on a global scale. Shortly after publishing her first novel—My Spanish Sailor, a love story—Saunders submitted one of her stories to a contest sponsored by the American Humane Education Society. Her submission, titled Beautiful Joe, was based on true events, tell- ing the story of a once-abandoned dog that went on to save the lives of the family who rescued him. Narrated from the dog’s
QUESTION 4: What is the name of the trophy awarded annually to Canada’s top athlete?
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Where are we from? THE 52 LARGEST GROUPS IN CANADA’S MULTICULTURAL MOSAIC
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infO Canada THE STORIES BEHIND OUR SYMBOLS
Canada’s Pakistani community
According to the 2011 National Household Survey, more than 155,000 Canadians have some degree of Pakistani ethnic origin. Now a large, prosperous segment of Canada’s diverse population, the Pakistani community was nearly non-existent in the Great White North until fairly recent times. In 1905, around 200 people frommodern-day Pakistan (then called British India) migrated to British Columbia to work on the burgeoning railway system. This first Pakistani community on Canadian soil
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would remain the only significant settlement from the south Asian country until the mid-twentieth century. By the time Canada’s wartime ban on south Asian immigration was lifted in 1949, Pakistan had gained its independence as a country. Because Canada’s new immigration laws heavily favoured applicants with college degrees, the first generation of Pakistani-Canadians was highly educated. Its members quickly settled into their new northern home and soon began making their own contributions tomainstream culture. Their numbers remained low, however; it was only after Prime Minister Trudeau adopted the 1976 Immigration Act that the community started seeing considerable growth, which remains steady to this day. Toronto currently hosts the largest celebration of Pakistani culture in Canada, the annual Pakistan Day Parade. In popular culture, the CBC television series Little Mosque on the Prairie, which revolved around a bi-cultural Pakistani-Canadian family, was a surprise hit and put several actors of Pakistani heritage into the spotlight. Suroosh Alvi, co-founder of the VICE media network, was born in Toronto to Pakistani parents. In pro sports, noteworthy names include former Hab Manny Malhotra as well as CFL linebacker Bobby Khan.
The sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasian- ellus) became Saskatchewan’s emblematic bird in 1945. This non-migratory ground-forager is unique to North America. One of the species’ more interesting characteristics is its annual mating ritual in which males compete in a group “dance-off” for mates who prefer those who rest the least and dance the fastest.
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