Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: List of Ontario lieutenant governors


Related Topics

In the News (Wed 16 Dec 09)

  
  Lieutenant Governor biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
In Australia, the Lieutenant Governor is the subordinate of the Governor of a state, who serves as Administrator, or acting Governor, in case of illness or disability of the Governor.
In Canada, the Lieutenant Governor is the representative of the Queen within a province, much as the Governor General is to the federal Government.
Lieutenant Governors are nominally appointed by the Governor General but in practice are chosen by the Prime Minister of Canada usually in consultation with that province's respective premier.
lieutenant-governor.biography.ms   (882 words)

  
 Ontario - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
In general, Ontario is a mixed bag in terms of political trends, despite the fact that the federal Liberals dominated from 1993 to 2004 federally due to a 'divided right' between the moderate Progressive Conservative party and strongly conservative Canadian Alliance, the united right of the federal Conservatives has reduced the dominance.
Southwestern Ontario is similar to the adjacent US Midwest, with the urban areas generally leaning left (especially Windsor which is a union bastion), and the rural areas are fairly conservative, although not as conservative as rural parts of surrounding regions of Ontario and neighboring states, due to the industrial nature of the region.
Most of Northern Ontario is a hotbed for Liberal and NDP support, primarily owing to the highly unionized nature of the region and the high population of First Nations.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /ontario.htm   (3885 words)

  
 Ontario: map of ontario, ontario government, ontario place
Ontario is the most populous and second-largest in area of Canada's ten provinces.
Ontario is bounded on the north by Hudson Bay and James Bay, on the east by Quebec, on the west by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.
In 1849 the districts of southern Ontario were abolished by the Province of Canada and county governments took over certain municipal responsibilities.
wikipedia.openfun.org /wiki/Ontario   (2349 words)

  
 Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Ontario is bounded on the north by Hudson Bay and James Bay, on the east by Quebec, on the west by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.
The British North America Act 1867 section 69 stipulated "There shall be a Legislature for Ontario consisting of the Lieutenant Governor and of One House, styled the Legislative Assembly of Ontario".
Ontario's right to Northwestern Ontario was determined by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1884 and confirmed by the Canada (Ontario Boundary) Act, 1889 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Ontario,_Canada   (2239 words)

  
 NSLA - Archives & Records - Nevada Governors' Biographical Information
In 1986 he was elected lieutenant governor and also served as acting governor, completing the term of Richard Bryan, until his election as governor in 1990.
Governor Laxalt now heads the lobbying firm of The Paul Laxalt Group in Washington, D.C. Grant Sawyer was born in Twin Falls, Idaho, on December 14, 1918.
Charles Russell was the sixth native born Nevada governor, born in Lovelock on December 27, 1903.
dmla.clan.lib.nv.us /docs/nsla/archives/gov/govbib.htm   (2142 words)

  
 Ontario - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Ontario has a population (2001) of 11 874 400 (Ontarians) and an area of 1 076 395 km².
The Province of Canada was divided at this point into Ontario and Quebec to parcel off the francophone minority into a single province, and thus keep Ontario anglophone, although Ontario itself maintained constitutional guarantees safeguarding the French language, including support for Catholic schools.
The Premier of Ontario is the leader of the party currently holding the most seats in Queen's Park.
encyclopedia.learnthis.info /o/on/ontario.html   (1366 words)

  
 Bambooweb: Lieutenant governor
The current Lieutenant Governor of Quebec is in a wheelchair.
However, one interesting constitutional question is the role of the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec in the hypothetical case of the Quebec National Assembly voting to unilaterally secede.
The procedure for election of lieutenant governor varies from state to state with some states having the governor and lieutenant governor running as running mates on a joint ticket while others the governor and the lieutenant governor run separately.
www.bambooweb.com /articles/l/i/Lieutenant_governor.html   (804 words)

  
 Early Canada Historical Narratives -- UPPER CANADA'S LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS AND THE COLONIAL OFFICE
When Governor Gore promptly appointed his own secretary to this position, people in the province were disappointed, for they knew the governor would exercise close control over the agent, monitor his actions and interpret his reports to suit the interests of the governor and not necessarily those of the colony.
Governors were selected, not because of any special aptitude for or knowledge about the colony, but for reasons usually unrelated to the interests of the colony to which they were being sent.
Military governors had few political or diplomatic skills, and they held the extreme views of their aristocratic Tory class which was that the finer things in life should be only for those with prestige, property and influence.
www.uppercanadahistory.ca /pp/pp5.html   (5889 words)

  
 List of Lieutenant Governors of Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of Lieutenant Governors of the Canadian province of Ontario.
The Province of Canada was split into Ontario and Quebec after Canadian Confederation in 1867.
Governors of New France (1627-1760) - Governors of Acadia - Northwest Territories (1869-1905)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Lieutenant_Governors_of_Ontario   (172 words)

  
 ONTARIO FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Point_Pelee_National_Park is a peninsula in southwestern Ontario (near Windsor,_Ontario and Detroit,_Michigan) that extends into Lake_Erie and is the part of Canada's mainland furthest south.
The British_North_America_Act 1867 section 69 stipulated "There shall be a Legislature for Ontario consisting of the Lieutenant Governor and of One House, styled the Legislative_Assembly_of_Ontario".
Ontario's right to Northwestern_Ontario was determined by the Judicial_Committee_of_the_Privy_Council in 1884 and confirmed by the Canada (Ontario Boundary) Act, 1889 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
www.dontpayyourtaxes.com /Ontario   (2020 words)

  
 Ontario, California|Ontario Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Ontario is bounded on the north by Hudson Bay and James Bay, on the east by Quebec, on the west by Manitoba, and on the south by the United StatesAmerican states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.
The largest city and capital of the province is Toronto, OntarioToronto, the main component of the Golden Horseshoe conurbation surrounding the western portion of Lake Ontario.
The Ontario origins of Massey-Ferguson Ltd., once one of the largest farm implement manufacturingmanufacturers in the world, indicate the importance agriculture once had to the Ontario economy (see Geography of Canada for more detail).
www.echostatic.com /Ontario,_California|Ontario.html   (2229 words)

  
 special:allpaglist of indi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
List of Judicial Committees of the Privy Council & House of Lords cases
List of List of famous gay, lesbian, or bisexual philosophers
List of Lords Justices of Appeal of England and Wales
www.yourencyclopedia.net /Special:Allpages/List_of_Indi.html   (458 words)

  
 Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II: The Monarchy as an Institution within Ontario
The Queen is represented in Canada federally by the Governor General and provincially by a Lieutenant Governor in each of the ten provinces.
The newly inaugurated Lieutenant Governor had to remove her rings to shake hands with hundreds of well wishers.
Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander pulls up in front of Queen's Park in a landau, heralded by trumpets and saluted by honour guards.
www.archives.gov.on.ca /english/exhibits/jubilee/institution.htm   (758 words)

  
 Ontario   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Ontario Liberal member of Parliament Pat O'Brien announced Monday he will leave his party and sit as an Independent because he doesn't like how the Liberals are handling hearings on the same-sex marriage legislation.
OTTAWA, Ontario (Reuters) -- A member of Canada's minority Liberal government unexpectedly quit the party on Monday over plans to legalize gay marriage, and said he would be willing to bring the government down if necessary.
TORONTO (CP) - Whether the rest of Canada likes it or not, Ontario is pressing ahead to develop a single national securities regulator, announcing Friday that a new panel has begun work on the idea which has provoked suspicion in other provinces.
www.infothis.com /find/Ontario   (2575 words)

  
 Ontario
Most of the American border lies within the four Great Lakes on which Ontario has coastline: Lake Superior, Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario (from which the province takes its name); as well as the Saint Lawrence River.
The region now called Ontario was annexed to Quebec in 1774.
Fearful of aggression from the United States during the unrest of the American Civil War, Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia negotiated to merge under Canadian Confederation in 1867.
usapedia.com /o/ontario.html   (963 words)

  
 Upper Canada . John Graves Simcoe . Hamilton, Ontario . Upper Canada . Isaac Brock . Act of Union (1840) . List of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
List of Lieutenant Governors of Ontario Western Townships of Upper Canada
John Graves Simcoe February 25, 1752 – October 26, 1806 was the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada modern-day southern Ontario plus the shoreline of Georgian Bay and Lake...
This is a list of Lieutenant Governors of the Canada Canadian province of Ontario.
www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Upper_Canada   (674 words)

  
 List Of Ontario-related Topics Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Looking For list of ontario related topics - Find list of ontario related topics and more at Lycos Search.
Cabinet of Ontario Camp X Canada West Coat of Arms of Ontario Communist Party of Ontario
Same-sex marriage in Ontario Southern Ontario Superior Court of Justice for Ontario
www.variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/List_of_Ontario-related_topics   (389 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Ontario County, N.Y.
The list of cemeteries here is not comprehensive, nor is it intended to be.
Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1828; candidate for
The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/NY/OT.html   (979 words)

  
 List of Alberta lieutenant-governors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of the lieutenant-governors of Alberta, Canada, since its establishment in 1905.
For more lists of this type, see Lists of incumbents.
This page was last modified 00:53, 20 June 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Alberta_lieutenant-governors   (117 words)

  
 CanadaInfo: Provinces and Territories: Ontario: Former Lieutenant Governors
ieutenant Governors are appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of Canada and the Federal Cabinet.
The appointment is for a period of not less than five years and the salary is paid by the federal government.
From 1760 - 1792, the Province of Ontario had Governors, from 1792 - 1841, Upper Canada had Lieutenant Governors, from 1841 - 1867, Canada West had Governors General, and from 1867 until the present, the Province of Ontario has had Lieutenant Governors once again.
www.craigmarlatt.com /canada/provinces&territories/ON_lieutenant_gov.html   (163 words)

  
 A few famous freemasons
Biographies for some of those listed can be found in our Biographies section.
A list of 130 Victoria Cross recipients has been researched but, at the compilers' request, is not available at this time.
Ontario records compiled by Milton Hill from the records of the Grand Lodge of Canada in Ontario, lodge records and John Ross Robertson's The History of Freemasonry.
freemasonry.bcy.ca /textfiles/famous.html   (2480 words)

  
 Lieutenant Governor Details, Meaning Lieutenant Governor Article and Explanation Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Lieutenant Governor Details, Meaning Lieutenant Governor Article and Explanation Guide
Lieutenant Governor Guide, Meaning, Facts, Information and Description
Page Contains Information, Facts Details or Explanation Guide About Lieutenant Governor
www.e-paranoids.com /l/li/lieutenant_governor.html   (881 words)

  
 List of Lieutenant Governors
Her Honour the Honourable Iona V. Campagnolo, P.C., C.M., O.B.C. Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
His Honour the Honourable J. Léonce Bernard, O.P.E.I. Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
Her Honour the Honourable Lynda M. Haverstock, S.O.M. Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
www.pch.gc.ca /progs/cpsc-ccsp/atc-ac/lg-list_e.cfm   (86 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.