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Richard Wagner

Born in Montreal, Quebec
Graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1979
Was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 2012
Became the Chief Justice of Canada in 2017
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Sandra Oh

Born in Nepean, Ontario
Co-Hosted the Golden Globe Award in January 2019
Won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series Drama (Killing Eve)
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Donna Strickland

Born in Guelph, Ontario
Graduated from McMaster University (BSc) and University of Rochester (MS, PhD)
Professor at the University of Waterloo
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018
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Jerry Dias

Born in Milton, Ontario to Jerry Dias, Sr., who led the local United Auto Workers union
Joined the United Auto Workers union at 19 and soon became a union steward
Was elected the first president of the Unifor union in 2013
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Chrystia Freeland

Born in Peace River, Alberta
Has worked at the Globe and Mail, Financial Times, and Thomson Reuters
Won the Liberal nomination in the 2013 by-election as the MP for Toronto Centre
Became Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2017
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