Polish Canadians
First Polish Canadians elected to the House of Commons (first Polish Canadian MPs)
- Alexandre Edouard Kierzkowski, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Liberal MP, 1867–1872
- Fred Rose, Labour Progressive (Communist) MP 1943–1947, from Cartier, Quebec
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Famous quotes containing the words polish and/or canadians:
“You will have to polish up the stars
with Bab-o and find a new God
as the earth empties out
into the gnarled hands of the old redeemer.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“The impression made on me was that the French Canadians were even sharing the fate of the Indians, or at least gradually disappearing in what is called the Saxon current.”
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