National Service
- Russ Bannock, Canada's second-highest scoring ace of World War II
- Nellie McClung, first woman appointed to the Board of Governors of the CBC (1936). One of The Famous Five
- Emily Murphy, first female magistrate in British Empire and petitioned Supreme Court of Canada to allow women the vote. One of the The Famous Five
- Douglas Roche, O.C., Former M.P., Senator, U.N. Ambassador, nuclear disarmament figure, author, and journalist
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Famous quotes containing the words national and/or service:
“Humanism, it seems, is almost impossible in America where material progress is part of the national romance whereas in Europe such progress is relished because it feels nice.”
—Paul West (b. 1930)
“It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your children are?”
—Public Service Announcement.