FAMOUS CANADIAN ENTREPRENEURS

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Abbott, Scott - Trivial Pursuit
Bombardier, J. Armand - Snowmobile / Bombardier Corporation
Boyle, Joseph Whiteside
Bregman Family - Second Cup
Bronfman, Edgar, Jr. - Seagrams
Bronfman, Samuel - Seagrams
Campeau, Robert
Drabinsky, Garth Howard - Live Entertainment
Eaton, Timothy - Eaton
Evan, Matthew - Electric Lightbulb
Ferguson, Grahame - IMAX
Gelinas, Gratien
Hamilton, George
Haney, Chris - Trivial Pursuit
Hings, Donald - Walkie Talkie
Horton, Tim - Tim Horton
Howe, Arthur Thomas
Irving, Kenneth Colin
Jackman, Henry Newton Powell
Joyce, Ron - Tim Horton
Kaiser, Degar Foshburgh Jr.
Kerr, Robert - IMAX
Killam, Izaak Walton
Kroitor, Roman - IMAX
Lantos, Robert - Producer
Lemieux-Lopez, Jacqueline
Leslie Brothers (John) - Rotary Snowplow
Lovitt, William Dodge
Lundstrum, Linda - Fashion Designer
Mac Carthy, Albert H.
Mackenzie, Sir William
MacMillan, Harvey Reginald
Magee, Christine - Sleep Country Canada
McCain, Harrison - McCain Foods
McCain, Wallace - McCain Foods
Mc Laughlin, John - Gingerale
Meehan, Denise - Licks
Mimran, Joe - Club Monaco
Mirvish, Edwin - Honest Eds / Mirvish Productions
Molson, John - Molson Breweries
Naismith, James - Basketball
Pattison, James Allen
Percival, Lloyd
Reichmann, Steven - Olympia & York
Reichmann, Paul - Olympia & York
Reisman, Heather - Chapters / Indigo
Ryan, Thomas - Five Pin Bowling
Seagram, Joseph Emm - Seagrams
Sicard, Arthur - Snowblower
Sniderman, Sam - Sam the Record Man
Stronach, Frank - Magna International
Sundback, Gideon - Zipper
Weston Family - Weston Bakery / Holt Renfrew
Woodward, Henry - Electric Lightbulb

Elliot, J.W - Rotary Snowplow
Shuster, Joe - Superman
Sieggel, Jerome - Superman

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