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81-680: He is a recipient of a Canada Council Doctoral Fellowship, the Entrepreneur of the Year award for the Pacific Region in the "services" Category, and was inducted into the Marketing Hall of Legends in 2010. In 1996, he received an honorary Ll.D. degree from the University of Manitoba . He has also been awarded honorary doctorates from Simon Fraser University (2003) and Carleton University (2008). Reid

162-711: A market research supplier that grew into the largest research firm in Canada, with revenues of $ 60 million. He remained CEO until 2001, selling the organization to Ipsos SA in 2000 to later operate as Ipsos-Reid . Operations in Canada still continue under the name Ipsos as the Canadian arm of the global Ipsos Group. In 2004, he became CEO of Vision Critical , his son Andrew's research software development startup . Shortly after, he created Angus Reid Strategies (which integrated with Vision Critical) to apply Vision Critical's technologies to market research . In 2011, Angus Reid became

243-697: A 26-month trek, logging 40,075 km through 34 countries on four continents ( North America , Europe , Oceania , and Asia ) before crossing Canada . One of the highlights of the Tour was wheeling up the Great Wall of China. His highest summit was in the Swiss Alps at 5,577 ft (1700 metres). Each wheeling day, he averaged 12 to 14 hours of wheeling and 85 km a day. He returned to Vancouver's BC Place Stadium to cheering crowds of  fifty thousand well-wishers on May 22, 1987. Hansen and his team raised $ 26 million for

324-485: A difference by applying his athletic talent on his Man In Motion World Tour to demonstrate the potential of people with disabilities if barriers were removed and to inspire a more accessible world. He embarked on his Man In Motion World Tour on March 21, 1985, from Oakridge Mall in Vancouver . Although public attention was low at the beginning of the Tour, he soon attracted international media attention as he progressed on

405-690: A foreign correspondent to pursue a major story of interest to Canada . Since 2011, he has been the founder and major funder for the Monarca Foundation, a Canadian registered charity dedicated to helping families with emergency food, medical supplies, and schooling in Mexico . Additionally, Reid was a major donor for the Blusson Spinal Care Center at Vancouver General Hospital in 2010, and St. Paul's High School in Winnipeg in 2001 and 2014. Reid

486-426: A friend were coming back from a fishing trip and riding in the back of a pickup truck when the driver lost control of the vehicle and rolled. The impact threw Rick and his friend from the vehicle, resulting in breaking his back a spinal injury that left Rick paralyzed from the waist down. He worked on rehabilitation, completed high school, and in 1976 he enrolled at the University of British Columbia , and became

567-512: A leg to bone cancer , undertook the Marathon of Hope , intending to run across Canada from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island to raise awareness for cancer research. He made it from St. John's, Newfoundland to Thunder Bay, Ontario before a cancer recurrence forced him to stop, about halfway through his journey. Inspired by the way Canadians decided to reframe disability by Terry's demonstration of ability,  Hansen decided he also wanted to make

648-408: A nationwide polling project. Stories from the study included Canadian views of multiculturalism in 2016, Quebec's diminished desire for separatism , and the lower levels of pride among Canadian millennials . Angus Reid also published a column discussing the perceptions and realities of multiculturalism in Canada. Angus Reid Group (formerly Angus Reid Global) is a market research company serving

729-478: A position at the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Medicine . Reid currently resides in West Vancouver , British Columbia , with his wife Margaret. He has a son, Andrew, and a daughter, Jennifer, and five grandchildren. From 1974 to 1980, Reid held an appointment in the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Medicine , Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. In 1979, he founded Angus Reid Group, Inc. ,

810-569: A precarious and unrewarding life in Canada, or go abroad where their talents are in demand. As such, the report recommended that the Government of Canada establish a Canada Council for the Encouragement of the Arts, Letters, Humanities and Social Sciences . Due to "the dangers inherent in any system of subvention by the central government to the arts and letters and to the culture of the country generally,"

891-511: A range of accessibility training courses, and rates and certifies sites on their level of meaningful accessibility for people of varying abilities.   Every year, starting on the last Sunday in May, Canadians celebrate National AccessAbility Week (NAAW).   Founded as “National Access Awareness Week" in 1988, and inspired by Hansen's Man In Motion World Tour, this week is an opportunity to celebrate Canadians with disabilities and raise awareness of

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972-471: A web-based public-opinion community of thousands of respondents in Canada and the United States who answer questions and surveys on various topics. Angus Reid employs a cross-section of experts in the fields of panel management, market and opinion research , and data solutions offering research services for businesses, brands, governments, not-for-profit organizations, and others. Angus Reid Public Opinion

1053-550: A world class champion wheelchair marathoner and Paralympic athlete. He competed in wheelchair racing, winning a total of six medals; three gold, two silver, and one bronze. Hansen won 19 international wheelchair marathons, including three world championships. He also coached high school basketball and volleyball. Rick had a very close relationship with his family, especially with his brother, father and grandfather, with whom he enjoyed frequent fishing trips. In 1980, fellow British Columbian and Canadian athlete Terry Fox , who had lost

1134-522: A world without barriers for people with disabilities. For over 35 years, the Foundation has been actively improving the lives of people with disabilities, changing perceptions and breaking down barriers. The vision of the organization is to create an inclusive world where people with disabilities are living to their full potential. Through programs, collaboration and leadership, the Foundation continues to remove both physical and attitudinal barriers, and improve

1215-636: Is a permanent advisory board that works with the Canada Council "to define the program's criteria and promote the program among eligible authors, illustrators, narrators and translators" from a variety of literary and scholarly genres. The Commission consists of writers, translators, librarians, and publishers, as well as non-voting representatives from the Canada Council, the Department of Canadian Heritage , Library and Archives Canada , and Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec . Author Mélikah Abdelmoumen

1296-658: Is allotting grants and prizes to Canadian artists based on the merits of their applications. The Canada Council also funds and administers many of Canada's top arts awards, including the Governor General's Literary Awards and the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts . The Canada Council is called from time to time to appear before parliamentary committees , particularly the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage . Its accounts are audited by

1377-625: Is also home to the Brenda and David McLean Integrated Spine Clinic, which provides one-stop outpatient care for people with spinal cord injuries or diseases of the spine, as well as the Praxis Spinal Cord Institute (formerly the Rick Hansen Institute). The building integrates both SCI research with care. Hansen is a supporter of the conservation of Fraser River White sturgeon and Pacific Salmon.  He has served as chair for

1458-585: Is an initiative of Canada Council wherein preeminent Canadian classical musicians , especially young artists, compete for the opportunity to become the steward and performer of a classical instrument from the Musical Instrument Bank on a 3-year loan. The MIB was established in 1985 with a $ 100,000 bequest from the Barwick Family along with the fundraising efforts of businessman William Turner and cellist Denis Brott , both of Montréal . Since then,

1539-716: Is rented by the federal government , with less than 10% being rented to the private sector. Works of art are rented out for two-year periods. The rental rate is generally 20% of the piece's market value . Although located in Ottawa , Ontario , the Art Bank services its clients across the country. Its collection has been appraised to be worth over 71 million dollars. In 2002 the Canada Council Art Bank began to purchase Indigenous art to enhance its collection as part of its 45th anniversary. Overseeing UNESCO activities in Canada,

1620-587: Is the current Commission Chair, with writer Russell Wangersky as Vice-Chair. The creation of a PLR program was first deliberated in 1977, when the Council sets up the Payment for Public Use Committee to discuss the matter. Also that year, UNEQ (Union des écrivaines et des écrivains québécois) is founded in order to defend the rights of Quebec authors. In 1982, the Applebaum-Hébert Committee recommended that

1701-853: The 2010 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony . CTV News Special: Rick Hansen: Unbreakable 50 Years Later   aired on Dec 2, 2023 featuring interviews with Hansen and Sandie Rinaldo, along with exclusive footage of Hansen returning to the site of the accident in Williams Lake for the first time. The event marked 50 years since he sustained his spinal cord injury. Born in Port Alberni, British Columbia in 1957, Rick Hansen grew up in Williams Lake, British Columbia . He had an active childhood, where he played volleyball, baseball, softball, and basketball. He often spent time outdoors with his father and grandfather who took him fishing. On June 27, 1973, Rick and

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1782-513: The Auditor General of Canada and included in an Annual Report to Parliament. "In 1977, the Canada Council sets up the Payment for Public Use Committee to discuss the creation of a Public Lending Right (PLR) program. The following year, the federal government created the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council , adopting responsibility for the humanities and social sciences from

1863-612: The Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences , commonly known as the Massey Commission. The report described an unpromising cultural landscape in Canada: professional theatre was "moribund;" the musical space was meager; professional artistic ventures were lacking and virtually absent outside of the largest urban areas; and English Canada produced only 14 works of fiction in an entire year. Moreover,

1944-400: The 13th country in the world to develop a PLR program. The initial name was promptly changed to Public Lending Right, and catalogue-based system was adopted. The mid-1990s "program review" process, which the federal government undertook to curb spending and reduce the deficit, affected the Canada Council as it did other federal agencies and departments. During the mid-1990s period, the Council

2025-408: The 1970s and developed by Canada Council Visual Arts Officer Suzanne Rivard-Lemoyne , the Art Bank buys art from notable Canadian artists through a system of peer-review juries. The Bank is completely self-funded, earning its money from renting out works in its collection, and continues to expand its collection by buying works in accord with its annual purchasing budget. The vast majority of its art

2106-459: The Arts ( French : Conseil des arts du Canada ), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown corporation established in 1957 as an arts council of the Government of Canada . It is Canada's public arts funder, with a mandate to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. The Council's grants, services, initiatives, prizes and payments contribute to

2187-658: The Arts oversees the Art Bank ( French : Banque d’art ), a division of the Canada Council with the mandate to rent works of art to public and private sector offices. The Art Bank's collection—the largest collection of contemporary Canadian art in the world —includes some 18,000 artworks by over 3,000 Canadian artists, including those from Indigenous backgrounds. These works include the 6,400 currently being rented to over 200 government and corporate clients. It offers public access to this art through its 3 programs: art rental, loans to museums, and outreach projects. Established in

2268-531: The Arts promotes public awareness of the arts through its communications, research and arts promotion activities. In particular, every year, the Canada Council awards a broad range of prizes to over 200 Canadian artists and scholars in recognition of their work. The Canada Council administers various Governor General's Awards , including Medals in Architecture , Literary Awards , Performing Arts Awards , and Awards in Visual and Media Arts . Other awards include

2349-500: The Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences . It was assented to on March 28, 1957, by the 22nd federal parliament under Liberal Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent. This version of the Act established a council of 21 members who could serve between three and five years, depending on their role in the Council. The Act also granted them the power to co-operate with organizations who had similar aims (such as universities) in funding and facilitating work in

2430-503: The Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences across Canada, as well as promoting Canadian work in these fields abroad. There were several amendments over the years, with most being minor alterations to language or the status of Council members for tax purposes. Two major amendments, passed in the 1970s and later the 1990s, were more significant. In 1976–77, an amendment renamed the Act to simply the Canada Council Act. In conjunction with

2511-527: The BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum features a small selection of memorabilia from Hansen's Tour including one of his wheelchairs, competitive wheelchair marathon medals and video footage. The song " St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) " was inspired by Rick Hansen's Man In Motion World Tour, and written by Canadian record producer and composer David Foster and British musician John Parr , and performed by Parr for

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2592-564: The Bank has received donations and loans of violins , cellos , and bows —created by such luthiers as Stradivari , Gagliano , Guarneri , and Pressenda —as well as generous bequests for the Canada Council to purchase additional instruments. The Musical Instrument Bank has supported various notable Canadian classical musicians, including Lara St. John , Alexandre Da Costa , Martin Beaver , Judy Kang , and Denise Djokic . among others. In 2018–19,

2673-597: The Canada Council awarded grants to over 2,800 Canadian artists, almost 450 groups, and over 2,000 arts organizations. Each year the organization receives some 16,000 grant requests, which are reviewed by peer assessment committees. In 2006–07, the Canada Council awarded some 6,000 grants to artists and arts organizations and made payments to more than 15,400 authors through the Public Lending Right Commission. Grants and payments totaled more than $ 152 million. Through its Public Lending Right (PLR) program,

2754-474: The Canada Council financially compensates over 17,000 Canadian authors annually for providing free public access to their books in Canadian public libraries . Authors are compensated through direct payments ranging from CA$ 50 to $ 4,500 a year. Eligible work includes original writing, translation, illustration, narration and photography contained in library books across a range. The Public Lending Right Commission

2835-650: The Canada Council operates the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO), which helps governments, organizations, and individual Canadians share information, along with making recommendations to the federal Canadian government on UNESCO programs and budgets. Established by the Canada Council for the Arts in 1957, the Commission is managed by a 17-member executive committee consisting of representatives of government departments, academics, and other experts in education, culture, and world heritage. The Canada Council for

2916-632: The Canada Council, which would now only be responsible for the arts.” Starting in 1978, there were attempts to rename the Council to the Killam-Dunn Council, in recognition of contributions to the Council made by Sir Isaac Walton Killam and Sir James Dunn. The first version of the Canada Council for the Arts Act was titled An Act for the Establishment of a Canada Council for the Encouragement of

2997-554: The Canadian model to other PLR systems operating around the world. The PLR Program would finally open registration to audiobooks in 2019. For the first time, works must have been published during the previous 5 years in order to be eligible for registration. Rick Hansen Richard Marvin Hansen CC OBC (born August 26, 1957) is a Canadian track and field athlete ( Paralympic Games and Olympic Games), activist, and philanthropist for people with disabilities. When Rick

3078-699: The Commission—operating in the aftermath of WWII —proposed that the new council be created with a large amount of independence from government. In introducing the Canada Council Act to Parliament, then-Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent said: Our main object in recommending the establishment of the Canada Council is to provide some assistance to universities, to the arts, humanities and social sciences as well as to students in those fields without attempting in any way to control their activities or to tamper with their freedom. Governments should, I feel, support

3159-421: The Council had a budget of $ 1.5 million for the arts , humanities , and social sciences . By 1964, the Council proposed for a substantial increase to the endowment. Instead, the Council's main source of revenue became yearly government appropriations . In 1977, the Canada Council sets up the Payment for Public Use Committee to discuss the creation of a Public Lending Right (PLR) program. The following year,

3240-538: The Council's base budget, bringing the Parliamentary appropriation to around $ 180 million in 2008–09. Âjagemô is a 3,000-square-foot (278.71 m ) display and performance space at the Canada Council offices that features various exhibitions of contemporary Canadian art , including work from the collection of the Canada Council Art Bank. It takes its name from the Algonquin word for 'crossroads'. The Canada Council for

3321-456: The Council. In the major 2002 Amendment other members of the council who were not the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson would be appointed for a period of three years. In 2006 this was updated and changed to a period of four years and has remained fours years since, up to and including the current version. Another significant change is the loss of council members. Instead of 21 council members, in

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3402-454: The Department of External Affairs, were reabsorbed into the Canada Council. This amendment also reduced the number of mandatory Council meetings to two, and shortened the deadline for the Council to submit its financial audits. The Canada Council for the Arts Act was last amended in 2009. This is the current version as of 2022. Between 2002 and 2009 were a number of small revisions to get to

3483-511: The Director and CEO, Board members are appointed by the Governor-in-Council for fixed terms. The Board meets at least three times per year and is responsible for the oversight of the Canada Council's policies, programs, budgets, and grant decisions. The Canada Council's Executive Management, on the other hand—which is led by the Director and CEO—is responsible for establishing and implementing

3564-880: The Founding Chair of both Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society (FRSCS) and the Pacific Salmon Endowment Fund Society, helping to restore and protect sturgeon and salmon populations in British Columbia. Hansen contributed to the Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society with the money earned from the book Tale of the Great White Fish . He continues to support the FRSCS and the Pacific Salmon Foundation. Hansen

3645-614: The Great Wall of China in April 1986. On May 17, 2020, the Canadian Museum of History announced the acquisition of the Rick Hansen Man In Motion World Tour Collection. Spanning Hansen's early athletic career and life on Tour, the collection includes 1,700 artifacts and thousands of behind-the-scenes videos, photographs and documents. The collection was donated by Rick Hansen. The Rick Hansen Gallery located in

3726-632: The International Collaboration of Repair Discoveries (ICORD), an interdisciplinary research centre focused on spinal cord injury. ICORD also maintains the Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry, allowing doctors and experts across the country to share vital information on what works and what doesn't for specific kinds of spinal cord injuries. ICORD is located inside the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre, which

3807-670: The Killam Program of scholarly awards, J.B.C Watkins Awards, the John G. Diefenbaker Award, the Musical Instrument Bank, and the Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts, among others. The John G. Diefenbaker Award , with a prize of up to $ 95,000, allows a distinguished German scholar in the humanities to conduct research in Canada and spend brief periods gaining additional experience at American institutions. The Award

3888-524: The Program opened registration to ebooks. Also in 2016, the Program would begin to consider the future eligibility of audiobook materials, and the Canada Council would pledge to increase direct payments to authors through the PLR Program. In 2012, author Roy MacSkimming published the first of three major research studies related to PLR; subsequent reports would address the arrival of new technologies and compare

3969-565: The boundary of the municipality of Killarney . In 2017, Hansen collaborated with Jake MacDonald on Rick Hansen's Man In Motion World Tour, a book celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Tour. He is also the co-author of two books: the autobiographical Rick Hansen: Man in Motion , written with Jim Taylor (published in 1987, ISBN 0-88894-560-4 ), and the self-help book Going the Distance: 7 steps to personal change , written with Dr. Joan Laub. Hansen

4050-507: The broad directions and vision developed by the Board, as well as managing the Council itself. The Director is appointed by the Governor in Council as well, and also acts as the chief executive officer (CEO). Chairs of the Canada Council : Executive Management : The Canada Council for the Arts was established and began operations in 1957 as part of a major recommendation of the 1951 report by

4131-563: The chairman at Vision Critical. In 2014, Reid retired from Vision Critical to found the Angus Reid Institute , a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of public opinion research in Canada on critical social, economic and policy issues. And in February 2019, he returned from retirement to launch Angus Reid Global, a new market research and opinion polling firm serving businesses and organizations across Canada and around

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4212-455: The critical need for accessibility and inclusion in communities and workplaces. During 2011 and 2012, the Foundation was also part of a cross-Canada tour called the Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay that followed the same route as Hansen's original Man In Motion Tour, roughly 25 years after it began. Hansen was noted as "the driving force" in the development of the 48 million dollars raised for

4293-469: The cultural development of the nation but not attempt to control it. The Canada Council for the Arts was thereafter created as an independent, arm's-length body, accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage with responsibility for establishing its priorities, policies, and funding programs as well as making grant decisions. In its first year, from an initial endowment of CA$ 50 million,

4374-436: The disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences, engineering, or studies linking any of these disciplines. This award is one of the most distinguished research fellowships in Canada, and was established by the Killam Trusts through Dorothy J. Killam , in memory of her husband, Izaak Walton Killam . The Musical Instrument Bank ( MIB ; French : La Banque d’instruments de musique )

4455-434: The establishment of the Social Science and Humanities Research Council, the Act narrowed the Council's mandate exclusively to “the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts”. While the council's powers as a promoting and sponsoring body remained, all references to social sciences and humanities were removed. In 1992, this was reversed, and duties of the Research Council, as well as promotional activities of

4536-462: The federal government create a program to pay authors for the use of their books in libraries. Soon after, in March 1986, the Payment for Public Use (PPU) program was established by a Cabinet decision, with an initial budget of $ 3 million allocated to it by the Treasury Board Secretariat . This would make Canada the 13th country in the world to develop a PLR program. The initial name was promptly changed to Public Lending Right and catalogue-based system

4617-432: The federal government created the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council , adopting responsibility for the humanities and social sciences from the Canada Council, which would now only be responsible for the arts. In March 1986, the Payment for Public Use (PPU) program was established by a Cabinet decision, with an initial budget of $ 3 million allocated to it by the Treasury Board Secretariat . This would make Canada

4698-401: The first student with a physical disability to graduate with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1986 from the university. Hansen won national championships on wheelchair volleyball and wheelchair basketball teams. In 1977, Hansen recruited Terry Fox to join the Vancouver Cable Cars to play on their wheelchair basketball team. The two became good friends. Hansen went on to become

4779-428: The globe in a wheelchair to demonstrate the potential of people with disabilities if barriers were removed and to raise money to support the removal of additional barriers in the future for people with disabilities in the future. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. He was one of the final torchbearers in the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics . He was profiled and spoke during

4860-431: The globe. Reid is the founder and chairman of the Angus Reid Institute, a federally-incorporated charitable foundation dedicated to the measurement and advancement of public opinion in Canada on critical social, economic, and policy issues. In 2010, Reid became a major funder and co-founder of the R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship, based in Ottawa . This initiative provides $ 25,000 per year in funding for

4941-499: The largest collection of contemporary Canadian art in the world. The Canada Council is also responsible for the secretariat for the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the Public Lending Right Commission. The Canada Council for the Arts is an arms-length organization based in Ottawa , Ontario , that reports to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage . Its endowment income is supplemented by annual appropriations from Parliament, donations, and bequests . Its main duty

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5022-418: The modern Act that we have today. The majority of the changes to the Canada Council for the Arts Act since 2002 involve updates to language due to evolving definitions. For example, in section 12 of Objects, Powers and Duties of the Council 'public service of Canada' from 2002 was updated to 'federal public administration' as of 2005. However, one of the most significant changes concerns Part 4 – Members of

5103-459: The modern Act there is the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson along with 9 other members of the council. That is a reduction of 10 members since the 1977 version of the Act. The Canada Council for the Arts, as a federal Crown corporation , is accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Canadian Heritage and is governed by an 11-member Board. The Board is composed of a Chair, Vice-Chair, and nine other members from across Canada. Along with

5184-408: The quality of life for people with disabilities, which include the cure and care of people living with spinal cord injuries (SCI). The Foundation operates two major programs. The Rick Hansen Foundation School Program educates and empowers youth from Kindergarten to Grade 12 to become accessibility and inclusion champions. The Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification (RHFAC) program provides

5265-406: The removal of barriers for people with disabilities. The Tour also helped to change the way people with disabilities are perceived. On May 22, 2017, Rick Hansen donated one of his well-used gloves from the Tour to the Canadian Museum of History. The glove is on display in the Museum's signature exhibition, the Canadian History Hall, alongside an image from Hansen's Man In Motion World Tour visit to

5346-441: The report stated: No novelist, poet, short story writer, historian, biographer, or other writer of non-technical books can make even a modestly comfortable living by selling his work in Canada. No composer of music can live at all on what Canada pays him for his compositions. Apart from radio drama, no playwright, and only a few actors and producers, can live by working in the theatre in Canada." Gifted Canadians "must be content with

5427-419: The research intelligence needs of businesses and organizations across North America. Launched in June 2019, the company is Reid's latest business venture. With offices in Vancouver , British Columbia , and Toronto , Ontario , Angus Reid Group offers a suite of data collection tools to measure public opinion and consumer attitudes and behaviors on a variety of topics. Central to that is the Angus Reid Forum,

5508-493: The soundtrack of the film St. Elmo's Fire . It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in September 1985. Hansen is the founder of the Rick Hansen Foundation, which has generated more than $ 394 million to heighten awareness, change attitudes and advance the quality of life for people with disabilities. The Rick Hansen Foundation was established in 1988, as a legacy to Rick Hansen's Man In Motion World Tour to continue raising funds and awareness to create

5589-450: The status of a registered charity in Canada . Founded in October 2014 by Angus Reid, the Institute commissions, researches and disseminates original impartial statistical public opinion polling and policy analysis. It makes this information available through its website, publications, news media, consultants, social media channels, and its partners. In fall 2016, the Angus Reid Institute and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation partnered for

5670-409: The vibrancy of a creative and diverse arts and literary scene and support its presence across Canada and abroad. The Council's investments contribute to fostering greater engagement in the arts among Canadians and international audiences. In addition, the Canada Council administers the Art Bank, which operates art rental programs and an exhibitions and outreach program. The Canada Council Art Bank holds

5751-404: The world to realize their potential and raising many millions of dollars for the cause. Hansen was named Commissioner General for the Canadian Pavilion at Expo '88 in Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. In 1986, a township in Sudbury District, Ontario , previously named the Geographical Township of Stalin , altered its name to the Township of Hansen in the athlete's honour. It is now within

5832-460: Was 15, he was riding in the back of a pickup truck after a fishing trip with his friend, when the driver lost control and the vehicle rolled over. Hansen was trapped on the inside of the roll and thrown to the ground, along with the equipment from the truck. As a result of the crash, Hansen broke his back, sustained a spinal cord injury and became paralyzed from the waist down. Hansen is most famous for his Man In Motion World Tour, in which he circled

5913-748: Was a public affairs practice arm of Vision Critical , a software development company that creates online research tools. It was established in 2006 under the name Angus Reid Strategies. Located at Vision Critical's headquarters in Vancouver , Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted regional, national and multi-country research. Angus Reid polls were conducted using the Angus Reid Forum, Springboard America, and Springboard UK online panels. Angus Reid Public Opinion used technology created by Vision Critical to send surveys on political and social issues that panelists can respond to from their computers, tablet, or smartphone. Canada Council The Canada Council for

5994-454: Was adopted. The PLR Commission developed and approved its Constitution and Bylaws in 1988, its second year of operation. In 2008, the Commission would unanimously adopt a growth management strategy, including a new four-tier payment scale for PLR payments, which was implemented two years later. The Commission first moved in favour of the possibility of ebooks being eligible in the PLR Program in 2011. However, it would not be until 2016, when

6075-485: Was also director at Canada 125 in 1992, Care Canada between 1990 and 1992, and the Public Policy Forum between 2006 and 2008. The Angus Reid Institute is a national not-for-profit public opinion research organization that provides information on Canadian issues and trends affecting social, economic, public administration, governance, domestic and foreign policy. Based in Vancouver , British Columbia , it has

6156-438: Was announced in the federal budget of February 2000 . In May 2001, further $ 25 million was provided to the Council by the federal government between 2001–02 and 2003–05. In 2006, the Canadian government provided one-time funding of $ 50 million (divided into $ 20 million for 2006–07 and $ 30 million for 2007–08), all of which would go towards grants. In 2007, the government announced an additional $ 30 million to be added permanently to

6237-485: Was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada on June 29, 1987. His citation reads: Already a world-renowned wheelchair athlete, this British Columbian fulfilled a dream of wheeling around the world to make others aware of the potential of the disabled and to raise funds for spinal cord research among other things. His 44,075 km. journey, recently completed, took him to four continents and 34 countries, inspiring people around

6318-510: Was born in Regina, Saskatchewan , on December 17, 1947. Enrolled at the University of Manitoba Faculty of Arts, he earned both his B.A. in sociology and history in 1969 and his M.A. in Sociology in 1971. Subsequently, in 1974, he received a Ph.D. in sociology from Carleton University in Ottawa . Following his doctoral thesis on the professional socialization of dental students, he took on

6399-509: Was created in 1991, in memory of former Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker , as the Canadian counterpart to the Konrad Adenauer Award, which was established by the Government of Germany for Canadian scholars in 1988. The Killam Research Fellowship , granted for two years with a prize of $ 70,000 per year, provides support to scholars by granting them time to pursue research projects of broad significance and widespread interest within

6480-471: Was restructured and its staff numbers reduced. Toward the end of the decade, however, came what the then-chairman of the Council, actor Jean-Louis Roux , called "the beginnings of a new period of growth." In October 1997, the Canadian Heritage Minister announced another $ 25 million of funding for 1997–98 and for each of the following 4 years. An additional $ 10-million increase in the appropriation

6561-825: Was the chair of the CKNW Orphans Fund between 2002 and 2007 as well as the founding chair between 2002 and 2005 at the Canada Institute: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. , where he now serves as a member of the advisory board. Reid was also a board member of the Rick Hansen Foundation between 2002 and 2008, the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University in 2010, and Nestle Canada between 1991 and 2003. Reid

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