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Gerard Michael Kennedy (born July 24, 1960) is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Ontario's minister of Education from 2003 to 2006, when he resigned to make an unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada.
- 'Captivated by His Presence, His Voice'
- Wildflower's Success
- Backing Roles
- 'He Was That Good'
- Unknown Son
Born in Vancouver on March 19, 1946, Gerrard earned his reputation at an early age. By the time he was a teenager, word had spread to nearby high schools about his vocal talents. That's what drew Al Foreman to a church social event in 1961 to see the 17-year-old perform. He was two years older than Gerrard, but after the show, the two hit it off al...
The trifecta of Gerrard's persona would carry Skylark to success that won over Rosalie Trombley at Windsor, Ont.'s CKLW-AM, who put Wildflowerinto the rotation and helped make it a North American hit. The song spent 21 weeks on the Billboard charts, fuelling sales of Skylark's self-titled 1972 album, and helping land appearances on some of televisi...
When Skylark disbanded after their second album, Gerrard slowly began to adopt the backing role he seemed to prefer. While he signed as a solo artist on Elton John's Rocket Record Company, he also began picking up more jobs as a back-up singer to the stars, including on John's 1975 album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, and recordings b...
In the decades that followed, Gerrard continued to perform in various bands, stunning new audiences with his voice. Rick Holmstrom caught one of those shows in Los Angeles around the dawn of the 1990s and he said the impression was so strong that it lasted the better part of a decade. When Holmstrom began recording his 2002 album Hydraulic Groove, ...
Offstage, Gerrard was a sketch artist known for drawing pictures of his bandmates, his friends and people on the street. He also designed and built furniture as a hobby. Less than three years before his death, he received the surprise of a lifetime when an online DNA test revealed he unknowingly fathered a son decades earlier, before he was married...
Gerard Kennedy joined UofA Law in July 2023, having previously been a faculty member at the University of Manitoba's Faculty of Law for over three years. He researches the role of courts in society, specifically how different actors and institutions within or adjacent to the legal profession uphold the rule of law and facilitate access to justice.
Occupation: Public Servant. Field of Endeavor: Government and Politics. Current Position (s): SECRETARY-GENERAL, CANADIAN COMMISSION FOR UNESCO, 2023–. Biography Notes: Host, CBC/Radio-Canada 2003–2006. Host/Producer, CBC/Radio-Canada 2006–2015.
Dec 20, 2022 · Justice Gérard Dugré's behaviour described as 'shocking' and 'bullying' by colleagues. The Canadian Judicial Council recommended Monday that a Quebec Superior Court judge be removed from the ...
Gerry Dee (born Gerard Francis-John Donoghue; [1][2] December 31, 1968) is a Canadian actor, stand-up comedian, game show host, director, producer, and writer. [3] He is the host of Family Feud Canada.
Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (UK: / ˈdɛpɑːrdjɜː, ˌdɛpɑːrˈdjɜː /, [1][2] US: /- ˈdjʌ, ˌdeɪpɑːrˈdjuː /, [1][3][4] French: [ʒeʁaʁ ɡzavje maʁsɛl dəpaʁdjø] ⓘ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, known to be one of the most prolific in film history.
