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17 unusual facts about Parliament Hill


Alijan Alijanpour

Some of his works have been exhibited in Ottawa on Parliament Hill and under the auspices of the Ottawa Diplomatic Association.

Canadian Red Ensign

Despite its lack of any official status on land, the Red Ensign with Canadian arms was widely used on land, and flew over the Parliament Buildings until 1904 when it was replaced by the Union Flag.

Chantal Hébert

After Radio-Canada appointed Hébert to cover federal politics on Parliament Hill, she worked as bureau chief for Montreal's Le Devoir and La Presse.

Crystal Plamondon

She has also performed live on Parliament Hill in 1997 for the Canada Day celebration; and on October 18, 2000 Crystal sang the Famous Five Anthem for the inauguration of the "Women are Persons!" monument on Parliament Hill to commemorate the day that women were declared "persons" in 1929.

Equality Party of Quebec candidates, 1994 Quebec provincial election

In 1989, he led a Townshippers Association protest on Parliament Hill against Quebec's language laws, which restricted the use of English on public signs.

Greg Sczebel

Sczebel has performed with Brandt at the 2008 Canada Day Celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on numerous televised Canadian award shows (CCMA's, Junos), and most recently for Prince William and Kate Middleton during their visit to Canada.

Gregory Charles

Charles was one of the headliners on Parliament Hill at the 2007 Canada Day celebration there, playing the evening's longest set, to an audience of thousands.

Jeff Sarwer

Jeff used to entertain large crowds by playing 40 people at the same time known as simultaneous chess, every Canada Day from the age of 7 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

London Buses route 3

In the early 1980s, the inhabitants of Parliament Hill successfully campaigned for a bus service from that area to the West End.

Michael Neumann

In April 2009, the Canada-Palestine Parliamentary Association invited Neumann to speak at a committee session on Parliament Hill, although it declined to comment as to why he was invited.

Owen Aaronovitch

Aaronovitch was born in Parliament Hill Fields, London.

Parliament Hill, London

The hill has been used as a location in several films, including The Wedding Date in 2005, and Run Fatboy Run in 2007.

During Henry II's reign it was passed to Alexander de Barentyn, the king's butler.

Patrick Wymark

The couple lived in Parliament Hill, Hampstead, and had four children, including the future actress Jane Wymark.

Raymond Turmel

The brothers have organized protests against interest rates on Parliament Hill in Ottawa (Globe and Mail, 16 April 1982), and Turmel argued before the Supreme Court of Canada in 1982 that the Bank of Nova Scotia's interest rate policies were a violation of natural and Biblical law.

Seven Wise Dwarfs

They march, past Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and then rush to a Post Office, while Dopey goes to a nearby bank instead when he finds himself locked out, and invest their gems in Canadian War Savings Certificates.

Thomas Stent

At Parliament Hill, the team of Thomas Stent and Augustus Laver, under the pseudonym of Stat nomen in umbra, won the prize for the second category, which included the East and West Blocks.


Ceremonial Guard

The primary and most visible function of the Ceremonial Guard is, as mentioned, the Changing of the Guard on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, the national capital of Canada.

Every summer, the Ceremonial Guard performs the Changing the Guard ceremony on Parliament Hill and posts sentries at Rideau Hall, the residence of the Governor General of Canada, and the National War Memorial.

Charles Yacoub

Charles Yacoub is a Lebanese-Canadian who hijacked a Greyhound bus and drove it to Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada in 1989.

Château Laurier

The hotel is just metres away from some of the capital's most important landmarks including Parliament Hill, the Rideau Canal, the National Gallery of Canada, the Byward Market, the National War Memorial, the U.S. Embassy, and the Rideau Centre.

La Swap Sixth Form

The La Swap Sixth Form is the sixth-form consortium of four North London schools: La Sainte Union, William Ellis, Acland Burghley, and Parliament Hill.

Mackenzie King Bridge

Just a few blocks away from Parliament Hill, south of the Plaza Bridge, it runs in a generally east-west direction, with the east end at the Rideau Centre and Department of National Defence Headquarters.

Margaret Mick

Margaret Ann Mick (June 1, 1860 - May 25, 1925) was the first female Canadian peace officer to be killed in the line of duty, and the first woman to be added to the memorial commemorating fallen police or peace officers near Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Neil M. Colgan

He is also commemorated in the Canadian Police and Peace Officer's Memorial on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Rideau Centre

The Rideau Centre also has a rooftop garden with views of part of the ByWard Market, the Rideau Canal, the Château Laurier, and the Parliament buildings.

Rideau River Residence Association

RRRA operates a business (Abstentions convenience store), sells Greyhound tickets, manages the Parliament Hill Program, hosts a wide variety of entertainment and educational events, runs a free bikeshare program for students, staff, an faculty; and runs the RRRA office.

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