In a speech on the subject of confederation, made in 1866 to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada, John A. Macdonald said of the planned governor: " We place no restriction on Her Majesty's prerogative in the selection of her representative ...

In 1956, his Dr. Christian character made the transition to television, scripted by Gene Roddenberry, with Macdonald Carey as his nephew Dr. Mark Christian.

Other writers who have made use of the theme include Donald Barthelme ( in his novel Snow White ), Gregory Maguire ( in his novel Mirror Mirror ), Jane Yolen ( in her story " Snow in Summer ," published in Black Swan, White Raven ), Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald ( in their story " The Queen's Mirror ," published in A Wizard's Dozen ), Anne Sexton ( in her poem " Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ," published in Transformations ), Gail Carson Levine ( in Fairest ), and A. S. Byatt ( in her essay " Ice, Snow, Glass ," published in Mirror, Mirror on the Wall ).

He accepted the post on the condition that Macdonald and Cartier made Confederation a key platform in their new government.

Dependable generals with the usual military virtue, or careful and exact troop leaders like Soult and Macdonald, are kept under Napoleon's own hand for the final assault which he himself launched ; the long hours of preparatory fighting against odds of two to one, which alone made the final blow possible, he entrusted only to men of extraordinary courage and high capacity for command.

While serving as Speaker of the House of Commons Macdonald made a famous ruling banning musical instruments from being played in the Chamber on June 3, 1950.

Macdonald then joined the expedition of Colonel Garnet Joseph Wolseley and made the trek to the Red River settlement in Manitoba.

Sir John A. Macdonald was a huge promoter of Confederation and even made an alliance with his political rival, George Brown to make it happen.

Although Norquay initially gave tepid support to these local efforts, the opposition accused him ( probably correctly ) of having made a secret deal with the CPR and Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald to ensure that they never came to fruition.

Windsor was re-elected and, in November 2004, speaking under parliamentary privilege, said that National Party leader John Anderson and Senator Sandy Macdonald had made the offer through an intermediary, Tamworth businessman Greg McGuire.

When Labour formed its first government in January 1924, Ramsay Macdonald made Alexander Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State to the Board of Trade, under Sidney Webb and Emmanuel Shinwell.

This development could have reduced the quality and quantity of water available to the distillery, so the decision was made by Macdonald and Muir to purchase around of land around and including the Tarlogie Springs to guarantee the quality and quantity of water necessary.

After 2001 this situation was partly rectified: firstly by the feature-length documentary by Oscar-winning documentary-maker Kevin Macdonald, Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain ( made by Figment Films in 2002 for British television's Channel 4 ); and secondly by Kevin Jackson's 450-page biography Humphrey Jennings ( Picador, 2004 ).

* the British North America Act, which features the editing changes made by Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald ;

Aikins was under orders from Macdonald to ensure that provincial legislation reflected national policies, but his awkward relationship with Norquay made his task difficult.

Memorable events in the first year of European Superstars included Malcolm Macdonald winning the 100m sprint in a Superstars record time of 10. 9 seconds ( after being made to run the race twice following the false start of another competitor ), David Hemery being beaten by Dutch field hockey player Ties Kruize following a fall in the 600m Steeplechase, Swedish Discus thrower Ricky Bruch setting records in the weight lifting and medicine ball throw section of the gym tests and the first appearance of pole vaulter Kjell Isaksson, who dominated the final heat in Sweden, scoring a then record 69 ( out of a possible 80 ) points.

When the National Government was formed in 1931 he was sworn of the Privy Council and made Minister of Labour under Ramsay Macdonald, a post he held until 1934, when he also retired from the House of Commons.

As Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald " constantly made use of it ", promoting it " by precept and example " throughout Canada.

He was spotted in 1981 by Maxine Baker, who booked him along with 99 other unemployed youngsters from the inner City area of Manchester for Devil's Advocate, a programme made by Granada Television and networked on a Sunday night on ITV about youngsters on the dole, presented by former World in Action editor Gus Macdonald.

Highbrow culture, to Macdonald, is associated with specialization for the connoisseurs, while lowbrow culture entails folk products made authentically for specific communities.

In 1924, Mrs. Ray Tompkins donated to Yale of swamp and woodland in memory of her husband, which were made into a world-class 18 hole golf course by Charles Blair Macdonald, the renowned golf course architect, champion golfer, and co-founder of the USGA, in collaboration with Seth Raynor and Charles Banks, for a budget of $ 400, 000.

* The Sir John A. Macdonald Prize, an annual prize for non-fiction work of Canadian history judged to have made the most significant contribution to an understanding of the Canadian past

He made his first-team debut in 1975 against Stoke City, and would go on to form a potent striking partnership with Malcolm Macdonald ; the two scored 46 goals between them in 1976 – 77.

His arrival coincided with the Confederation of Canada which he made no secret of being in opposition to, and he refused to become a tool of either the British Colonial Secretary or the Governor General of Canada, telling Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, " You shall not make a mayor of me, I can tell you!

Macdonald writes that Bizet's legacy is limited by the shortness of his life and by the false starts and lack of focus that persisted until his final five years.

Gordon Macdonald, PC, 1st Baron Macdonald of Gwaenysgor, ( 27 May 1888 – 20 January 1966 ) was a British Labour Party politician and Newfoundland's final British governor as well as the last chairman of the Commission of Government serving from 1946 until the colony joined Confederation in 1949 and became a province of Canada.

The final line-up included: Jake Sim-Fielding ( vocals and saxophone ), Boob Goold ( bass guitar ), Keith Minter ( vocals and guitar ), Tim Macdonald ( drums ) and a new addition, Andrew " Eddie " Hunt ( keyboards / samples ).

* Norm Macdonald ( final: March 14, 1998 )

More recent TV roles include Molly Macdonald in Monarch of the Glen ( 2000 – 05 ), and an appearance in Casualty ( Series 26, No Goodbyes, 19 November 2011 ) as Caitlin Northwick ( alongside Michael Jayston ).

During his May 2009 Late Show with David Letterman appearance, comedian Norm Macdonald revealed he went to one of Reveen's shows as a teenager.

The characters first appeared on Weekend Update as the presidents of the Norm Macdonald fanclub, but later appeared in several other sketches, namely monologues.

In the mid-1990s, Stallone became the subject of a running gag on Saturday Night Live, during its " Weekend Update " segment hosted by Norm Macdonald.

Macdonald had a few bit parts in his first year ( 1993-1994 ) and was Weekend Update anchor in his second year ( 1994-1995 ), an aspect that many fans considered to be the highlight of SNLs highly lackluster 20th season.

Longtime feature player Al Franken quit, angry that his movie Stuart Saves His Family flopped at the box office and upset that he was passed up ( in retrospect, quite rightly ) as a Weekend Update anchor in favor of Norm Macdonald.

* Nealon ends the season by handing " Weekend Update " over to Norm Macdonald and kissing him on the mouth.

Some of Koechner's recurring skits included Bill Brasky, the British Fops ( playing Fagan, opposite Mark McKinney ), Gary Macdonald ( the fictional younger brother of Weekend Update anchor / SNL castmember Norm Macdonald, based on " Jokey ", a character he originated at Second City ), Will Ferrell's " Get Off the Shed " sketches ( playing his neighbor, Tom Taylor ), and Gerald " T-Bones " Tibbons.

The only surprise departure was Norm Macdonald, who was suddenly replaced by Colin Quinn as Update anchor starting on January 10, 1998.

Norm Macdonald, who Chase called " the only other guy who did segment funny ", would take over the role for Season 20, harkening to the days of Chase and Curtin by reading contrived news stories but acting as if he were a legitimate news anchor.

* December 13 – Ross Macdonald, American-Canadian writer ( d. 1983 )

* Norm Macdonald ( Last: December 13, 1997 )

William Ross Macdonald, ( December 25, 1891 – May 28, 1976 ), served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1968 to 1974, and as Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1953.

* December 20-Edward Blake becomes premier of Ontario, replacing J. S. Macdonald.

* December 25-William Ross Macdonald, politician, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons and 21st Lieutenant Governor of Ontario ( d. 1976 )

Isabella Macdonald, née Clark ( 1811 – 28 December 1857 ) was the first wife of John A. Macdonald, the premier of the Province of Canada in 1856.

He was only the second child in Canadian history to be born when one of his parents was prime minister ; the first was John A. Macdonald's youngest daughter Margaret Mary Macdonald, and Trudeau's younger brothers Alexandre ( Sacha ) ( born December 25, 1973 ) and Michel ( 1975 – 98 ) were the third and fourth, respectively.

The mayor as of December 2010 is Terry Dowdall and the deputy mayor is Sandra Macdonald.

The 76th Regiment of Foot ( Macdonald's Highlanders ), sometimes referred to as ' McDonnell's Highlanders ' after its colonel, John MacDonell of Lochgarry, was a Scottish Light Infantry regiment raised in the west of Scotland and western isles of Scotland on 25 December 1777, by the Clan Macdonald.

* December 12-John Sandfield Macdonald, Premier of Ontario ( d. 1872 )

John Sandfield Macdonald, QC ( December 12, 1812 – June 1, 1872 ) was the first Premier of the province of Ontario, one of the four founding provinces created at the confederation of Canada in 1867.

* December 30-Bernard Donald Macdonald, Roman Catholic priest, bishop, and school administrator ( born 1797 )

* December 25-Bernard Donald Macdonald, Roman Catholic priest, bishop, and school administrator ( d. 1859 )

With the defeat of the Macdonald government in the provincial election that December, Cameron became leader of the Ontario Conservative Party, but stepped down in 1878 to became a judge.

Norquay was unable to maintain his alliance with John A. Macdonald, and resigned after losing the support of his ministers in December 1887.

Macdonald took Norquay's side in a boundary dispute with Ontario, and personally visited Manitoba in 1886 to ensure Norquay's re-election on December 9 of that year: Norquay's Conservatives won about 21 seats, compared to 14 for Greenway's Liberals with the popular vote almost evenly split.

It was not until the late 20th Century when a major new project of twenty miles including the 9. 1 mile Mount Macdonald Tunnel reduced the grade to a very manageable average of 0. 82 %, ( maximum 1 %) opened in December 1988.

On December 13, 1913, Myles ran for the Liberal Party of Canada in a federal by-election in the riding of Macdonald.

On December 8, he was appointed Secretary of State for Canada, and would continue to hold this position until the defeat of the Macdonald government on November 5, 1873.

Sir Max Hugh Macdonald Hastings, FRSL, FRHistS ( born 28 December 1945 ) is a British journalist, editor, historian and author.

This state of affairs prompted Charles B. Macdonald of the Chicago Golf Club to call for the creation of a national governing body to authorize an official national championship, and the Amateur Golf Association of the United States, which was soon to be renamed the United States Golf Association, was formed on December 22 of that year.

Two further younger brothers were also born, William John, born 5 February 1852, who died at the age of ten and Alfred Macdonald Bulteel born 26 December 1853 who was awarded a knighthood ( for services in Burma )

Sir John Hay Athole Macdonald KCB, PC ( 27 December 1836 – 9 May 1919 ) was a Scottish politician and later a judge.