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King
Stephen Joseph Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper, PC, MP is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada, and leader
of the Conservative Party. Harper became Prime Minister after his party won a minority government
in the January 2006 federal election. He is the first Prime Minister from the newly amalgamated
Conservative Party, following twelve years of government by the Liberal Party.
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Queen
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, is represented by her appointee Michaelle Jean, Governor
General of Canada. The queen regnant of sixteen independent states and their overseas
territories and dependencies, has reigned since February 6, 1952 for Canada. She, her consort
and other members of the Canadian Royal Family undertake various public and private functions
across Canada and on behalf of the country abroad.
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Bishop
Canadian Sniper
The longest range recorded for a sniper kill currently stands at 2,430 meters (2,657 yd, or 1.51
miles), accomplished by Corporal Rob Furlong, a sniper from Newfoundland, Canada, in March 2002
during the war in Afghanistan. Furlong made this record-breaking kill while he was participating
in Operation Anaconda. To make the kill, he used a .50 caliber BMG (12.7mm) McMillan TAC-50 bolt-action
rifle.
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Rook
Inukshuk
The Inukshuk may have been used for navigation, as a point of reference, a marker for hunting
grounds, or as a food cache. Historically, the most common type of inukshut are a single stone
positioned in an upright manner. An inukshuk is often confused with an inunnguaq, a cairn representing
a human figure. There is some debate as to whether the appearance of human or cross shaped cairns
developed in the Inuit culture before the arrival of European missionaries and explorers.
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Knight
Canadian Heavy Gunner
A Canadian soldier with a C6 GPMG.sed in the Canadian Forces with the designation the C6 GPMG[2],
it is used primarily as a platoon level support weapon. Two C6 machine guns are assigned to each
Rifle platoon. The C6 GPMP is also mounted on a variety of vehicles, including the LAV III, the
Coyote, the Leopard C2, and the G-Wagon LUVW. In these vehicles the C6 GPMGs are co-axially and
pintle mounted and used to provide fire support to the infantry or for local defence of the vehicle
itself.
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Pawn
Canadian Assault Soldier
An at the ready interpretation of the Canadian soldier carrying a C8 with grenade launcher, for
the war in Afghanistan. The C8 has a 14.5-inch A1 profile barrel with a 1/7 rifling twist appropriate
for the 5.56x45mm NATO C77 cartridge. It incorporates the design improvements featured on C7 rifles. This
design combines the accuracy of a full-length rifle with the weight and rapid target acquisition of a
compact carbine.
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