Margaret Norrie McCain, (born October 1, 1934) is a Canadian

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 philanthropist, the 27th and first female Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick

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Born in Amos, Quebec

Amos, Quebec

Amos is a ville in northwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Harricana River. It is the seat of Abitibi Regional County Municipality.Amos is the main city on the Harricana River, and the smallest of the three primary cities — after Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d'Or — in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec...

, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Allison University

Mount Allison University

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 and a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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. She is the founding member of the Muriel McQueen Fergusson Foundation for the elimination of family violence. From 1994 to 1997 she was the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.

Following her term of office, McCain became co-chair with Dr. Fraser Mustard

James Fraser Mustard

James Fraser Mustard, was a Canadian physician and scientist. Born, raised and educated in Toronto, Ontario, Mustard began his career as a research fellow at the University of Toronto where he studied the effects of blood lipids, their relation to heart disease and how Aspirin could mitigate...

 of The Early Years Study into early childhood learning. The first report, Early years study : reversing the real brain drain, was commissioned by the Government of Ontario

Government of Ontario

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. Subsequent reports were published by other organizations.

She was married to the late billionaire entrepreneur Wallace McCain

Wallace McCain

G. Wallace F. McCain, was a Canadian businessman, co-founder of McCain Foods Limited. With an estimated net worth of $US 2.3 billion , McCain was ranked by Forbes as the 13th wealthiest Canadian and 512th in the world.- Background :Born in Florenceville, New Brunswick, he received a Bachelor of...

, who co-founded McCain Foods Limited

McCain Foods Limited

McCain Foods Limited is a privately owned company established in 1957 by four brothers—Harrison McCain, Wallace McCain, Robert McCain, and Andrew McCain—in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada...

. She has four children and nine grandchildren.

Honours

• In 1994, she was invested as a Dame of Grace in the Most Venerable Order of Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem
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• In 1998, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
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• In 2004, she became a member of the Order of New Brunswick
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• In 2005, she received the YWCA Toronto women of distinction award.
• In 2006, she received the Philanthropist of the Year award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals for donating time and money to Canada's National Ballet School, The Learning Partnership and Canadian Women's Foundation.
• In 2007, St. Thomas University named its newest academic building in her honour. Margaret Norrie McCain Hall, housing a theatre, study lounge, administration offices and classrooms, opened in January 2007.
• In 2008 Margaret and Wallace McCain opened the McCain Student Center at Mount Allison University. The McCain family have longstanding ties to the University and the greater Mount Allison community.

External links

• Margaret Norrie McCain at The Canadian Encyclopedia
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• Early years study : reversing the real brain drain
• Early years study 2
• Early Years Study 3