Face of Nation :
1.Rachel Notley is the daughter of legendary Alberta NDP leader Grant Notley, who died tragically in a plane crash in 1984.
When Rachel Notley was a child, her father ran for office in Alberta repeatedly before eventually winning at seat. He lost in 1963, lost in 1967, lost a by-election in 1969, but finally won the first seat for the Alberta NDP in 1971. He was the lone member for the NDP in the legislature and in 1982 became official leader of the opposition.
Tragically, in October 1984, Grant Notley was killed in a plane crash near High Prairie, Alta. He was 45. His daughter Rachel was 20.
In the fall of 2014, Rachel Notley ran for the leadership of the Alberta NDP and in May, 2016 she was elected as the first NDP premier of Alberta, ending four decades of Progressive Conservative dominance in the province.
2.Prominent Canadians
Imagine how difficult it must be to be the child of an iconic Canadian. Being born a Gretzky, a Trudeauor a Richler might open doors, but with it comes the challenge of living in the shadow of greatness. Perhaps it’s that pressure that inspires many children of icons to pursue careers that put them on the path to becoming icons in their own right. These second-generation icons are making their own mark on Canada.
3.Justin Trudeau – Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Justin Trudeau has come a long way since becoming only the second child born to a prime minister in office. He gained prominence in the public eye with his heart-rending eulogy at his father’s funeral in 2000. Voted in as MP for Montreal’s Papineau riding in 2008, he was elected Prime Minister with a Liberal majority government in October, 2015.
In the images above: At left, file image of Pierre Trudeau and 10 year-old son Justin walking toward a plane at CFB Ottawa on Nov. 7, 1982. On the right, now Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a file image from May, 2016.
4.Tommy Douglas – Shirley Douglas – Kiefer Sutherland
Founder of the NDP and architect of Canada’s universal health care system, Tommy Douglas still tops lists of “Greatest Canadians” today. His daughter was Shirley Douglas, an actor who graced dozens of productions on stage and screen including “Road to Avonlea,” “Wind at My Back” and “Corner Gas.” She was married to actor Donald Sutherland from 1966 to 1970, and they had a son named Kiefer, who is well known for his role as star of TV’s “24.”
