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John Major was born on February 20, 1931 in the local hospital in Mattawa, Ontario. Major received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Loyola College in 1953 and a Bachelor of Law from the University of Toronto in 1957. In 1959 he married Hélène Provencher. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada on November 13, 1992 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. He was a low-key judge. He was known for his belief in providing deference to government and for his succinct writing style. He was a member of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1995 to 2005. On March 8, 2006 he was appointed by Prime Minister Harper to lead a commission to investigate the Air India Bombing of flight 182 and its trial. John C. Major continues to live and work in Calgary

Norm "Normie" Mann was born on March 3, 1914 in Bradford, England. Although born in the U.K., he learned to play organized hockey. He won just about every hockey championship available before entering the N.H.L. Mann won the Junior Hockey Championship in 1933. Mann joined the Toronto Marlboros Senior hockey team in 1933-1934, and won the Senior O.H.A. championship. While playing Mercantile hockey in Toronto, Mann and his British consoles won the Mercantile championship in 1935. Norm Mann signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1935 and joined them for the playoffs. His first N.H.L. experience was a single playoff game in 1936. Mann wouldn't return to the N.H.L. until 1938-39, after the Leafs' captain was injured. That stint lasted 16 games. Again, he didn't see any additional N.H.L. activity until 1940-1941 when he skated in 15 more games during a rash of injuries to Leafs regulars. It was the final look at the N.H.L. for Norm Mann. He played hockey for fun until his retirement in 1949. He also joined the Royal Canadian Navy Reserves during W.W.II. He moved to Mattawa and he and his wife ran Moosehead Estate from 1945-1971. He also became a Town Counselor in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He passed away on February 9, 1994.