Dubbed the “Queen of Hurricanes” while starring in a 1942 comic strip by American True Comics, Elsie MacGill certainly lived up to the name. She was a trailblazer who, despite setbacks, helped lead Canada’s success in World War II.
CAGIS operates on the ancestral and unceded territories of the Inuit, Métis, and First Nations Peoples. We acknowledge the ongoing, damaging legacy of colonial systems and reaffirm our commitment to walking a path of reconciliation.
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