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Council Officer: Ont ., and Mail Canada

council officer: He was bilingual growing up, thanks to his French-Canadian mom, according to Hamilton Spectator. And before he hit the big time on Saturday Night Live, the criminology and sociology major worked for the federal government at the Department of Public Works, with the Canadian Penitentiary Service, and Royal Mail Canada. The Oscar-nominated comedy star was born on Canada Day July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, no less. His father, an engineer from London, Ont., also worked for the federal government and was a Privy Council officer for then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau. I am thoroughly, through and through, a Canadian, the Emmy Award-winning actor, comedian, writer, producer and businessman said in a recent phone interview. And his grandfather was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police staff sergeant. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.