École secondaire Macdonald-Cartier, in Sudbury,

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, opened its doors in 1969. École secondaire Macdonald-Cartier was the second public high school French language in Ontario to offer free education to all young

francophones French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the la ...

. The school is often referred to as Mack-Jack, even though the school wasn't named after Jacques Cartier. The school was named after two of the fathers of Canadian Confederation,

John A. Macdonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that sp ...

(1815-1891) and

George-Étienne Cartier Sir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet, (pronounced ; September 6, 1814May 20, 1873) was a Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation. The English spelling of the name—George, instead of Georges, the usual French spelling—is explained ...

(1814-1873).

Notable alumni

Prominent alumni include: * François Bach, award-winning product designer *

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, singer-songwriter * Daniel Bédard, musician, composer, arranger, record producer, and audio engineer

Notable alumni

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