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Who is George Brown?

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George Brown Polytechnic is named after George Brown (1818-1880) who was a Canadian politician, founder of The Globe newspaper in Toronto (now the national newspaper The Globe and Mail), and one of one of Canada's "Fathers of Confederation".

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Land Acknowledgement

Land Acknowledgement

George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.