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OTTAWA — More than two dozen Canadian women could have their names literally etched into history in the coming months and years under a plan to attach their names to government buildings.

More than a year ago, in March 2012, then public works minister Rona Ambrose received a list of 29 women whose names could one day be used as names for government buildings. The list of “prominent deceased Canadian women” stretched across a variety of categories: military history, public service contributions, scientific or medical achievement, as well as writing or legal fame.

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“The list is not exhaustive, but is a very good representation of prominent deceased Canadian women,” the briefing note reads.

A copy of the briefing note was released to Postmedia News under the access to information law. The names of the women under consideration were redacted from the document.

A department spokesman said Ambrose, while still minister, approved all the names on the list and are being held at the ready for future naming opportunities.