École secondaire Macdonald-Cartier, in Sudbury, Ontario, 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. 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 (1815-1891) and George-Étienne Cartier (1814-1873).