1967 in Canada
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Canadian Centennial
The Canadian Centennial was a year long celebration held in 1967 when Canada celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. Celebrations occurred throughout the year but culminated on Dominion Day, July 1. 1967 coins were different from previous years' issues, with animals on each...
and celebrations were held throughout the nation. The most prominent event was Expo 67
Expo 67
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, as it was commonly known, was the general exhibition, Category One World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It is considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century, with the...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, the most successful World's Fair
World's Fair
World's fair, World fair, Universal Exposition, and World Expo are various large public exhibitions held in different parts of the world. The first Expo was held in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom, in 1851, under the title "Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All...
ever and one of the first events to win international acclaim for the country. Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
would later host the Summer Olympics of 1976, which also brought international attention.
Overview
The nation began to feel far more nationalistic than before, with a generation raised in a country fully detached from BritainUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The new Canadian flag served as a symbol and a catalyst for this. In Quebec, the Quiet Revolution
Quiet Revolution
The Quiet Revolution was the 1960s period of intense change in Quebec, Canada, characterized by the rapid and effective secularization of society, the creation of a welfare state and a re-alignment of politics into federalist and separatist factions...
was overthrowing the oligarchy of francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
clergy and anglophone
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
businessmen, and French Canadian
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...
pride and nationalism were becoming a national political force.
The Canadian economy was at its post-war peak, and levels of prosperity and quality of life were at all-time highs. Many of the most important elements of Canada's welfare state
Welfare state
A welfare state is a "concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens. It is based on the principles of equality of opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for those...
were coming on line, such as Medicare
Medicare (Canada)
Medicare is the unofficial name for Canada's publicly funded universal health insurance system. The formal terminology for the insurance system is provided by the Canada Health Act and the health insurance legislation of the individual provinces and territories.Under the terms of the Canada Health...
and the Canada Pension Plan
Canada Pension Plan
The Canada Pension Plan is a contributory, earnings-related social insurance program. It forms one of the two major components of Canada's public retirement income system, the other component being Old Age Security...
(CPP).
These events were coupled with the coming of age of the baby boom
Baby boom
A baby boom is any period marked by a greatly increased birth rate. This demographic phenomenon is usually ascribed within certain geographical bounds and when the number of annual births exceeds 2 per 100 women...
and the regeneration of music, literature, and art that the 1960s brought around the world. The baby boomers who have since dominated Canada's culture tend to view the period as Canada's halcyon days.
While to Montreal it was the year of Expo, to Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
it was the culmination of the Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
dynasty of the 1960s, with the team winning its fourth Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in six years by defeating its arch-rival, the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
, in the last all-Canadian Stanley Cup Final until 1986.
Author and historian Pierre Berton
Pierre Berton
Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton, was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and was a well-known television personality and journalist....
has famously referred to 1967 as "Canada's last good year
1967: The Last Good Year
1967: The Last Good Year is the original title of a book written by Canadian author Pierre Berton. When it appeared in paperback, the title was changed to 1967: Canada's Turning Point...
". The years following saw much of 1967's hopefulness disappear. In the early 1970s, the oil shock
1973 oil crisis
The 1973 oil crisis started in October 1973, when the members of Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries or the OAPEC proclaimed an oil embargo. This was "in response to the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military" during the Yom Kippur war. It lasted until March 1974. With the...
and other factors hammered the Canadian economy. Quebec separatism led to divisive debates and an economic decline of Montreal and Front de libération du Québec
Front de libération du Québec
The Front de libération du Québec was a left-wing Quebecois nationalist and Marxist-Leninist paramilitary group in Quebec, Canada. It was active between 1963 and 1970, and was regarded as a terrorist organization for its violent methods of action...
(FLQ) terrorism. The Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
and Watergate Scandal
Watergate scandal
The Watergate scandal was a political scandal during the 1970s in the United States resulting from the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement...
in the United States also had profound effects on Canadians. Toronto hockey fans also note that the Maple Leafs have not won a Stanley Cup since.
Incumbents
- MonarchMonarchy in CanadaThe monarchy of Canada is the core of both Canada's federalism and its Westminster-style parliamentary democracy, being the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Canadian government and each provincial government...
: Elizabeth II - Governor GeneralGovernor General of CanadaThe Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
: Georges VanierGeorges VanierMajor-General Georges-Philéas Vanier was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 19th since Canadian Confederation....
then Roland MichenerRoland MichenerDaniel Roland Michener , commonly known as Roland Michener, was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 20th since Canadian Confederation.... - Prime MinisterPrime Minister of CanadaThe Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
: Lester B. PearsonLester B. PearsonLester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, PC, OM, CC, OBE was a Canadian professor, historian, civil servant, statesman, diplomat, and politician, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis... - Premier of AlbertaPremier of AlbertaThe Premier of Alberta is the first minister for the Canadian province of Alberta. He or she is the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. The current Premier of Alberta is Alison Redford. She became Premier by winning the Progressive Conservative leadership elections on...
: Ernest ManningErnest ManningErnest Charles Manning, , a Canadian politician, was the eighth Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served longer than any premier in the province's history, and was the second longest serving provincial premier in Canadian history... - Premier of British ColumbiaPremier of British ColumbiaThe Premier of British Columbia is the first minister, head of government, and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s the title Prime Minister of British Columbia was often used...
: W.A.C. BennettW.A.C. BennettWilliam Andrew Cecil Bennett, PC, OC was the 25th Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia. With just over 20 years in office, Bennett was and remains the longest-serving premier in British Columbia history. He was usually referred to as W.A.C... - Premier of ManitobaPremier of ManitobaThe Premier of Manitoba is the first minister for the Canadian province of Manitoba. He or she is the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. Until the early 1970s, the title "Prime Minister of Manitoba" was used frequently. Afterwards, the word Premier, derived from the French...
: Dufferin RoblinDufferin RoblinDufferin "Duff" Roblin, PC, CC, OM was a Canadian businessman and politician. Known as "Duff," he served as the 14th Premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967. Roblin was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. In the government of Brian Mulroney, he served as...
then Walter WeirWalter WeirWalter C. Weir was a politician who served as the 15th Premier of Manitoba from 1967 to 1969.Weir was born in High Bluff, Manitoba, and worked as a funeral director. He served as chairman of the Minnedosa Hospital Board from 1955 to 1957, and of the Minnedosa Town Council from 1958 to 1959... - Premier of New BrunswickPremier of New BrunswickThe Premier of New Brunswick is the first minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive....
: Louis RobichaudLouis RobichaudLouis Joseph Robichaud, PC, CC, QC , popularly known as "Little Louis" or "P'tit-Louis" , was a Canadian lawyer and politician... - Premier of Newfoundland: Joey SmallwoodJoey SmallwoodJoseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood, PC, CC was the main force that brought Newfoundland into the Canadian confederation, and became the first Premier of Newfoundland . As premier, he vigorously promoted economic development, championed the welfare state, and emphasized modernization of education and...
- Premier of Nova ScotiaPremier of Nova ScotiaThe Premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister for the Canadian province of Nova Scotia who presides over the Executive Council of Nova Scotia. Following the Westminster system, the premier is normally the leader of the political party which has the most seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly...
: Robert StanfieldRobert StanfieldRobert Lorne Stanfield, PC, QC was the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He is sometimes referred to as "the greatest prime minister Canada never had", and earned the nickname "Honest Bob"...
then George Smith - Premier of OntarioPremier of OntarioThe Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario...
: John RobartsJohn RobartsJohn Parmenter Robarts, PC, CC, QC was a Canadian lawyer and statesman, and the 17th Premier of Ontario.-Early life:... - Premier of Prince Edward IslandPremier of Prince Edward IslandThe Premier of Prince Edward Island is the first minister for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive.The current Premier of Prince Edward Island is Robert Ghiz.-See also:...
: Alexander B. Campbell - Premier of QuebecPremier of QuebecThe Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....
: Daniel Johnson, Sr. - Premier of SaskatchewanPremier of SaskatchewanThe Premier of Saskatchewan is the first minister for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive....
: W. Ross ThatcherW. Ross ThatcherWilbert Ross Thatcher, PC was the ninth Premier of Saskatchewan, Canada, serving from 2 May 1964 to 30 June 1971....
January to June
- January 1: Several municipalities such as Forest Hill and Swansea are merged into TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
- January 7: Robert NixonRobert NixonRobert Fletcher Nixon is a retired politician in the province of Ontario, Canada. The son of former Premier of Ontario Harry Nixon, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a 1962 by-election following his father's death...
is elected leader of the Ontario Liberal PartyOntario Liberal PartyThe Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and... - March 25: After the death of Georges VanierGeorges VanierMajor-General Georges-Philéas Vanier was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 19th since Canadian Confederation....
, Roland MichenerRoland MichenerDaniel Roland Michener , commonly known as Roland Michener, was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 20th since Canadian Confederation....
becomes Governor General - April: Bill C-243, The Canadian Forces Reorganization Act, is given third and final reading in the House of Commons
- April 12: The House of CommonsCanadian House of CommonsThe House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
votes to make "O CanadaO CanadaIt has been noted that the opening theme of "O Canada" bears a strong resemblance to the "Marsch der Priester" , from the opera Die Zauberflöte , composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and that Lavallée's melody was inspired by Mozart's tune...
" Canadal's official national anthemNational anthemA national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
- April 17: The Order of CanadaOrder of CanadaThe Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
is created - April 27: Expo 67Expo 67The 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, as it was commonly known, was the general exhibition, Category One World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It is considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century, with the...
Official Opening Ceremony broadcast in color live via satellite to an estimated worldwide audience of 700 million viewers and listeners. - April 28: Expo 67Expo 67The 1967 International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, as it was commonly known, was the general exhibition, Category One World's Fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It is considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century, with the...
opens to the public at 9:30 a.m. in MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... - May: The GO TransitGO TransitGO Transit is an inter-regional public transit system in Southern Ontario, Canada. It primarily serves the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area conurbation, with operations extending to several communities beyond the GTHA proper in the Greater Golden Horseshoe...
service begins in TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... - May 23: Alberta electionAlberta general election, 1967The Alberta general election of 1967 was the sixteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 23, 1967 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
: Ernest ManningErnest ManningErnest Charles Manning, , a Canadian politician, was the eighth Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served longer than any premier in the province's history, and was the second longest serving provincial premier in Canadian history...
's Social Credit Party wins a ninth consecutive majority - June 20: The National Library of CanadaLibrary and Archives CanadaLibrary and Archives Canada is a national memory institution dedicated to providing the best possible account of Canadian life through acquiring, preserving and making Canada's documentary heritage accessible for use in the 21st century and beyond...
opens
July to December
- July 1: Canada celebrates its centennial
- July 24: During an official state visit to Canada, French President Charles de GaulleCharles de GaulleCharles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
: Vive le Québec libre!Vive le Québec libre speech"Vive le Québec libre !" was a controversial phrase in a speech delivered by French president Charles de Gaulle in Montreal on July 24, 1967.De Gaulle was in Canada on an official visit under the pretext of attending Expo 67...
(Long live free Quebec!). The statement, interpreted as support for Quebec independence, delighted many francophone Quebecers but angered the Canadian government and many English CanadiansEnglish CanadaEnglish Canada is a term used to describe one of the following:# English-speaking Canadians, as opposed to French-speaking Canadians. It is employed when comparing English- and French-language literature, media, or art...
. - July 30: The Caribbean community in TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
stages the first Caribana, with only eight bands and 1,000 spectators. It later grows into the third largest carnival in the world, drawing over 1 million spectators and 250,000 visitors a year. - August 5: A schizophrenic man, Victor Hoffman, kills nine near Shell Lake, SaskatchewanShell Lake, SaskatchewanShell Lake is a village located in the Rural Municipality of Spiritwood No. 496, Saskatchewan. It was formerly part of the Rural Municipality of Shell Lake No. 495, Saskatchewan before it was absorbed in the RM of Spiritwood. The Shell Lake murders took place on a nearby farm....
- September 9: Robert StanfieldRobert StanfieldRobert Lorne Stanfield, PC, QC was the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He is sometimes referred to as "the greatest prime minister Canada never had", and earned the nickname "Honest Bob"...
wins the leadership of the Progressive Conservative PartyProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues.... - September 13: George Smith becomes premier of Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, replacing Robert StanfieldRobert StanfieldRobert Lorne Stanfield, PC, QC was the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He is sometimes referred to as "the greatest prime minister Canada never had", and earned the nickname "Honest Bob"... - October 5-6: Ucluelet records Canada’s heaviest ever 24 hour rainfall with 489.2 millimetres (19.3 in).
- October 11: Saskatchewan electionSaskatchewan general election, 1967The Saskatchewan general election of 1967 was the sixteenth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on October 11, 1967, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....
: Ross Thatcher's LiberalsSaskatchewan Liberal PartyThe Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.-Early history :The party dominated Saskatchewan politics for the province's first forty years providing six of the first seven Premiers, and being in power for all but five of the years between the...
win a second consecutive majority - October 14: René LévesqueRené LévesqueRené Lévesque was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, , the founder of the Parti Québécois political party and the 23rd Premier of Quebec...
quits the Quebec Liberal Party and leaves to form the Mouvement Souveraineté-AssociationMouvement Souveraineté-AssociationThe Mouvement Souveraineté-Association was formed on November 19, 1967 by René Lévesque to promote the concept of sovereignty-association between Quebec and the rest of Canada.... - October 17: Ontario electionOntario general election, 1967The Ontario general election of 1967 was held on October 17, 1967, to elect the 117 members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
: John RobartsJohn RobartsJohn Parmenter Robarts, PC, CC, QC was a Canadian lawyer and statesman, and the 17th Premier of Ontario.-Early life:...
's PCs win a seventh consecutive majority - November 5: Robert StanfieldRobert StanfieldRobert Lorne Stanfield, PC, QC was the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He is sometimes referred to as "the greatest prime minister Canada never had", and earned the nickname "Honest Bob"...
becomes head of the federal Progressive Conservative PartyProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues.... - November 16: The Museum of Science and TechnologyCanada Science and Technology MuseumThe Canada Science and Technology Museum is located in Ottawa, Ontario, on St. Laurent Boulevard, to the south of the Queensway .-Mission:...
opens in OttawaOttawaOttawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario... - November 25: Walter WeirWalter WeirWalter C. Weir was a politician who served as the 15th Premier of Manitoba from 1967 to 1969.Weir was born in High Bluff, Manitoba, and worked as a funeral director. He served as chairman of the Minnedosa Hospital Board from 1955 to 1957, and of the Minnedosa Town Council from 1958 to 1959...
becomes premier of ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, replacing Dufferin RoblinDufferin RoblinDufferin "Duff" Roblin, PC, CC, OM was a Canadian businessman and politician. Known as "Duff," he served as the 14th Premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967. Roblin was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the advice of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. In the government of Brian Mulroney, he served as... - November 26: A conference organized by John RobartsJohn RobartsJohn Parmenter Robarts, PC, CC, QC was a Canadian lawyer and statesman, and the 17th Premier of Ontario.-Early life:...
of Ontario brings together all the provincial premiers to discuss the constitution - December 14: Lester B. PearsonLester B. PearsonLester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, PC, OM, CC, OBE was a Canadian professor, historian, civil servant, statesman, diplomat, and politician, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis...
announces he will step down as prime minister early in the next year - December 27: Justice Minister Pierre TrudeauPierre TrudeauJoseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
proposes sweeping reforms that, among other things, make homosexual acts legal in Canada - The University of LethbridgeUniversity of LethbridgeThe University of Lethbridge is a publicly-funded comprehensive academic and research university, founded in the liberal education tradition, located in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, with two other urban campuses in Calgary and Edmonton. The main building sits among the coulees on the west side of...
is founded
New books
- Morley CallaghanMorley CallaghanMorley Callaghan, was a Canadian novelist, short story writer, playwright, TV and radio personality.-Biography:...
: Stories - Timothy FindleyTimothy FindleyTimothy Irving Frederick Findley, OC, O.Ont was a Canadian novelist and playwright. He was also informally known by the nickname Tiff or Tiffy, an acronym of his initials.-Biography:...
: The Last Crazy People - Hugh HoodHugh HoodHugh John Blagdon Hood, OC was a Canadian novelist, short story writer, essayist and university professor....
: The Camera Always Lies - Farley MowatFarley MowatFarley McGill Mowat, , born May 12, 1921 is a conservationist and one of Canada's most widely-read authors.His works have been translated into 52 languages and he has sold more than 14 million books. He achieved fame with the publication of his books on the Canadian North, such as People of the...
: The Polar Passion
Poetry
- Margaret AtwoodMargaret AtwoodMargaret Eleanor Atwood, is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She is among the most-honoured authors of fiction in recent history; she is a winner of the Arthur C...
, The Circle Game, won a Governor General's award and "sold out immediately" - John Robert ColomboJohn Robert ColomboJohn Robert Colombo, CM is nationally known as the Master Gatherer. He is among Canada's most prolific authors of serious books...
, Abracadabra - D. G. JonesD. G. JonesDouglas Gordon Jones is a Canadian poet, translator and educator.Born in Bancroft, Ontario, Jones was educated at a private school in Quebec's Eastern Townships, at McGill University and at Queen's University. He received his M.A. from Queen's University in 1954. Jones then taught English...
, Phrases from Orpheus - Dorothy LivesayDorothy LivesayDorothy Kathleen May Livesay, was a Canadian poet who twice won the Governor General`s Award in the 1940s, and was "senior woman writer in Canada" during the 1970s and 1980s.-Life:...
, The Unquiet Bed, Canadian and African experiences - E. W. Mandel, An Idiot Joy
- Michael OndaatjeMichael OndaatjePhilip Michael Ondaatje , OC, is a Sri Lankan-born Canadian novelist and poet of Burgher origin. He is perhaps best known for his Booker Prize-winning novel, The English Patient, which was adapted into an Academy-Award-winning film.-Life and work:...
, The Dainty Monsters, Toronto: Coach House Press - P. K. PageP. K. PagePatricia Kathleen Page, CC, OBC, FRSC , commonly known as P. K. Page, was a Canadian poet. She was the author of over 30 published books: of poetry, fiction, travel diaries, essays, children's books, and an autobiography.By special resolution of the United Nations, in 2001 Page's poem "Planet...
, Cry Ararat!: Poems New and Selected - Al PurdyAl PurdyAlfred Wellington Purdy, OC, O.Ont was one of the most popular and important Canadian poets of the 20th century. Purdy's writing career spanned more than fifty years. His works include over thirty books of poetry; a novel; two volumes of memoirs and four books of correspondence...
, North of Summer, a diary in verse recounting his stay on Baffin Island - A. J. M. SmithA. J. M. SmithArthur James Marshall Smith was a Canadian poet and anthologist. He "was a prominent member of a group of Montreal poets" -- the Montreal Group, which included Leon Edel, Leo Kennedy, A.M. Klein, and F.R...
:- Editor, A Book of Modern Canadian Verse, anthology
- Poems: New and Collected
- Raymond SousterRaymond SousterRaymond Holmes Souster, OC is a Canadian poet whose writing career spans almost 70 years. He has published more than 50 volumes of his own verse, and edited or co-edited a dozen volumes of others' poetry...
, editor, New Wave Canada anthology of younger poets - Miriam WaddingtonMiriam WaddingtonMiriam Waddington was a Canadian poet, short story writer and translator.Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, she studied English at the University of Toronto and social work the University of Pennsylvania . She worked for many years as a social worker in Montreal...
, The Glass Trumpet - George WoodcockGeorge WoodcockGeorge Woodcock was a Canadian writer of political biography and history, an anarchist thinker, an essayist and literary critic. He was also a poet, and published several volumes of travel writing. He founded in 1959 the journal Canadian Literature, the first academic journal specifically...
, Selected Poems of George Woodcock, Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, CanadaCanadian literatureCanadian literature is literature originating from Canada. Collectively it is often called CanLit. Some criticism of Canadian literature has focused on nationalistic and regional themes, although this is only a small portion of Canadian Literary criticism...
Awards
- See 1967 Governor General's Awards1967 Governor General's AwardsEach winner of the 1967 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.-English Language:*Poetry or Drama: Alden Nowlan, Bread, Wine and Salt....
for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. - Stephen Leacock Award: Richard J. NeedhamRichard J. NeedhamRichard J. Needham was a Canadian humour columnist for The Globe and Mail.Many of his columns were collected in a variety of books, including The Garden of Needham and Needham's Inferno, which won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour in 1967.Needham also coined Mop and Pail and Grope and...
, Needham's Inferno - Vicky Metcalf AwardVicky Metcalf AwardThe Vicky Metcalf Award is awarded to a writer whose body of work has been "inspirational to Canadian youth." It is one of the top awards for Canadian children's writers. The award was named after Vicky Metcalf...
: John Patrick GilleseJohn Patrick GilleseJohn Patrick Gillese was an Irish-born Canadian author whose prolific career spanned six decades from the early 1940s to the late 1990s...
Film
- Norman JewisonNorman JewisonNorman Frederick Jewison, CC, O.Ont is a Canadian film director, producer, actor and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. Highlights of his directing career include In the Heat of the Night , The Thomas Crown Affair , Fiddler on the Roof , Jesus Christ Superstar , Moonstruck , The Hurricane and The...
's In the Heat of the Night premieres - Michael SnowMichael SnowMichael Snow, CC is a Canadian artist working in painting, sculpture, video, films, photography, holography, drawing, books and music.-Life:...
's Wavelength premieres and starts the structural filmStructural filmStructural film was an experimental film movement prominent in the US in the 1960s and which developed into the Structural/materialist films in the UK in the 1970s.-Overview:The term was coined by P...
movement.
Sport
- May 2 – The Toronto Maple LeafsToronto Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
win the sixth game of the Stanley CupStanley CupThe Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
final over the Montreal CanadiensMontreal CanadiensThe Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
to win their last Stanley Cup to date. - July 23 – The fifth Pan American Games1967 Pan American GamesThe 5th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967.Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on its second try. It first bid for the fourth Pan American Games at the 1959 PASO meeting in Chicago. It lost to São Paulo, Brazil...
commence in WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
. - The Ottawa 67'sOttawa 67'sThe Ottawa 67’s are a junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They have played in the Ontario Hockey League since 1967, Canada's centennial year. The current coach is Chris Byrne.-History:...
Ontario Hockey LeagueOntario Hockey LeagueThe Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
team is formed - Bobby OrrBobby OrrRobert Gordon "Bobby" Orr, OC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Orr played in the National Hockey League for his entire career, the first ten seasons with the Boston Bruins, joining the Chicago Black Hawks for two more. Orr is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest...
wins the first of his eight consecutive Norris Trophies - The Canadian Rugby Union is renamed the Canadian Amateur Football Association
- December 2 – The Hamilton Tiger Cats defeat The Regina Roughriders 24 to 1 in the nation's capital Ottawa
January to March
- January 27 – Susan AglukarkSusan AglukarkSusan Aglukark, OC , is an Inuk musician whose blend of Inuit folk music traditions with country and pop songwriting has made her a major recording star in Canada. Her most successful single is "O Siem", which reached #1 on the Canadian country and adult contemporary charts in 1995...
, singer-songwriter - January 29 – Sean BurkeSean BurkeSean Burke is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Florida Panthers, Phoenix Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning and Los Angeles...
, ice hockey player - February 20 – Justin LouisJustin LouisLuís Ferreira is a Portuguese-born Canadian actor...
, actor - February 26 – Gene PrincipeGene PrincipeGene Principe is a Canadian sports reporter for Rogers Sportsnet. Principe began his broadcasting career in 1987 when he was a videographer at CFRN in Edmonton, later moving to CKND-TV in Winnipeg , where he worked as a sports reporter and co-anchor on the station's nightly half-hour...
, sports reporter - March 16 – Kevin DraxingerKevin DraxingerKevin Draxinger is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he finished in twelfth position in the 200m Backstroke. In the same event he won the silver medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.-References:...
, swimmer
April to June
- April 5 – Gary GaitGary GaitGary Charles Gait is widely regarded as the best lacrosse player of all time, just above his twin brother Paul. He has starred at the NCAA level at Syracuse University, at the professional level in the National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse, and at the international level for the...
, lacrosse player - April 5 – Paul GaitPaul GaitPaul Gait is widely regarded as one of the best lacrosse players of all time and is the current Vice President of the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League...
, lacrosse player and coach - April 29 – Curtis JosephCurtis JosephCurtis Shayne Joseph is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League....
, ice hockey player - May 1 – Tom HansonTom Hanson (photojournalist)Tom Hanson was an award-winning Canadian photojournalist.-Career:Tom Hanson was born in Rochester, New York and later moved with his family to Montreal, where he grew up. Hanson was educated at Vanier College and Concordia University. He began freelancing for the Canadian Press in 1989, becoming a...
, photojournalist (d.20092009 in CanadaEvents from the year 2009 in Canada.-January to March:*January 5 - Fourth explosion from 2008-09 British Columbia pipeline bombings destroyed a metering shed near the community of Tomslake, British Columbia....
) - May 1 – Marie MooreMarie MooreMarie Moore is a former international butterfly swimmer from Canada.Moore competed for her native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There she finished in 13th position in the Women's 200m Butterfly. She won a bronze medal in the same event a year earlier, at the 1983...
, swimmer - May 4 – John Child, beach volleyball player and Olympic bronze medalist
- May 5 – Stephane ProvostStephane ProvostStéphane Provost was a French Canadian National Hockey League linesman....
, National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
linesman (d.20052005 in CanadaEvents from the year 2005 in Canada. This year was recognized, by Veterans Affairs Canada, as the Year of the Veteran.-January:*January 7 - Minister of Health Ujjal Dosanjh arrives in Sri Lanka to survey the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami damage....
) - May 10 – Scott BrisonScott BrisonScott A. Brison, PC, MP is a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia, Canada. Brison has been the Member of Parliament for the riding of Kings-Hants since the 1997 federal election. Brison was originally elected as a Progressive Conservative but crossed the floor to join the Liberal Party in 2003...
, politician and Minister - May 21 – Chris BenoitChris BenoitChristopher Michael "Chris" Benoit was a Canadian professional wrestler whose career and life ended in a murder–suicide...
, wrestler (d.20072007 in CanadaEvents from the year 2007 in Canada.-January to March:*January 5 - The domed roof of BC Place Stadium in Vancouver collapses.*January 11 - A major blizzard rips through Central Saskatchewan....
) - May 25 – Andrew SznajderAndrew SznajderAndrew Sznajder is a former Canadian professional tour tennis player.A native of Oakville, Ontario, Sznajder achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 46 in September 1989...
, tennis player - May 29 – Mike KeaneMike KeaneMichael John Keane is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey winger. Undrafted, Keane played over 1100 games in the National Hockey League from 1988 until 2004, and then played five seasons for his hometown Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League until he retired in 2010...
, ice hockey player - June 1 – Murray BaronMurray BaronMurray McElwain Baron is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers, St...
, ice hockey player - June 27 – Sylvie FréchetteSylvie FréchetteSylvie Fréchette, MSC is a retired Canadian synchronized swimmer, who won a gold medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics and a silver in the 1996 Summer Olympics...
, synchronized swimmer and Olympic gold medalist - June 30 – Gareth Rees, rugby union player
July to December
- July 1 – Pamela AndersonPamela AndersonPamela Denise Anderson is a Canadian-American actress, model, producer, author, activist, and former showgirl, known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement, Baywatch, and V.I.P. She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in February 1990...
, actress, glamour model, producer, author and activist - July 12 – Bruny SurinBruny SurinBruny Surin is a Canadian athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.-Career:...
, sprinter, Olympic gold medalist and World Champion - August 12 – Pascale GrandPascale GrandPascale Grand is a retired female racewalker from Canada. She set her personal best in the women's 10 km race walk event in 1991.-Achievements:-References:*...
, racewalker - August 21 – Carrie-Anne MossCarrie-Anne Moss-External links:...
, actress - August 23 – Jody VanceJody VanceJody Vance is a Canadian sports anchor.Vance was previously a sport anchor on Rogers Sportsnet's Sportsnetnews. She began her broadcast career on CHRX, and then moved to CFMI-FM/CKNW as the assistant promotions director and on-air fill-in talent...
, sports anchor - September 17 – Kevin BoylesKevin BoylesKevin Currie Boyles is a former volleyball player for Canada. He is currently head coach of the University of Calgary Dinos women's volleyball team....
, volleyball player and coach - October 3 – Denis VilleneuveDenis VilleneuveDenis Villeneuve is a Canadian film director and writer. In his early career he won Radio-Canada's youth film competition "La Course Europe-Asie" in 1990-91. He is a three-time winner of the Genie Award for Best Director, for Maelström in 2001, Polytechnique in 2010 and Incendies in 2011...
, film director and writer - October 9 – Carling Bassett-SegusoCarling Bassett-SegusoCarling Kathrin Bassett-Seguso is a former Canadian professional tennis player. Bassett is the daughter of John F. Bassett and Susan Carling, and the granddaughter of media baron John Bassett and politician and brewery executive John Carling.-Tennis career:In 1981, Bassett won the Canadian junior...
, tennis player - October 9 – Guylaine DumontGuylaine DumontGuylaine Dumont is a Canadian beach volleyball player.At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Dumont and partner Annie Martin finished tied for fifth in the women's beach volleyball event, losing to the Americans in the quarter-final.-External links:* - Site is in French only.* - Profile of Guylaine...
, beach volleyball player - November 8 – Christopher ChalmersChristopher ChalmersChristopher Chalmers is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada.Chalmers competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he finished in 16th position in the 1500 metres Freestyle. He now lives in the states with his wife and three kids.-References:...
, swimmer - December 14 – Dominic LeBlancDominic LeBlancDominic A. LeBlanc, PC, MP , is a Canadian lawyer and politician from New Brunswick, Canada. He is the Member of Parliament for the riding of Beauséjour and sits in the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Party's Foreign Affairs Critic. He was first elected in the 2000 federal election and has...
, politician - December 16 – Donovan BaileyDonovan BaileyDonovan Bailey is a retired Canadian sprinter, who once held the world record for the 100 metres race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games. He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m...
, sprinter, double Olympic gold medalist and World Champion - December 17 – Vincent DamphousseVincent DamphousseVincent Francois Damphousse is a retired Canadian professional hockey who played in the National Hockey League for eighteen seasons. He played centre for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens and San Jose Sharks, winning a Stanley Cup championship with Montreal in 1993...
, ice hockey player - December 29 – Ashleigh BanfieldAshleigh BanfieldAshleigh Banfield is a Canadian-American journalist who as of 2010 hosts Disorder in the Court, Open Court and Hollywood Heat on Tru TV , where she reports on domestic and pop culture issues...
, journalist and television host
Deaths
- January 9 – Errick WillisErrick WillisErrick French Willis was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as leader of the province's Conservative Party between 1936 and 1954, and was responsible for beginning and ending the party's alliance with the Liberal-Progressive Party...
, politician (b.18961896 in Canada-Events:*April 27 - Sir Mackenzie Bowell resigns as Prime Minister due to cabinet infighting. He is replaced by Sir Charles Tupper.*May 1 - Sir Charles Tupper becomes prime minister, replacing Sir Mackenzie Bowell...
) - January 14 – James Lorimer IlsleyJames Lorimer IlsleyJames Lorimer Ilsley, PC, KC was a Canadian politician and jurist.He was born in Somerset, Nova Scotia, the son of Randel Ilsley and Catherine Caldwell. Ilsley was educated at Acadia University and Dalhousie University and was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1916. In 1919, he married Evelyn Smith...
, politician, Minister and jurist (b.18941894 in Canada-Events:*February 20 - Manitoba Schools Question: The Supreme Court refuses to hear the appeal of Manitoba francophones.*May 17 - Pioneers' Obelisk unveiled*June 14 - Massey Hall opens in Toronto....
) - January 26 – Crawford GordonCrawford GordonCrawford Gordon Jr. was a leader of wartime defense production in Canada under Minister of Munitions and Supply C.D. Howe during the Second World War. He was perhaps one of the greatest industrialists and business minds in Canadian history.-Early years:Gordon was born in Winnipeg in 1914. He was...
, businessman (b.19141914 in Canada-January to June:* March 19 - The Royal Ontario Museum opens* April 11 - Canadian Margaret C. MacDonald is appointed Matron-in-Chief of the Canadian Nursing service band and becomes the first woman in the British Empire to reach the rank of major....
) - January 31 – Geoffrey O'HaraGeoffrey O'HaraGeoffrey O'Hara was a Canadian American composer, singer and music professor.O'Hara was born in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. He initially planned a military career. O'Hara entered the prestigious Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario at age 18 and he trained with the 1st Hussars...
, composer, singer and music professor (b.18821882 in Canada-Events:*May 17 - Provisional districts of the North-West Territories are established between Manitoba and British Columbia: the districts of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Athabaska...
) - February 10 – Thomas RickettsThomas RickettsThomas "Tommy" Ricketts VC was a Newfoundlander and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
, soldier and Victoria CrossVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
recipient in 1918 (b.19011901 in Canada-Events:*March 9 — Japanese Canadians win the vote in British Columbia*December 12 — Guglielmo Marconi receives a transatlantic radio message at St. John's, Newfoundland*December 18 — The Territorial Grain Growers' Association is founded...
) - March 5 – Georges VanierGeorges VanierMajor-General Georges-Philéas Vanier was a Canadian soldier and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 19th since Canadian Confederation....
, soldier, diplomat and Governor General of CanadaGovernor General of CanadaThe Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
(b.18881888 in Canada-Events:*January 19 - Thomas Greenway becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing David H. Harrison.*June 20 - The Northwest Territories holds its first general election; 22 members of the Legislative Assembly are elected. All are independents; there are no party politics in the territories*July 11 -...
) - April 30 – Gladys PorterGladys PorterGladys Muriel Porter, was the first woman in the Maritimes to be elected as Mayor, and the first female Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia....
, politician and first female Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia (b.18941894 in Canada-Events:*February 20 - Manitoba Schools Question: The Supreme Court refuses to hear the appeal of Manitoba francophones.*May 17 - Pioneers' Obelisk unveiled*June 14 - Massey Hall opens in Toronto....
) - May 13 – Dana PorterDana PorterDana Harris Porter was a Canadian politician and jurist.After graduating from the University of Toronto in 1921, Porter went to England to continue his studies at Balliol College, Oxford from which he graduated with a Master's degree in 1923...
, politician and jurist (b.19011901 in Canada-Events:*March 9 — Japanese Canadians win the vote in British Columbia*December 12 — Guglielmo Marconi receives a transatlantic radio message at St. John's, Newfoundland*December 18 — The Territorial Grain Growers' Association is founded...
) - May 23 – Lionel GroulxLionel GroulxLionel-Adolphe Groulx was a Roman Catholic priest, historian and Quebec nationalist. -Early life and ordination:Groulx was born at Chenaux, Quebec, Canada, the son of a farmer and lumberjack, and died in Vaudreuil, Quebec. After his seminary training and studies in Europe, he taught at Valleyfield...
, priest, historian, Quebec nationalist and traditionalist (b.18781878 in Canada-Events:*March 7 - Both the Université de Montréal and the University of Western Ontario are incorporated*March 8 - Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Sir Charles-Eugène de Boucherville...
) - August 2 – Adrien ArcandAdrien ArcandAdrien Arcand was a Montreal journalist who led a series of fascist political movements between 1929 and his death in 1967...
, journalist and fascist (b.18991899 in Canada-Events:*January 20 - About 2000 Doukhobors arrive in Halifax, Nova Scotia*June 21 - Treaty No. 8 cedes much of northern Alberta to the federal government...
) - December 30 – Vincent MasseyVincent MasseyCharles Vincent Massey was a Canadian lawyer and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 18th since Canadian Confederation....
, lawyer, diplomat and Governor General of CanadaGovernor General of CanadaThe Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
(b.18871887 in Canada-Events:*January 25 - Sir Louis-Olivier Taillon becomes premier of Quebec, replacing John Jones Ross.*January 27 - Honoré Mercier becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Sir Louis-Olivier Taillon.*February 22 - Federal election: Sir John A...
)
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- Charles Edward BothwellCharles Edward BothwellCharled Edward Bothwell was a Canadian politician and barrister.Born in Owen Sound, Ontario, Bothwell was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Member of the Liberal Party in 1925 to represent the riding of Swift Current. He was re-elected in 1926, 1930 and 1935...
, politician and barrister (b.18821882 in Canada-Events:*May 17 - Provisional districts of the North-West Territories are established between Manitoba and British Columbia: the districts of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Athabaska...
) - Jack HumphreyJack HumphreyJack Weldon Humphrey was a Canadian landscape and figure painter, mainly in watercolour.-Biography:Humphrey was born in Saint John, New Brunswick. He studied at the school of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, under Phillip Hale and painting at the National Academy of Design, the Arts Students...
, painter (b.19011901 in Canada-Events:*March 9 — Japanese Canadians win the vote in British Columbia*December 12 — Guglielmo Marconi receives a transatlantic radio message at St. John's, Newfoundland*December 18 — The Territorial Grain Growers' Association is founded...
) - Malcolm NorrisMalcolm NorrisMalcolm Norris was an influential Canadian Métis leader of the twentieth century and celebrated Aboriginal activist. A Marxist, Socialist, and Métis nationalist he served for a time with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and as an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company...
, MétisMétis people (Canada)The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...
leader (b.19001900 in Canada-January to June:* January 8 - Hugh John Macdonald becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Thomas Greenway.* February 18-February 27 - Boer War: The Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry plays a decisive role in the Battle of Paardeberg....
)
External links
- NFB documentary, Summer of '67 (includes info on upcoming Canadian screenings)