1975 in Canada
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Events from the year 1975 in Canada.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General - Jules Léger
- Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau
- Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed
- Premier of British Columbia - David Barrett then Bill Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba - Edward Schreyer
- Premier of New Brunswick - Richard Hatfield
- Premier of Newfoundland - Frank Moores
- Premier of Nova Scotia - Gerald Regan
- Premier of Ontario - Bill Davis
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Alexander B. Campbell
- Premier of Quebec - Robert Bourassa
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Allan Blakeney
[edit] Events
[edit] January to June
- January 1 - Product labeling using the metric system is introduced
- February 18 - Sylvia Ostry is appointed Canada's first female Deputy Minister.
- March 4 - Television cameras are allowed to film in Parliament
- March 24 - The beaver becomes an official symbol of Canada
- March 26 - Alberta election: Peter Lougheed's PCs win a second consecutive majority
- April 1 - Environment Canada switches to degrees Celsius
- April 2 - The CN Tower is completed in Toronto
- May 30 - The Yukon and the Northwest Territories are given seats in the Senate
- June 11 - Saskatchewan election: Allan Blakeney's NDP win a second consecutive majority
- June 18 - Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announces the creation of the Foreign Investment Review Agency
[edit] July to December
- July 7 - David Lewis is replaced by Ed Broadbent as leader of the NDP
- July 23 - The Soviet Atlantic fishing fleet is banned from entering Canadian ports due to overfishing
- July 30 - Petro-Canada, the government-owned oil and gas company, is formed.
- September - Ontario schools begin to teach exclusively using the metric system
- September 1 - CKND, Winnipeg's newest television station, begins broadcasting
- September 11 - John Napier Turner resigns from government to protest the implementation of wage and price controls.
- September 18 - Ontario election: Bill Davis's PCs win a minority
- October 4 - Mirabel Airport opens
- October 14 - Federal government introduces wage and price controls to limit inflation
- November 3 - CBC-FM rebranded as CBC Stereo
- November 10 - The SS Edmund Fitzgerald, based in Sault Ste. Marie sinks
- November 14 - Canada's first community-based campus radio station, CKCU-FM in Ottawa, hits the airwaves
- November 18 - The wearing of seatbelts is made mandatory in Ontario
- November 28 - Canadair nationalized
- December 22 - William R. Bennett sworn in as Premier of British Columbia, replacing David Barrett.
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- Izzy Asper acquires Winnipeg television station CKND, the beginning of what would become a national media empire.
- Rohinton Mistry emigrates to Canada
- First Canadian Place opens in Toronto
- Colin Thatcher, who would later become famous for his involvement in the murder of his ex-wife, is elected to the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] New books
- World of Wonders - Robertson Davies
- A Fine and Private Place - Morley Callaghan
- The Unwavering Eye: Selected Poems, 1969-1975 - Irving Layton
- It's Me Again - Donald Jack
- The Island Means Minago - Milton Acorn
- Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang - Mordecai Richler
- Un jardin au bout du monde - Gabrielle Roy
- Jardin des délices - Roch Carrier
[edit] Awards
- See 1975 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Morley Torgov, A Good Place to Come From
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Lyn Harrington
[edit] Music
- March 1 - Anne Murray and Oscar Peterson each win a Grammy Award.
- Paul Anka - Times of Your Life is released
- Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
[edit] Television
- Saturday Night Live produced by Canadian Lorne Michaels and also featuring Paul Shaffer and Dan Aykroyd premieres.
[edit] Births
[edit] January to March
- January 22 - Shean Donovan, ice hockey player
- January 25 - Mia Kirshner, actress
- February 2 - Todd Bertuzzi, ice hockey player
- February 7 - Alexandre Daigle, ice hockey player
- February 15 - Serge Aubin, ice hockey player
- February 24 - Ashley MacIsaac, fiddler
- February 25 - Hercules Kyvelos, boxer
- March 17 - Andrew Martin, wrestler (d.2009)
[edit] April to June
- April 4 - Kevin Weekes, ice hockey player
- April 7 - Owen Von Richter, swimmer
- April 22 - Greg Moore, racecar driver (d.1999)
- May 13 - Jamie Allison, ice hockey player
- May 24 - Marc Gagnon, short track speed skater, triple Olympic gold medalist and multiple World Champion
- May 26 - Craig Hutchison, swimmer
- May 29 - Jason Allison, ice hockey player
- June 9 - Carolyne Lepage, judoka
- June 16 - Graham Ryding, squash player
- June 18 - Martin St. Louis, ice hockey player
- June 27 - Carlton Chambers, sprint athlete and Olympic gold medalist
[edit] July to September
- July 2 - Éric Dazé, ice hockey player
- July 17 - Troy Amos-Ross, boxer
- July 24 - Marnie Baizley, squash player
- August 13 - Marty Turco, ice hockey player
- August 14 - Dustin Hersee, swimmer
- August 15 - Brendan Morrison, ice hockey player
- September 9 - Michael Bublé, singer and actor
[edit] October to December
- October 2 - Michel Trudeau, student (d.1998)
- October 23 - Holly McNarland, musician, singer and songwriter
- November 1 - Éric Perrin, ice hockey player
- November 7 - Mike Mintenko, swimmer
- December 2 - Brett Lindros, ice hockey player
- December 9 - Damhnait Doyle, pop singer
- December 17 - Nick Farrell, boxer
- December 20 - Andrew Hoskins, rower
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January to June
- January 25 - Charlotte Whitton, feminist, politician and mayor of Ottawa (b.1896)
- March 18 - Alain Grandbois, poet (b.1900)
- April 11 - Thomas Crerar, politician and Minister (b.1876)
- June 13 - Merrill Denison, playwright (b.1893)
[edit] July to December
- August 27 - Jack Dennett, radio and television announcer (b.1916)
- September - Pat Lowther, poet (b.1935)
- December 4 - Graham Towers, first Governor of the Bank of Canada (b.1897)
- December 12 - Roy Kellock, jurist and Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (b.1893)
