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1950 In Canada
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Other Events Of 1951
,
1952 In Canada
and the
List Of 'years In Canada'
.
INCUMBENTS
Monarch
-
King George VI
Governor General
-
Earl Alexander Of Tunis
Prime Minister
-
Louis Saint Laurent
Premier Of Alberta
-
Ernest Manning
Premier Of British Columbia
-
Byron Johnson
Premier Of Manitoba
-
Douglas Campbell
Premier Of New Brunswick
-
John McNair
Premier Of Newfoundland
-
Joey Smallwood
Premier Of Nova Scotia
-
Angus Macdonald
Premier Of Ontario
-
Leslie Frost
Premier Of Prince Edward Island
-
J. Walter Jones
Premier Of Quebec
-
Maurice Duplessis
Premier Of Saskatchewan
-
Tommy Douglas
EVENTS
, the Canadians hold off the
Chinese
.
June 1
- The
Massey Report
into Canadian culture is released
July 10
- A formal peace agreement between Canada and
Germany
is signed
October 20
-
Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh
, and The
Princess Elizabeth, Duchess Of Edinburgh
attend an
Edmonton Eskimos
home game.
October 27
- The
Cobalt Bomb
Cancer
therapy is first tested in
London, Ontario
November 12
- The
National Ballet Of Canada
gives its first ever performance
's PCs win a third consecutive majority
December 12
- The
St. Lawrence Seaway Authority
is established
Canada's
Immigration
rate rises. Population is 14 009 429.
The
Indian Act Of Canada
is revised to limit coverage of
Aboriginal
people, excluding Aboriginal women who married non-Aboriginal men.
The first Canadian troops arrive to take part in the
Korean War
.
Louis St. Laurent
moves into
24 Sussex Drive
, the new official residence of the
Prime Minister
Labatt
Blue is introduced
ARTS AND CULTURE
:New Books
Morley Callaghan
- ''The Loved and the Lost''
Harold Innis
- ''The Bias of Communication''
:Literary Awards
See
1951 Governor General's Awards
for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
, ''The Roving I''
BIRTHS
January 3
-
Claude Bachand
, politician
January 17
-
Carol Marguerite Anderson
, choreographer
January 21
-
W. Yvon Dumont
, Manitoba politician
February 22
-
Elaine Tanner
, swimmer
March 25
-
Ethel Blondin-Andrew
, Native politician
March 28
-
Karen Kain
, dancer
March 31
-
Lawrence O'Brien
, politician
April 5
-
Guy Vanderhaeghe
, author
April 18
-
Pierre Pettigrew
, politician
May 7
-
Janina Fialkowska
, pianist
May 9
-
Christopher Dewdney
, author
June 2
-
Larry Robinson
, hockey player
June 19
-
Bill Blaikie
, politician
July 27
-
Shawn Murphy
, politician
August 3
-
Marcel Dionne
, hockey player
August 10
-
Judy Wasylycia-Leis
, politician
August 17
-
Robert Joy
, author
September 19
-
Daniel Lanois
, musician
September 20
-
Guy Lafleur
, hockey player
October 9
-
Joseph Tascona
, Ontario politician
October 11
-
Jim Carr
, Manitoba politician
October 31
-
Doug Bennett
, politician
November 10
-
Marlene Jennings
, politician
December 6
-
Tomson Highway
, author
December 22
-
Charles De Lint
, author
Robert Hilles
, poet
Lesley Choyce
, author
Keith Moreau
, writer and illustrator
Susan Musgrave
, poet
Robert Priest
, poet
DEATHS
April 4
-
Al Christie
, film director
Edna Brower
, wife of
John Diefenbaker