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INCUMBENTS

Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II

Governor General - Roland Michener then Jules Léger

Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau

Premier Of Alberta - Peter Lougheed

Premier Of British Columbia - David Barrett

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

EVENTS

January 1 - The Canadian Stock Exchange merges with the Montreal Stock Exchange

January 7 - Bora Laskin sworn in as Chief Justice Of Canada

January 14 - Jules Léger is sworn in as Governor General

January 26 - The Global Television network begins broadcasting

May 23 - New Brunswick becomes the first province to be officially bilingual

June 12 - The British Columbia Social Credit Party , led by W.A.C. Bennett , wins a minority government in British Columbia

June 29 - Soviet Ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects in Toronto

July 2 - Ralph Steinhauer becomes the first Aboriginal Person to be a Canadian Lieutenant Governor when he is appointed to that role in Alberta

July 3 - Canada first demands that its territorial waters be extended to 200 Nautical Mile s (370.4 km)

Vote Of No-confidence in parliament forces election

's Liberals win a majority

July 30 - Bill 33 is passed making French the official language of government and business in Quebec

August 1 - The Elections Act is passed limiting campaign contributions

August 9 - Nine Canadians are killed when their plane is shot down by Syria

September 17 - The RCMP decides to allow female members for the first time

November 29 - An aircraft is hijacked over Saskatchewan . It is recovered in Saskatoon

Paul Martin made president of Canada Steamship Lines

The Waffle disbands

The report of the Le Dain Commission argues Marijuana should be decriminalized

ARTS AND LITERATURE

:New Works

Bill Bissett - ''Living with the vishyun''

Irving Layton - ''The Pole-Vaulter''

Margaret Atwood - ''You Are Happy''

Alice Munro - ''Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You''

Margaret Laurence - ''The Diviners''

See 1974 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.

, ''That's Me in the Middle''

BIRTHS

January 2 - Tricia Helfer , model, actress

January 7 - Deborah Cox , singer

January 23 - Joel Bouchard , hockey player

February 6 - Layne Roland , hockey player

February 7 - Steve Nash , NBA star

April 1 - Rob Anders , politician

May 9 - Jackie Lance , Olympic softballer

May 10 - Jon Beare , Olympic rower

May 18 - Chantal Kreviazuk , singer

May 21 - Fairuza Balk , actor

June 1 - Alanis Morissette , singer/songwriter

June 6 - Anson Carter , hockey player

July 6 - Steve Sullivan , hockey player

July 7 - Patrick Lalime , hockey goaltender

August 15 - Natasha Henstridge , actress and model

September 8 - Mara Jones , Olympic rower

October 11 - Chris Pronger , hockey player

October 11 - Jason Arnott , hockey player

October 16 - Paul Kariya , hockey player

DEATHS

January 12 - Her Royal Highness Princess Patricia Of Connaught , the daughter of former Governor General Of Canada , His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, Duke Of Connaught

February 21 - Tim Horton , NHL player, Hockey Hall Of Fame r, founder of Tim Hortons doughnut shops

April 5 - A. Y. Jackson , painter, one of the Group Of Seven