1981 In Canada

1980 In Canada ,
Other Events Of 1981 ,
1982 In Canada and the
Timeline Of Canadian History .

INCUMBENTS

Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II

Governor General - Edward Schreyer

Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau

Premier Of Alberta - Peter Lougheed

Premier Of British Columbia - Bill Bennett

Premier Of Manitoba - Sterling Lyon then Howard Pawley

Premier Of New Brunswick - Richard Hatfield

Premier Of Newfoundland - Brian Peckford

Premier Of Nova Scotia - John Buchanan

Premier Of Ontario - Bill Davis

Premier Of Prince Edward Island - Angus MacLean then James Lee

Premier Of Quebec - René Lévesque

Premier Of Saskatchewan - Allan Blakeney

For more see: 1981 Canadian Incumbents

EVENTS

January 1 - Gasoline is sold by the litre rather than the gallon

February 5 - More than three hundred men are arrested after police sweeps of Toronto Bathhouse s. The arrests create an outcry among Canada's Gay population, and become a historic turning point in Canadian LGBT history. See 1981 Toronto Bathhouse Raids .

's PCs win a majority

July 17 – The government of British Columbia named a 2,639-metre (8,658 foot) peak in the Rocky Mountains after Terry Fox .

July 30 – The 83-kilometre (52 mile) section of the Trans-Canada Highway in Ontario where Terry Fox was forced to end his run, was re-named in his honour

September 1 - Quebec's French language sign law comes into effect

September 1 - The Albertan and federal governments sign an energy agreement

September 28 - Calgary is awarded the 1988 Winter Olympics

October 16 - Canada Post becomes a Crown Corporation .

November 5 - Canadian government and all provinces, except Quebec , agree on how to patriate the Canadian Constitution

November 13 - The Canadarm is first deployed aboard the Space Shuttle

November 17 - James Lee becomes premier of Prince Edward Island , replacing Angus MacLean

November 30 - Howard Pawley becomes premier of Manitoba , replacing Sterling Lyon

Power Corporation sells Canada Steamship Lines Inc. to Paul Martin and Laurence Pathy

News media: '' NOW '' created

ARTS AND LITERATURE

:New Works

Margaret Atwood - ''True Stories''

Bill Bissett - ''Northern Birds in Coulour''

W.O. Mitchell - ''How I Spent My Summer Holidays''

Gordon R. Dickson - ''Lost Dorsai''

Nancy Huston - ''Les Variations Goldberg''

See 1981 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.

, ''Gentle Sinners''

, ''The Shored Up House''

Marian Engel Award :

, ''Divinations and Short Poems 1973-1978''

, ''Take My Family...Please!''

David Cronenberg 's '' Scanners '' is released

'', his first directing effort, is released

'' Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains '' is released

Joy Kogawa 's ''Obasan'' is released

BIRTHS

January 11 - Jonathan Mandick , Olympic rower

January 20 - Owen Hargreaves , soccer player

January 21 - Dany Heatley , hockey player

April 6 - Auburn Sigurdson , Olympic softballer

April 19 - Hayden Christensen , actor

August 9 - Lauren Bay , Olympic softballer

August 19 - Taylor Pyatt , hockey player

September 7 - Annie Martin , Olympic beach volleyball player

September 26 - Kaila Holtz , Olympic softballer

October 4 - Justin Williams , hockey player

DEATHS

June 28 - Terry Fox , cancer activist

December 28 - Allan Dwan early film director

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