1972 in Canada
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Events from the year 1972 in Canada.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General: Roland Michener
- Prime Minister: Pierre Trudeau
- Premier of Alberta: Peter Lougheed
- Premier of British Columbia: W.A.C. Bennett then David Barrett
- Premier of Manitoba: Edward Schreyer
- Premier of New Brunswick: Richard Hatfield
- Premier of Newfoundland: Joey Smallwood then 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 - Winnipeg is merged into a megacity
- January 1 - Canada's ban on cigarette advertisements on film, radio, and television goes into effect
- January 1 - Canada's Capital Gains Tax comes into effect
- January 18 - Frank Moores becomes premier of Newfoundland, replacing Joey Smallwood, who had governed for 23 years
- February 25 - The Pickering Nuclear Power Plant opens
- April 15 - Canada and the United States sign the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
- May 31 - The "member" level of the Order of Canada is created
- June 16 - The Churchill Falls hydro-electric facility opens
- July 14 - Donald Macdonald of the Canadian Labour Congress becomes the first non-European head of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
[edit] July to December
- July 21 - Global Television begins broadcasting in Ontario
- August 30 - Frank Calder becomes the first Native Cabinet minister in Canadian history when he is appointed to the Cabinet of British Columbia
- September 1 - An arson attack on the Blue Bird Bar in Montreal kills 37
- September 12 - Heritage Canada is established
- September 15 - David Barrett becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing W.A.C. Bennett, who had governed for 20 years
- September 27 - The sale of fire crackers is banned in Canada
- October 30 - Federal election: Pierre Trudeau's Liberals win a minority
- November 9 - Anik I, the world's first non-military communications satellite is launched.
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- Government pensions are indexed to cost of living
- The Art Bank is established
- CityTV founded in Toronto
- The government's Parliamentary Flag Program begins
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] New works
- Robertson Davies: The Manticore
- Margaret Atwood: Survival
- Mordecai Richler: Shovelling Trouble
- John Newlove: Lies
- Milton Acorn: More Poems for People
- Donald Jack: Exit Muttering
- Leona Gom: Kindling
- Joy Fielding: The Best of Friends
- Farley Mowat: A Whale for the Killing
- Marshall McLuhan: Culture Is Our Business
[edit] Awards
- See 1972 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Max Braithwaite, The Night They Stole the Mounties' Car
- Vicky Metcalf Award: William Toye
[edit] Sport
- September 28 - Paul Henderson scores the "goal of the century" to give Canada the win in the Summit Series, the first-ever top-level hockey showdown between Canada and the Soviet Union.
- The World Hockey Association begins operations.
[edit] Births
[edit] January to March
- January 3 - Drake Berehowsky, ice hockey player and coach
- January 7 - Susan Cushman, rhythmic gymnast
- January 10 - Jonathan Ohayon, archer
- January 25 - Katrina Von Sass, volleyball player
- January 29 - Shaun Majumder, comedian and actor
- February 12 - Owen Nolan, ice hockey player
- March 13 - Sherri Field, field hockey player
- March 17 - Melissa Auf der Maur, bassist and photographer
- March 22 - Elvis Stojko, figure skater, Olympic silver medalist and World Champion
[edit] April to June
- April 1 - Rob Anders, politician
- April 2 - Graham Hood, middle-distance runner
- April 24 - Nicolas Gill, judoka and Olympic silver medalist
- May 5 - Brad Bombardir, ice hockey player
- May 5 - Devin Townsend, vocalist, guitarist and record producer
- May 6 - Martin Brodeur, ice hockey player
- May 30 - Lisa Michelle Merrithew, public relations consultant
- June 15 - Krista Thompson, field hockey player
- June 17 - Steven Fletcher, politician and Minister
- June 26 - Garou, singer
[edit] July to December
- July 4 - Mike Knuble, ice hockey player
- August 1 - Tanya Reid, actress
- August 29 - Amanda Marshall, pop-rock singer
- September 20 - Sergio Di Zio, actor
- September 27 - Clara Hughes, cyclist, speed skater and Olympic medalist
- October 11 - Brigitte Soucy, volleyball player
- October 17 - Cameron Baerg, rower and Olympic silver medalist
- November 1 - Glen Murray, ice hockey player
- November 26 - Chris Osgood, ice hockey player
- December 19 - Charles Lefrançois, high jumper
[edit] Deaths
- January 2 - James White, World War I flying ace (b.1893)
- April 7 - Woodrow Stanley Lloyd, politician and 8th Premier of Saskatchewan (b.1913)
- August 20 - A. M. Klein, poet, journalist, novelist, short story writer and lawyer (b.1909)
- October 31 - Bill Durnan, ice hockey player (b.1916)
- December 27 - Lester B. Pearson, politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, diplomat and 1957 Nobel Peace Prize recipient (b.1897)
