1988 in Canada
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Events from the year 1988 in Canada.
Incumbents
Crown
Federal government
- Governor General – Jeanne Sauvé[2]
- Prime Minister – Brian Mulroney
- Chief Justice – Brian Dickson (Manitoba)
- Parliament – 33rd (until 1 October) then 34th (from December 12)
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
- Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Helen Hunley
- David Lam
- Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – George Johnson
- Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Gilbert Finn
- Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland – James McGrath
- Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Alan Abraham
- Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Lincoln Alexander
- Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Lloyd MacPhail
- Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Gilles Lamontagne
- Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Frederick Johnson (until September 7) then Sylvia Fedoruk
Premiers
- Premier of Alberta – Don Getty
- Premier of British Columbia – Bill Vander Zalm
- Premier of Manitoba – Howard Pawley (until May 9) then Gary Filmon
- Premier of New Brunswick – Frank McKenna
- Premier of Newfoundland – Brian Peckford
- Premier of Nova Scotia – John Buchanan
- Premier of Ontario – David Peterson
- Premier of Prince Edward Island – Joe Ghiz
- Premier of Quebec – Robert Bourassa
- Premier of Saskatchewan – Grant Devine
Territorial governments
Commissioners
- John Kenneth McKinnon
- Commissioner of Northwest Territories – John Havelock Parker
Premiers
Events
- January 28 – Canada's abortion laws are repealed by the Supreme Court.
- March 19 – Jacques Parizeau becomes leader of the Parti Québécois.
- May – HMCS Halifax, the first Halifax-class frigate, is launched in Saint John, New Brunswick.
- May 9 – Gary Filmon becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Howard Pawley.
- June 4 – The armorial bearings to worthy Canadians and Canadian corporations. It is the first heraldic authority in the Commonwealth of Nationsoutside the United Kingdom.
- July 21 – The War Measures Act is replaced by the Emergencies Act.
- September 1 – Several new cable channels sign-on: .
- September 1 – All rail service is terminated in CN Rail abandons its rail lines on the island operated by its Terra Transportsubsidiary.
- September 22 – Prime Minister Japanese Canadians.
- November 1 – The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuseis created.
- November 21 – In the Canada-US Free Trade Agreement.
- December 15 – The Supreme Court rules that Quebec's Charter of the French Language is unconstitutional.
- December 21 – The notwithstanding clause.
Full date unknown
- come outas homosexual.
- Maher Arar emigrates to Canada.
- Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia.
- CHUM-City Buildingat the corner of Queen and John streets in Toronto as their headquarters.
- Conrad Black gains control of The Spectator.
Arts and literature
- May 21 – The new National Gallery of Canada building opens in Ottawa.
New works
- Timothy Findley – Stones
- Morley Callaghan – A Wild Old Man on the Road
- Jeffrey Simpson – Spoils of Power
- bill bissett– What We Have
Awards
- See 1988 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Books in Canada First Novel Award: Marion Quednau, The Butterfly Chair
- Geoffrey Bilson Award: 1988 – Carol Matas, 'Lisa
- Gerald Lampert Award: Di Brandt, Questions I Asked My Mother
- Marian Engel Award: Edna Alford
- Pat Lowther Award: Gwendolyn MacEwen, Afterworlds
- Stephen Leacock Award: Paul Quarrington, King Leary
- Trillium Book Award: Timothy Findley, Stones
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Barbara Smucker
Sport
- February 13–February 28 – The
- May 14 – The Medicine Hat Tigers win their second (consecutive) Memorial Cup by defeating the Windsor Spitfires 7 to 6. The final game was played at Centre Georges-Vézina in Chicoutimi, Quebec
- May 26 – The Brantford, Ontario's Wayne Gretzky was awarded his second Conn Smythe Trophy
- July – The 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics take place in Sudbury, Ontario.
- August 9 – Jason Miller), 1991 (Martin Ručinský), and 1993 (Nick Stajduhar)
- September 26 – Sprinter Ben Johnson is stripped of his Olympic gold medal and world record when he tests positive for steroids.
- Figure skater quadruple toe loopin competition.
- November 19 – The Calgary Dinos win their third Vanier Cup by defeating the Saint Mary's Huskies by a score of 52–23 in the 24th Vanier Cup
- November 27 – The Lansdowne Park in Ottawa. Ancaster, Ontario's Bob Cameron was awarded the game's Most Valuable Canadian
Births
- January 6 – Andrew Robinson, water polo player
- January 19 – Tyler Breeze, pro wrestler
- February 14 – Katie Boland, actress, writer, and producer
- February 20 – Tracy Spiridakos, actress
- February 27 – Dustin Jeffrey, ice hockey player
- March 15 – James Reimer, ice hockey goaltender
- March 16 – Jessica Gregg, speed skater[4]
- April 21 – Robbie Amell, actor
- April 29 – Jonathan Toews, hockey player
- May 3 – Kaya Turski, freestyle skier
- May 5 – Skye Sweetnam, singer-songwriter and actress
- May 9 – J. R. Fitzpatrick, race car driver
- May 16 – Amanda Asay, baseball and ice hockey player (died 2022)
- May 18 – Ryan Cooley, actor
- May 26 – Kelly MacDonald, diver
- June 6 – Keshia Chanté, singer-songwriter, model, actress, and philanthropist
- June 7 – Michael Cera, actor
- June 12 – Dakota Morton, actor and radio host
- June 16 – Keshia Chanté, singer-songwriter, model and actress
- June 18 – Yannick Riendeau, ice hockey player
- July 2 – Seanna Mitchell, swimmer
- July 6 – Mathieu Bois, swimmer
- July 12 – Melissa O'Neil, singer
- July 25 – Heather Marks, model
- July 29 – Emily Csikos, water polo player
- August 4 – Carly Foulkes, model and actress
- August 8 – Jake Goldsbie, actor
- August 16 – Tara Teng, model, activist, and television presenter
- August 23 - Alice Glass, singer
- August 28 - Rosie MacLennan, trampoline gymnast
- September 10 – Jordan Staal, hockey player
- September 24 – Kirsten Sweetland, triathlete
- September 26 – Lilly Singh, YouTuber, comedian and TV host
- October 17 – Cristine Rotenberg, crime statistics analyst and YouTube personality
- October 7 – Yvonne Chapman, actress and model
- October 21 – Mark Rendall, actor
- November 3 – Jessie Loutit, rower[5]
- November 8 – Jessica Lowndes, actress and singer-songwriter
- November 16 – Kier Maitland, swimmer
- November 21 – Len Väljas, cross-country skier
- November 22 – Reece Thompson, actor
- December 16 – Gael Mackie, artistic gymnast
Full date unknown
- Anastasia De Sousa, student (died 2006)[6]
Deaths
January to June
- February 2 – Louis-Marie Régis, philosopher, theologian, scholar and member of the Dominican Order (born 1903)
- March 20 – Gil Evans, jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader (born 1912)
- June 19 – Fernand Seguin, biochemist, professor and television host (born 1922)
July to December
- July 4
- Donald MacLaren, World War I flying ace, businessman (born 1893)
- Dave McKigney, professional wrestler (born 1932)[7]
- July 9 – Richard Spink Bowles, lawyer and Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (born 1912)
- August 8 – Félix Leclerc, folk singer, poet, writer, actor and political activist (born 1914)
- August 28 – Jean Marchand, trade unionist and politician (born 1918)
- September 6 – Frederic McGrand, physician and politician (born 1895)
- September 8 – Joseph Algernon Pearce, astrophysicist (born 1893)
- September 25 – bpNichol, poet (born 1944)
- September 27 – George Grant, philosopher, teacher and political commentator (born 1918)
- October 15 – Victor Copps, politician and Mayor of Hamilton (born 1919)
- October 31 – Alfred Pellan, painter (born 1906)
- November 26 – John Dahmer, politician (born 1937)
- December 20 — Alphonse Ouimet, president of CBC from 1958 to 1968 (born 1908)
See also
References
- ^ "Queen Elizabeth II | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2.
- ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.
- ^ "Jessica Gregg". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Jessie Loutit". Rowing Canada Aviron. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Dawson College victim succumbs to injuries". Montreal Gazette. 2006-09-14. Archived from the original on April 6, 2007. Retrieved 2006-09-14.
- ISBN 978-1-329-33044-3.