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1971 in Canada
Summary
Events from the year
1971 in Canada
.
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1970
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Decades:
1950s
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1970s
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See also:
History of Canada
Timeline of Canadian history
List of years in Canada
Incumbents
edit
Crown
edit
Monarch
– Queen
Elizabeth II
[1]
Federal government
edit
Governor General
–
Roland Michener
[2]
Prime Minister
–
Pierre Trudeau
Chief Justice
–
Gérald Fauteux
(
Quebec
)
Parliament
–
28th
Provincial governments
edit
Lieutenant governors
edit
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
–
Grant MacEwan
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
–
John Robert Nicholson
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
–
William John McKeag
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
–
Wallace Samuel Bird
(until October 2) then
Hédard Robichaud
(from October 8)
Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland
–
Ewart John Arlington Harnum
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
–
Victor de Bedia Oland
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
–
William Ross Macdonald
Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
–
John George MacKay
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
–
Hugues Lapointe
Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
–
Stephen Worobetz
Premiers
edit
Premier of Alberta
–
Harry Strom
(until September 10) then
Peter Lougheed
Premier of British Columbia
–
W.A.C. Bennett
Premier of Manitoba
–
Edward Schreyer
Premier of New Brunswick
–
Richard Hatfield
Premier of Newfoundland
–
Joey Smallwood
Premier of Nova Scotia
–
Gerald Regan
Premier of Ontario
–
John Robarts
(until March 1) then
Bill Davis
Premier of Prince Edward Island
–
Alexander B. Campbell
Premier of Quebec
–
Robert Bourassa
Premier of Saskatchewan
–
Ross Thatcher
(until June 30) then
Allan Blakeney
Territorial governments
edit
Commissioners
edit
Commissioner of Yukon
–
James Smith
Commissioner of Northwest Territories
–
Stuart Milton Hodgson
Events
edit
January to June
edit
February 16 – The
Fuddle Duddle
incident.
March 1 –
Bill Davis
becomes premier of
Ontario
, replacing
John Robarts
March 4 – Prime Minister Trudeau weds
Margaret Sinclair
March 31 –
FLQ
terrorist
Paul Rose
is sentenced to life in prison
April 5 – The first
CANDU reactor
begins operation at
Gentilly, Quebec
April 14 – The
Kingston Penitentiary riot
begins. Prisoners seize control and a four-day siege ensues.
May 4 – A
sinkhole
destroys much of
Saint-Jean-Vianney, Quebec
, and kills 31
May 22 –
Ontario Place
opens in
Toronto
June 1 – Census Day for the 1971 Census of Canada, which finds Canada's total population to be 21,568,311.
June 3 – The controversial
Spadina Expressway
project is cancelled
June 11 –
Jack Davis
becomes Canada's first
Minister of the Environment
, heading the new department of
Environment Canada
June 14 – The
Victoria Charter
proposing constitutional reforms is written by the first ministers. It was later rejected by
Robert Bourassa
.
June 23 –
Saskatchewan
election:
Allan Blakeney
's
NDP
wins a majority, defeating
Ross Thatcher
's Liberals
Hurricane Beth hit Nova Scotia in August
June 30 – Allan Blakeney becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing Ross Thatcher
July to December
edit
July 22 –
Ross Thatcher
, leader of the
Saskatchewan Liberal Party
dies in office
July 29 – The
Bluenose II
is donated to the province of
Nova Scotia
July 30 – The Canada-based animation studio
Nelvana
is established by
Michael Hirsh
,
Patrick Loubert
and
Clive A. Smith
in Toronto
August 16 –
Hurricane Beth
hits
Nova Scotia
August 28 – Canada's first
gay rights
demonstration, organized by
George Hislop
, takes place on
Parliament Hill
August 30 –
Alberta
election:
Peter Lougheed
's PCs win a majority, defeating
Harry Strom
's Social Credit Party, which had governed for 36 years
September 10 – Peter Lougheed becomes premier of Alberta, replacing Harry Strom
October 4 –
Petroleum
is found under
Sable Island
October 21 – Ontario election: Bill Davis's PCs win an eighth consecutive majority
November 1 – The
Toronto Sun
begins publication
November 1 –
The Body Politic
, Canada's first significant gay magazine, publishes its first issue.
November 2 –
Gerhard Herzberg
wins the
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
November 12 – Air Canada Flight 812 is
hijacked
.
Paul Joseph Cini
is later arrested without incident.
December 1 – A moving
Montreal Metro
train crashes into a second parked train, killing one person.
December 26 –
Air Canada
Flight 932 is hijacked by
Patrick Critton
and flown to
Cuba
.
Full date unknown
edit
Ontario Universities Application Centre founded
The first edition of
The Canadian Rockies Trail Guide
is published
Conrad Black
and
David Radler
buy the
Sherbrooke Record
Statistics Canada
is formed to replace the
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
[3]
Arts and literature
edit
July 1 - Joyce Wieland's "True Patriot Love" opens at the National Gallery of Canada. It is the Gallery's first solo exhibition devoted to the work of a living Canadian woman artist.
August 15 - The first Banff Festival of the Arts opens.
New works
edit
Alice Munro
:
Lives of Girls and Women
Margaret Atwood
:
Power Politics
Milton Acorn
:
I Shout Love and On Shaving Off His Beard
Mordecai Richler
:
St. Urbain's Horseman
Joan Haggerty
:
Daughters of the Moon
Gordon R. Dickson
:
Tactics of Mistake
Brian Fawcett
:
Friends
Awards
edit
See
1971 Governor General's Awards
for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Stephen Leacock Award
:
Robert Thomas Allen
,
Wives, Children & Other Wild Life
Vicky Metcalf Award
: Kay Hill
Sport
edit
January 18 –
Ivan Koloff
(Oreal Donald Perras) defeats
Bruno Sammartino
ending Sammartino's seven-and-a-half-year reign and became the first Canadian
WWWF World Heavyweight Champion
March 13 – The
Toronto Varsity Blues
win their fifth (and third consecutive)
University Cup
by defeating the
Saint Mary's Huskies
5 to 4. All games were played at
Sudbury Community Arena
May 18 – The
Montreal Canadiens
win their 17th
Stanley Cup
by defeating the
Chicago Black Hawks
4 games to 3.
Hamilton
's
Ken Dryden
is awarded the
Conn Smythe Trophy
May 19 – The
Quebec Junior Hockey League
's
Quebec Remparts
win their won their first
Memorial Cup
by defeating the
Western Canada Hockey League
's
Edmonton Oil Kings
2 game to 0. All games were played at the
Colisée de Québec
June 3 –
Montreal
's
Tarzan Tyler
(Camille Tourville) becomes one half of the first
World Wide Wrestling Federation
Tag Team Champions (with Luke Graham) by defeating
The Sheik
(Ed Farhat) and
Dick the Bruiser
(William Richard Afflis) at the Joe Brown Center in
New Orleans
November 20 – The
Western Ontario Mustangs
win their first
Vanier Cup
by defeating the
Alberta Golden Bears
by a score of 15–14 in the
7th Vanier Cup
played at
Varsity Stadium
in
Toronto
November 28 – The
Calgary Stampeders
win their second (and first since 1948)
Grey Cup
by defeating the
Toronto Argonauts
14 to 11 in the
59th Grey Cup
played in
Vancouver
's
Empire Stadium
December 6 –
Quebec City
's
Rene Goulet
becomes the second Canadian to win
World Wrestling Federation
Tag Team Champion (with Karl Gotch) by defeating
Luke Graham
and
Tarzan Tyler
at
Madison Square Garden
in
New York City
Date unknown
Disc sport
pioneer
Ken Westerfield
immigrates to Canada
Harold Ballard
gains full control of the
Toronto Maple Leafs
.
Births
edit
January to June
edit
January 3 -
Cory Cross
, ice hockey player
January 9
Hal Niedzviecki
, author and critic
Scott Thornton
, ice hockey player
January 18 -
Seamus O'Regan
, broadcast journalist and television co-host
January 23 -
Carla Robinson
, television journalist
January 27 -
Patrice Brisebois
, ice hockey player
February 17 -
Martyn Bennett
, musician (d.
2005
)
February 24 -
Brian Savage
, ice hockey player and coach
February 25 -
Daniel Powter
, singer
March 6 -
Val Venis
, professional wrestler
[4]
March 8 -
Bob Boughner
, ice hockey player
March 20 -
Janis Kelly
, volleyball player
March 27 -
Nathan Fillion
, actor
April 1 -
Danielle Smith
, journalist and politician
April 2 -
Conrad Leinemann
, beach volleyball player
April 4 -
Steph St. Laurent
, documentary filmmaker, videographer, photographer, actor, writer, environmentalist, and activist
[5]
April 9 -
Jacques Villeneuve
, motor racing driver
April 19 -
Scott McCord
, voice actor
June 8 -
Jeff Douglas
, actor
June 15 -
Bif Naked
, rock singer-songwriter, poet, cartoonist and actress
June 26 -
Christine Nordhagen
, wrestler
June 26 -
Edward Parenti
, swimmer
June 29 -
Matthew Good
, musician
June 30
Megan Fahlenbock
, voice actress
Jamie McLennan
, retired professional ice hockey goaltender, radio sports analyst
July to September
edit
July 2 -
Evelyn Lau
, poet and novelist
July 10 -
Adam Foote
, ice hockey player
[6]
July 17 -
Cory Doctorow
, blogger, journalist and science fiction author
July 20 -
Sandra Oh
, actress
July 30 -
Tom Green
, actor, rapper, writer, comedian and media personality
August 12
Patrick Carpentier
, racing driver
Phil Western
, musician (d.
2019
)
August 25 -
Peter Oldring
, voice actor, improviser, actor and comedian
September -
Chris Klein-Beekman
, aid worker killed in
Iraq
(d.
2003
)
September 6 -
Fiona Milne
, rower and World Champion
October to December
edit
October 1 -
Guylaine Cloutier
, swimmer
October 5 -
Sam Vincent
, voice actor and singer
October 7 -
Todd Smith
, Ontario MPP
October 15 -
Jamie Nicholls
, Politician
October 21 -
Johanne Bégin
, water polo player
October 30 -
Peter New
, actor and screenwriter
November 24 -
Keith Primeau
, ice hockey player
December 9 -
Petr Nedvěd
, ice hockey player
December 14 -
Scott Koskie
, volleyball player
December 23 -
Corey Haim
, actor (d.
2010
)
Estella Warren
, actress, former fashion model, and former synchronized swimmer
December 25 -
Justin Trudeau
, politician and 23rd
prime minister of Canada
Deaths
edit
January to June
edit
January 5 -
Douglas Shearer
, sound designer and recording director (b.
1899
)
January 19 -
David Florida
, pioneer in space research
February 4 -
Brock Chisholm
, doctor and first Director-General of the
World Health Organization
(b.
1896
)
March 25 -
Anne Savage
, painter and art teacher (b.
1896
)
April 5 -
Maurice Brasset
, politician and lawyer (b.
1884
)
April 14 -
Hector Authier
, politician, lawyer and news reporter/announcer (b.
1881
)
April 17 -
Carmen Lombardo
, singer and composer (b.
1903
)
April 19 -
Earl Thomson
, athlete and Olympic gold medalist (b.
1895
)
May 2 -
John Horne Blackmore
, politician (b.
1890
)
May 3 -
Georges Poulin
, hockey player (b.
1887
)
June 19 -
Albert A. Brown
, politician and lawyer (b.
1895
)
July to December
edit
July 10 -
Samuel Bronfman
, businessman (b.
1889
)
July 22 -
Ross Thatcher
, politician and 9th
Premier of Saskatchewan
(b.
1917
)
July 28 –
Annon Lee Silver
, lyric soprano (b.
1938
)
September 4 -
James Gladstone
, first
Status Indian
to be appointed to the
Senate of Canada
(b.
1887
)
November 17 -
Arthur Roebuck
, politician and labour lawyer (b.
1878
)
November 25 -
Leonard W. Murray
, naval officer (b.
1896
)
December 11 -
Kate Aitken
, radio journalist, cookbook writer (b.
1891
)
See also
edit
1971 in Canadian television
List of Canadian films of 1971
References
edit
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www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
. Retrieved
4 December
2022
.
^
Lentz, Harris M. (4 February 2014).
Heads of States and Governments Since 1945
. Routledge. p. 143.
ISBN
978-1-134-26490-2
.
^
[1]
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permanent dead link
]
^
"Sean Morley's OWW Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012
. Retrieved
August 25,
2007
.
^
"Street Spirits Theatre Company » Steph St Laurent". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21
. Retrieved
2012-03-15
.
^
"Adam Foote".
Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website
. Retrieved
29 January
2021
.