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1988 in Canada
Summary
Events from the year
1988 in Canada
.
←
1987
1986
1985
1988
in
Canada
→
1989
1990
1991
Decades:
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
See also:
History of Canada
Timeline of Canadian history
List of years in Canada
Incumbents
edit
Crown
edit
Monarch
–
Elizabeth II
[1]
Federal government
edit
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
edit
Lieutenant governors
edit
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
–
Helen Hunley
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
–
Robert G. Rogers
(until September 9) then
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
edit
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
edit
Commissioners
edit
Commissioner of Yukon
–
John Kenneth McKinnon
Commissioner of Northwest Territories
–
John Havelock Parker
Premiers
edit
Premier of the Northwest Territories
–
Dennis Patterson
Premier of Yukon
–
Tony Penikett
Events
edit
January 28 – Canada's abortion laws are repealed by the Supreme Court.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
Canadian Heraldic Authority
is established, with a mandate to grant
armorial bearings
to worthy Canadians and Canadian corporations. It is the first heraldic authority in the
Commonwealth of Nations
outside the United Kingdom.
July 21 – The
War Measures Act
is replaced by the
Emergencies Act
.
September 1 – Several new cable channels sign-on:
YTV
,
VisionTV
,
Family
,
WeatherNow
,
MétéoMédia
,
TV5 Québec Canada
.
September 1 – All rail service is terminated in
Newfoundland
after
CN Rail
abandons its
rail lines on the island
operated by its
Terra Transport
subsidiary.
September 22 – Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney
officially apologizes for the World War II internment of
Japanese Canadians
.
November 1 – The
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
is created.
November 21 – In the
federal election
,
Brian Mulroney
's
Progressive Conservative Party
wins a second majority government in an election fought over 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
Quebec Legislature
reinstates the language laws using the
notwithstanding clause
.
Full date unknown
edit
Svend Robinson
becomes Canada's first
Member of Parliament
to
come out
as homosexual.
Maher Arar
emigrates to Canada.
David Lam
becomes
Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia
.
CHUM Limited
buys the
CHUM-City Building
at the corner of Queen and John streets in Toronto as their headquarters.
Conrad Black
gains control of
The Spectator
.
Arts and literature
edit
May 21 – The new
National Gallery of Canada
building opens in Ottawa.
New works
edit
Timothy Findley
–
Stones
Morley Callaghan
–
A Wild Old Man on the Road
Jeffrey Simpson
–
Spoils of Power
bill bissett
–
What We Have
Awards
edit
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
edit
February 13–February 28 – The
XV Olympic Winter Games
are held in
Calgary
.
[3]
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
Edmonton Oilers
win their fourth (second consecutive)
Stanley Cup
by defeating the
Boston Bruins
4 games to 0.
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 –
Wayne Gretzky
is traded to the
Los Angeles Kings
by the
Edmonton Oilers
with
Mike Krushelnyski
and
Marty McSorley
for
Jimmy Carson
,
Martin Gélinas
,
US$15 million
and the Kings' first-round draft picks in 1989 (later acquired by
New Jersey Devils
, who selected
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
Kurt Browning
completes the first-ever
quadruple toe loop
in 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
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
win their ninth
Grey Cup
by defeating the
BC Lions
in the
76th Grey Cup
played at
Lansdowne Park
in
Ottawa
.
Ancaster, Ontario
's
Bob Cameron
was awarded the game's
Most Valuable Canadian
Births
edit
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
edit
Anastasia De Sousa
, student (died
2006
)
[6]
Deaths
edit
January to June
edit
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
edit
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
edit
1988 in Canadian television
List of Canadian films of 1988
References
edit
^
"Queen Elizabeth II | The Canadian Encyclopedia".
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
. Retrieved
4 December
2022
.
^
Lentz, Harris M. (February 4, 2014).
Heads of States and Governments Since 1945
. Routledge. p. 144.
ISBN
978-1-134-26490-2
.
^
Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016).
Encyclopedia of International Games
. McFarland. p. 511.
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
.
^
Michael Hur (5 July 2015).
Wrestling and The New World Order
. p. 303.
ISBN
978-1-329-33044-3
.