1948 in Canada
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Events
- June 7 - OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
election: George Drew's PCs win a second consecutive majority - June 24 - SaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
election: Tommy DouglasTommy DouglasThomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, was a Scottish-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canadian social democratic politician...
's Co-operative Commonwealth FederationSaskatchewan New Democratic PartyThe Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...
wins a second consecutive majority - November 7 - Douglas CampbellDouglas Lloyd CampbellDouglas Lloyd Campbell, OC was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as the 13th Premier of Manitoba from 1948 to 1958...
becomes premier of ManitobaManitobaManitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, replacing Stuart GarsonStuart GarsonStuart Sinclair Garson, was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He served as the 12th Premier of Manitoba from 1943 to 1948, and later became a federal cabinet minister.... - November 15 - Louis Saint Laurent becomes prime minister, replacing Mackenzie King
- July 22 - The Dominion of NewfoundlandDominion of NewfoundlandThe Dominion of Newfoundland was a British Dominion from 1907 to 1949 . The Dominion of Newfoundland was situated in northeastern North America along the Atlantic coast and comprised the island of Newfoundland and Labrador on the continental mainland...
votes 52% to 48% to join the foreign nation of Canada in a questionable referendumNewfoundland referendums, 1948The Newfoundland Referendums of 1948 were a series of two referendums to decide the political future of the Dominion of Newfoundland. Before the referendums, Newfoundland was in debt and went through several delegations to determine whether the country would join Canada, remain under British rule...
. - August 17 - Alberta general election, 1948Alberta general election, 1948The Alberta general election of 1948 was the eleventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 17, 1948 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
: Ernest ManningErnest ManningErnest Charles Manning, , a Canadian politician, was the eighth Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served longer than any premier in the province's history, and was the second longest serving provincial premier in Canadian history...
's Social Credit Party wins a fourth consecutive majority - October 19 - Thomas KennedyThomas Laird KennedyThomas Laird Kennedy was a politician in Ontario, Canada and served briefly as the 15th Premier of Ontario. He was first elected as the Conservative member for Peel in the 1919 provincial election...
becomes premier of Ontario, replacing George Drew
Awards
- See 1948 Governor General's Awards1948 Governor General's AwardsIn Canada, the 1948 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were the twelfth such awards. The awards in this period had no monetary prize but were an honour for the authors.-Winners:*Fiction: Hugh MacLennan, The Precipice ....
for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Paul HiebertPaul HiebertPaul Gerhardt Hiebert was a Canadian writer and humorist best known for his book Sarah Binks , which was awarded the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1948. A sequel, Willows Revisited was published in 1967....
, Sarah Binks
January to March
- January 10 - Craig RussellCraig Russell (actor)Russell Craig Eadie , better known by his stage name Craig Russell, was a Canadian female impersonator and actor.-Early life and career:...
, female impersonator (d.19901990 in CanadaEvents from the year 1990 in Canada.-Incumbents:*Monarch: Elizabeth II*Governor General: Jeanne Sauvé then Ray Hnatyshyn*Prime Minister: Brian Mulroney*Premier of Alberta: Don Getty*Premier of British Columbia: Bill Vander Zalm...
) - January 12 - Gordon Campbell, politician and 34th Premier of British ColumbiaPremier of British ColumbiaThe Premier of British Columbia is the first minister, head of government, and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s the title Prime Minister of British Columbia was often used...
- January 13 - Pat O'Brien, politician
- January 15 - Andy JonesAndy Jones (comedian)Andrew Jordan Jones is a Canadian comedian, and a former member of CODCO.Andy Jones was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador...
, comedian, writer, actor and director - January 16 - Cliff ThorburnCliff ThorburnClifford Charles Devlin Thorburn CM, known as Cliff Thorburn is a retired professional Canadian snooker player...
, snooker player, former world number one
- January 19 - Frank McKennaFrank McKennaFrancis Joseph "Frank" McKenna, PC, OC, ONB, QC is a Canadian businessman and former politician and diplomat. He is currently Deputy Chairman of the Toronto-Dominion Bank. He served as Canadian Ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2006...
, businessman, politician, 27th Premier of New BrunswickPremier of New BrunswickThe Premier of New Brunswick is the first minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive....
and diplomat - January 25 - Sarkis AssadourianSarkis AssadourianSarkis Assadourian is an Armenian-Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. He became the first Armenian-Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons, with great support of the Armenian community of Toronto.Assadourian has grown distant to some in the Armenian-Canadian community by...
, politician - February 11 - Shaughnessy CohenShaughnessy CohenElizabeth Shaughnessy Cohen was a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Windsor—St. Clair for the Liberal Party of Canada from 1993 until her death in 1998....
, politician (d.19981998 in CanadaEvents from the year 1998 in Canada.-January to March:*January 1 - Toronto and six other communities are merged to form a new megacity. The next day Mel Lastman is sworn in as its first mayor...
) - February 21 - Chuck CadmanChuck CadmanCharles "Chuck" Cadman was a Canadian politician and Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2005, representing the riding of Surrey North in Surrey, British Columbia.- Early life :...
, politician (d.20052005 in CanadaEvents from the year 2005 in Canada. This year was recognized, by Veterans Affairs Canada, as the Year of the Veteran.-January:*January 7 - Minister of Health Ujjal Dosanjh arrives in Sri Lanka to survey the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami damage....
) - March 14 - Maria MinnaMaria MinnaMaria Minna, PC, MP is a Canadian politician who represented the Toronto riding of Beaches—East York in the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party from 1993 to 2011.-Background:...
, politician - March 20 - Bobby OrrBobby OrrRobert Gordon "Bobby" Orr, OC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Orr played in the National Hockey League for his entire career, the first ten seasons with the Boston Bruins, joining the Chicago Black Hawks for two more. Orr is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest...
, ice hockey player - March 31 - Gary DoerGary DoerGary Albert Doer, OM is a Canadian diplomat and politician from Manitoba, Canada. Since October 19, 2009, he has served as Canada's Ambassador to the United States...
, politician and 20th Premier of ManitobaPremier of ManitobaThe Premier of Manitoba is the first minister for the Canadian province of Manitoba. He or she is the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. Until the early 1970s, the title "Prime Minister of Manitoba" was used frequently. Afterwards, the word Premier, derived from the French...
April to June
- April 14 - Claude VivierClaude Vivier-Biography:Born to unknown parents in Montreal, Vivier was adopted at the age of three by a poor French-Canadian family. From the age of thirteen, he attended boarding schools run by the Marist Brothers, a religious order that prepared young boys for a vocation in the priesthood. At the age of...
, composer - April 16 - Reg AlcockReg AlcockReginald B. Alcock, PC was a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Winnipeg South in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2006 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Prime Minister Paul Martin. Alcock was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.-Early life and...
, politician, minister, MPCanadian House of CommonsThe House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
for Winnipeg SouthWinnipeg SouthWinnipeg South is a Canadian federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1979, and since 1988. It covers the south of the city of Winnipeg...
(1993–2006); President of the Treasury BoardPresident of the Treasury Board (Canada)The position of President of the Treasury Board was created as a ministerial position in the Canadian Cabinet in 1966 when the Treasury Board became a full-fledged department. From 1867 to 1966 the Treasury Board had been part of the Department of Finance....
(2003–2006) (d.20112011 in CanadaEvents from the year 2011 in Canada.- Crown :* Head of state - Queen Elizabeth II - Federal government :* Governor general - David Johnston...
) - April 17 - Wilf WedmannWilf WedmannWilf Wedmann is a retired male high jumper from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. A resident of Gloucester, British Columbia he claimed the silver medal in the men's high jump event at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali,...
, high jumper - May 11 - John PlohmanJohn PlohmanJohn Stuart Hans Plohman was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1981 to 1995, and a cabinet minister in the NDP government of Premier Howard Pawley from 1982 to 1988....
, politician - May 16 - Clif EvansClif EvansClif Evans is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the provincial legislature from 1990 to 1999,and played a significant role in bringing to light a vote-splitting scandal involving the Independent Native Voice organization and some members of the Progressive Conservative...
, politician - May 24 - Lorna CrozierLorna CrozierLorna Crozier is a Canadian poet and holds the Head Chair in the Writing Department at the University of Victoria....
, poet and essayist - June 4
- Margaret Gibson, novelist and short story writer (d.20062006 in CanadaEvents from the year 2006 in Canada.-January to March:*January 1 - Thirty cities across the province of Quebec are reconstituted as the result of a referendum held on June 20, 2004.*January 10–29 seniors injured in a Toronto bus crash....
) - Sandra PostSandra PostSandra Post, CM is a Canadian professional golfer. She was the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour.-Early years, junior and amateur golf:...
, golfer, first Canadian to play on the LPGALPGAThe LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
Tour
- Margaret Gibson, novelist and short story writer (d.2006
- June 5 - Bill SmartBill SmartWilliam Smart is a retired male middle distance runner from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany...
, middle distance runner and judge - June 7 - Welwyn Wilton KatzWelwyn Wilton KatzWelwyn Wilton Katz is a Canadian children's author who has lived in Kitchener and Toronto, Ontario. In 1994 she was awarded the Vicky Metcalf Award...
, children's author
July to September
- July 4 - Katherine GovierKatherine GovierKatherine Mary Govier is a Canadian novelist. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, she was educated at the University of Alberta and York University. In 1997, she was awarded the Marian Engel Award for a woman writer in mid-career. Prior to that she was shortlisted for the Trillium Award in 1994, and won...
, novelist - July 8 - RaffiRaffi (musician)Raffi Cavoukian, CM, OBC , better known by his stage name Raffi, is a Canadian-Armenian singer-songwriter, author, essayist and lecturer...
, children's entertainer, music producer, author and entrepreneur - August 2 - Bob RaeBob RaeRobert Keith "Bob" Rae, PC, OC, OOnt, QC, MP is a Canadian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
, politician and 21st Premier of OntarioPremier of OntarioThe Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario... - August 5 - Don Scott, politician
- August 31 - Marie-Lynn HammondMarie-Lynn HammondMarie-Lynn Hammond is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter, broadcaster and playwright. Born in Montreal to a Franco-Ontarian mother and an Anglo-Quebecer father, she is fluently bilingual and writes and performs material in both English and French.She began her career as a founder of the folk music...
, folk singer-songwriter, broadcaster and playwright - September 8 - Stephen OwenStephen OwenStephen Owen, PC is the Vice-President of External, Legal and Community Relations for the University of British Columbia. He is a former Canadian politician....
, politician - September 10 - Margaret TrudeauMargaret TrudeauMargaret Joan Sinclair Trudeau Kemper is the former wife of the late Pierre Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada.-Early years and marriage:...
, wife of the late Pierre TrudeauPierre TrudeauJoseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
, the 15th Prime Minister of CanadaPrime Minister of CanadaThe Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution... - September 14 - John EdzerzaJohn EdzerzaJohn Edzerza was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of McIntyre-Takhini in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.-Political career:...
, Yukon MLA (d. 20112011 in CanadaEvents from the year 2011 in Canada.- Crown :* Head of state - Queen Elizabeth II - Federal government :* Governor general - David Johnston...
) - September 19 - James McCrae, politician
- September 24 - Phil HartmanPhil HartmanPhilip Edward "Phil" Hartman was a Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and graphic artist. Born in Brantford, Ontario, Hartman and his family moved to the United States when he was 10...
, actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic artist (d.19981998 in CanadaEvents from the year 1998 in Canada.-January to March:*January 1 - Toronto and six other communities are merged to form a new megacity. The next day Mel Lastman is sworn in as its first mayor...
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October to December
- October 8 - Pat BinnsPat BinnsPatrick George Binns , is a Canadian diplomat who was named Ambassador to Ireland on August 30, 2007.Binns has a long history of public service, most notably being the 30th Premier of Prince Edward Island, holding office from 1996 to 2007, during which time he was the leader of the Prince Edward...
, politician, 30th Premier of Prince Edward IslandPremier of Prince Edward IslandThe Premier of Prince Edward Island is the first minister for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive.The current Premier of Prince Edward Island is Robert Ghiz.-See also:...
and diplomat - October 17 - Margot KidderMargot KidderMargaret Ruth "Margot" Kidder is a Canadian-born American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Lois Lane in the four Superman movies opposite Christopher Reeve, a role that brought her to widespread recognition....
, actress - November 5 - Michael NearyMichael Neary (rower)Michael Neary was an Olympic rower from Canada, who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics and the 1976 Montreal Olympics. He was a member of the Argonaut Rowing Club in Toronto....
, rower - November 24 - Spider RobinsonSpider RobinsonSpider Robinson is an American-born Canadian Hugo and Nebula award winning science fiction author.- Biography :Born in the Bronx, New York City, Robinson attended Catholic high school, spending his junior year in a seminary, followed by two years in a Catholic college, and five years at the State...
, science fiction author - December 7 - Jay DahlgrenJay DahlgrenJudith "Jay" Dahlgren is a retired female javelin thrower from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics...
, javelin thrower - December 30 - Rick CassonRick CassonRichard L. Casson is a Canadian politician. Casson was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Lethbridge from 1997 to 2011.-Before politics:...
, politician - December 30 - Pierre BlaisPierre BlaisPierre Blais, PC is a Canadian jurist and former politician and Cabinet minister. He is currently the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal...
, jurist, politician and Minister
Deaths
- March 14 - Ernest Frederick ArmstrongErnest Frederick ArmstrongErnest Frederick Armstrong was a Canadian politician and dental surgeon. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1925 election as a Member of the historical Conservative Party of Canada representing the riding of Timiskaming South. He was defeated in the 1926 election...
, politician (b.18781878 in Canada-Events:*March 7 - Both the Université de Montréal and the University of Western Ontario are incorporated*March 8 - Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Sir Charles-Eugène de Boucherville...
) - March 28 - John Duncan MacLeanJohn Duncan MacLeanJohn Duncan MacLean was a teacher, physician, politician and the 20th Premier of British Columbia, Canada....
, teacher, physician, politician and Premier of British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
(b.18731873 in CanadaEvents from the year 1873 in Canada.-January to June:*February 26 - Gédéon Ouimet becomes Premier of Quebec, replacing Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau*April 1**Prince Edward Island general election, 1873...
) - May 20 - George BeurlingGeorge BeurlingGeorge Frederick "Buzz" Beurling DSO, DFC, DFM & Bar, RCAF , was the most successful Canadian fighter pilot of the Second World War....
, most successful Canadian fighter pilot of World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
(b.19211921 in Canada-Events:*March 26 - The Bluenose is launched*June 9 - Saskatchewan general election, 1921: William M. Martin's Liberals win a fifth consecutive majority*June 15 - Prohibition comes to an end in British Columbia...
) - May 21 - James RalstonJames RalstonJames Layton Ralston, PC was a Canadian lawyer, soldier and politician.Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Ralston graduated from law school at Dalhousie University in 1903 and practised law in Amherst...
, lawyer, soldier, politician and Minister (b.18811881 in Canada-Events:*January 17 - The Interprovincial Bridge connecting Ottawa to Hull, Quebec, opens*February 16 - The Canadian Pacific Railway is incorporated*April 4 - The 1881 census finds Canada's population to be 4,324,810...
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Full date unknown
- Margaret C. MacDonaldMargaret C. MacDonaldMajor Margaret C. MacDonald is a Canadian who, on April 11, 1914, was appointed Matron-in-Chief of the Canadian Nursing service band becoming the first woman in the British Empire to reach the rank of major during a nursing career of over thirty years...
, nurse (b.18731873 in CanadaEvents from the year 1873 in Canada.-January to June:*February 26 - Gédéon Ouimet becomes Premier of Quebec, replacing Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau*April 1**Prince Edward Island general election, 1873...
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