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Youngest Canadian PM; Freedom of Information Act; Canadian Caper; defeated in a motion of no confidence on first budget. — (2 of 2) Pierre Trudeau (1919–2000) 3 March 1980 30 June 1984 1980 election (32nd Parl.) Liberal (Ldr. 1968) MP for Mount Royal, QC: 22nd [38]
October 1 – World War II: The Battle of the Scheldt estuary begins; October 13 – World War II: 1st Battalion The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada suffers significant casualties in the action known in regimental lore as Black Friday; October 14 – World War II: The German submarine U-1223 torpedoes HMCS Magog in the St ...
She called an election shortly afterwards but was defeated in the largest electoral loss by a federal government in Canadian history, going from a majority in the thirty-fourth parliament to only two seats in the thirty-fifth parliament. Campbell lost her own seat and resigned as party leader. [126] 22: John Turner: 79 days [2]
The history of Canada during World War II begins with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. While the Canadian Armed Forces were eventually active in nearly every theatre of war , most combat was centred in Italy , [ 1 ] Northwestern Europe, [ 2 ] and the North Atlantic.
Canadian civilians killed in World War II (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Canadian people of World War II" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
August 2 – The Canadian Armoured Corps becomes the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps; August 15 – VJ Day marks the end of the Second World War. Over a million Canadians had fought in the conflict and 42,000 were killed. September 5 – The defection of Soviet embassy clerk Igor Gouzenko reveals a Soviet spy ring in Canada.
September 10 – World War II: Canada declares war on Germany, one week after the United Kingdom does so. September 11 – World War II: Canada establishes a High Commission of Canada in Australia. Australia reciprocates the next day. [4] September 16 – World War II: The Royal Canadian Navy escorts the first of many transatlantic convoys.
Pages in category "Canadian military personnel killed in World War II" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .