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Twenty-three people have served as Prime Minister of Canada since the office came into existence in 1867. Nineteen of Canada's prime ministers have been born in Canada. Four of Canada's prime ministers have been born outside Canada: John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, Mackenzie Bowell, and John Turner.
In 2020, Canada lost its bid to join the United Nations Security Council. This was the second time Canada had failed an attempt to join the Security Council, the first time being in 2009 under Prime Minister Stephen Harper. [298] Trudeau, US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO Summit in Vilnius on July 12 ...
Last prime minister to serve while in the Senate and last prime minister not to be born in Canada or pre-Canada until Turner. 6: Charles Tupper (1821–1915) 1 May 1896 8 July 1896 Appointment (caretaker government) Conservative: Did not hold a seat in legislature 7th [17] [18]
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)
May 2 – Stephen Juba, politician and Mayor of Winnipeg (born 1914) May 9 – Jacques Dextraze, Canadian general (born 1919) May 30 – H. Gordon Barrett, politician (born 1915) June 9 – Alexis Smith, actress (born 1921) July 9 – Garry Hoy, lawyer (born 1955) August 14 – Francis Mankiewicz, film director, screenwriter and producer (born ...
This timeline of the history of Toronto documents all events that occurred in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, including historical events in the former cities of East York, Etobicoke, North York, Toronto, Scarborough, and York. Events date back to the early-17th century and continue until the present in chronological order.
The Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946 comes into force creating a new, separate, Canadian legal citizenship for all British subjects born, raised, or resident in Canada and automatic citizenship for all those born in Canada after this date. [111] [112] 1949: 31 March
The COVID-19 pandemic was first detected in Canada in late mid-January 2020 and by March, all provinces and territories had declared states of emergency. As of June 2022, Canada has reported 41,000 COVID-19 related deaths, [17] a third highest mortality rate in North America followed by the United States and Mexico.