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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 ...
Canada's prime ministers during its first century. The prime minister of Canada is an official who serves as the primary minister of the Crown, chair of the Cabinet, and thus head of government of Canada. Twenty-three people (twenty-two men and one woman) have served as prime ministers.
The continued increase of air traffic at Toronto Pearson resulted in a 2013 decision by Transport Canada to proceed with the planning and construction of Toronto Pickering International Airport [32] (following a 2001 decision to simply revive plans for the airport), which would be approximately 50 km (31 mi) east of Toronto Pearson and handle ...
The airport was officially renamed Lester B. Pearson International Airport on January 2, 1984, in honour of Toronto-born Lester B. Pearson, the 14th prime minister of Canada and recipient of the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize. [22]
Toronto Island airport opens. May 22: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visit, marking the first visit of a reigning monarch to Toronto. The island airport is renamed Port George VI Island Airport in honour of the visit June 7: Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) between Toronto and Niagara Falls, Ontario is opened. 1944: December 12
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 ...
July 5 – Pauline Jewett, politician and educator (born 1922) July 11 – Munroe Bourne, swimmer (born 1910) July 24 – Sam Berger, lawyer, businessman and football player (born 1900) July 30 – Joe Shuster, comic book artist (born 1914) September 3 – Émile Benoît, musician (born 1913) September 14 – Paul Martin Sr., politician (born 1903)