Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Grouping Chart(Minkwan & Sungjae)

1867
July 1—The Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united into the Dominion of Canada by the British North America Act.
July 1—Sir John A. Macdonald becomes the first prime minister of the Dominion of Canada
1882
May 17 - Provisional districts of the North-West Territories are established between Manitoba and British Columbia: the districts of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Athabaska
May 25 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Simon H. Holmes.
June 20 - Federal election: Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives win a second consecutive majority.
June 13 - Robert Beaven becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing George Walkem.
July 31 - Joseph-Alfred Mousseau becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau.
1895
October 2 - Additional provisional districts of the North-West Territories are established: the districts of Ungava, Mackenzie, Yukon, and Franklin. The districts of Keewatin and Athabaska are enlarged so that all points of Canada are either within a province or a district.
The Chinese Board of Trade is formed in Vancouver
1905
February 8 - Sir James Whitney becomes premier of Ontario, replacing George Ross
February 27 - Clifford Sifton resigns from cabinet
March 23 - Lomer Gouin becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Simon-Napoléon Parent
July 20 - The Saskatchewan Act receives Royal Assent
1912
April 1: The Parliament of Canada passes Quebec Boundaries Extension Act that transferred to the Province of Quebec the territory bounded by the Eastmain River, the Labrador coast, and Hudson and Ungava Bays, extending the northern boundary to its present location.
May 14: Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec expand to the north
August 17: Circular No. 17 bans the teaching of the French language in Ontario schools.
1949
April 4: Canada joins the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
May 4: Leslie Frost becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Thomas Kennedy
June 27: Federal election: Louis Saint Laurent's Liberals win a fourth consecutive majority
1999

May 11: Chevron announces a major natural gas find in the Northwest Territories
August 24: Onex announces a plan to buy and merge Air Canada and Canadian Airlines
September 25: The federal government refuses requests for aid by the six remaining Canadian NHL franchises
October 5: Gary Doer of the NDP becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Gary Filmon of the Conservatives
October 7: Adrienne Clarkson becomes Governor General

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