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Events from the year1999 in Canada.
Incumbents
[edit]Crown
[edit]Federal government
[edit]- Governor General–Roméo LeBlanc(until October 7) thenAdrienne Clarkson
- Prime Minister–Jean Chrétien
- Chief Justice of Canada–Antonio Lamer(Quebec)
- Parliament–36th
Provincial governments
[edit]Lieutenant governors
[edit]- Lieutenant Governor of Alberta–Bud Olson
- Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia–Garde Gardom
- Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba–Yvon Dumont(until March 2) thenPeter Liba
- Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick–Marilyn Trenholme Counsell
- Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland–Arthur Maxwell House
- Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia–James Kinley
- Lieutenant Governor of Ontario–Hillary Weston
- Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island–Gilbert Clements
- Lieutenant Governor of Quebec–Lise Thibault
- Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan–Jack Wiebe
Premiers
[edit]- Premier of Alberta–Ralph Klein
- Premier of British Columbia–Glen Clark(until August 25) thenDan Miller
- Premier of Manitoba–Gary Filmon(until October 5) thenGary Doer
- Premier of New Brunswick–Camille Thériault(until June 21) thenBernard Lord
- Premier of Newfoundland–Brian Tobin
- Premier of Nova Scotia–Russell MacLellan(until August 16) thenJohn Hamm
- Premier of Ontario–Mike Harris
- Premier of Prince Edward Island–Pat Binns
- Premier of Quebec–Lucien Bouchard
- Premier of Saskatchewan–Roy Romanow
Territorial governments
[edit]Commissioners
[edit]- Commissioner of Yukon–Judy Gingell
- Commissioner of Northwest Territories–Helen Maksagak(until March 26) thenDaniel Joseph Marion
- Commissioner of Nunavut–Helen Maksagak(from April 1)
Premiers
[edit]- Premier of the Northwest Territories–Jim Antoine
- Premier of Nunavut–Paul Okalik(from April 1)
- Premier of Yukon–Piers McDonald
Events
[edit]January to June
[edit]- January 1 – Anavalanchedestroys a school gymnasium during New Year's celebrations inKangguspooin far northernQuebec,killing 9.
- February 9 –Brian Tobin's Liberals are re-elected inNewfoundland.
- April 1 –Nunavutbecomes the newest territory.Paul Okalikbecomes the first premier.
- April 6 – A disgruntled employee kills four people, then killed himself inOC TranspoofOttawa.
- April 28 –W. R. Myers High School shooting:inTaber, Alberta,a 15-year-old boy, who had recently been withdrawn from public school to escape bullying, walks into W.R. Myers High School and shoots two students with a.22 rifle, killing one (Jason Lang) and injuring the other.
- May 1 –Sponsorship scandal:The federal government issues a $615,000 contract for a report fromGroupactioninto its own activities.
- May 11 –Chevronannounces a majornatural gasfind in theNorthwest Territories.
- May 17 – TheSaskatchewangovernment awards[clarification needed]David Milgaardafter he was jailed for 23 years for a murder he did not commit.
- May 20 – The Supreme Court expands gay spousal rights.
- May 27 –Julie Payettebecomes the first Canadian to board theInternational Space Station.
- May 29 – 20-year-oldOjibwewomanTammy Lamondin-Gagnondisappears from a public park inNewmarket, Ontario,initiating a still-unsolved missing persons case.
- June 3 – Ontario election:Mike Harris's PCs win a second consecutive majority.
- June 3 –Canadaand theUnited Statessign a treaty to divide thePacific salmonfishery.
- June 4 – An agreement on split-run magazines prevents looming trade war with the United States.
- June 7 –Bernard Lord's Conservatives win a surprise election victory inNew Brunswick.
- June 10 – TheReform Party of Canadavotes to become theCanadian Alliance.
- June 17 – Canadian citizenStanley Faulderis executed inTexas,despite diplomatic complaints by the Canadian government.
- June 21 – Bernard Lord becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacingCamille Thériault.
- June 30 – A British Columbia court strikes down Canada'schild pornographylaws.
July to December
[edit]- July 27 –Nova Scotia election:The Conservatives win a majority government inNova Scotia.
- August 16 –John Hammbecomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacingRussell MacLellan.
- August 20 – The Supreme Court rules that Quebec cannot secede unilaterally, but that Canada is obliged to recognize a clear "yes" vote.
- August 20 –Eaton'sfiles for bankruptcy.
- August 24 –Onexannounces a plan to buy and mergeAir CanadaandCanadian Airlines.
- August 25 –Dan Miller,asinterim leaderof the NDP, becomes premier of British Columbia, replacingGlen Clarkwho resigned on the 21st.
- September 15 –Louise Arbourappointed to the Supreme Court replacingAntonio Lamer.
- September 19 –Saskatchewan election:Roy Romanow's NDP wins only a minority but forms a coalition with the Liberals to maintain control of the Legislative Assembly.
- September 25 – The federal government refuses requests for aid by the six remaining CanadianNHLfranchises.
- October 5 –Gary Doerof theNDPbecomes premier of Manitoba, replacingGary Filmonof the Conservatives.
- October 7 –Adrienne ClarksonbecomesGovernor General.
- October 8 –Bill Clintondedicates the newEmbassy of the United States in Ottawa.
- October 15 –Robert Mundellwins theNobel Prizeforeconomics.
- October 19 –Air Canada,backed by other airlines, announces a takeover bid forCanadian Airlines.
- November 3 –Beverley McLachlinbecomes the first female chief justice of the Supreme Court.
- November 5 – AQuebeccourt decides that Onex's bid for Air Canada is illegal.
- November 5 – Quebec sign law is overturned.
- November 21 –Nimiq 1Canada's first direct broadcast digital TV satellite launched by aProton-KBlok DM-3 rocket from theTyuratamlaunch centre inKazakhstan.
- December 8 – Air Canada takes over Canadian Airlines.
- December 11 – The verdict in theJust Desserts shootingcase is handed down. Two of the accused are found guilty, the third is acquitted.
- December 14 – Montreal residentAhmed Ressamis arrested in Seattle and found with large quantities of explosives.
Arts and literature
[edit]New works
[edit]- Bonnie Burnard:A Good House
- Wayson Choy:Paper Shadows: A Chinatown Childhood
- Matt Cohen:Elizabeth and After
- Antonine Maillet:Chronique d'une sorcière de vent
- Russell Smith:Young Men
- Lola MacLaughlin:"Four Cities/Four Solos"
Awards
[edit]- Giller Prize for Canadian Fiction:Bonnie Burnard,A Good House
- See1999 Governor General's Awardsfor a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Books in Canada First Novel Award:Andre Alexis,Childhood
- Gerald Lampert Award:Stephanie Bolster,White Stone: The Alice Poems
- Geoffrey Bilson Award:Iain Lawrence,The Wreckers
- Marian Engel Award:Janice Kulyk Keeger
- Norma Fleck Award:Andy TurnbullandDebora Pearson,By Truck to the North: My Winter Adventure
- Pat Lowther Award:Hilary Clark,More Light
- Stephen Leacock Award:Stuart McLean,Home from the Vinyl Cafe
- Trillium Book AwardEnglish:Alistair MacLeod,No Great Mischief
- Trillium Book AwardFrench:Andrée ChristensenandJacques Flamand,Lithochronos ou le premier vol de la pierre
- Vicky Metcalf Award:Joan Clark
Music
[edit]- Céline Dion,Alanis Morissette,andShania Twainwin majorGrammy Awards
Television
[edit]- September 13 – The first episode of the children's seriesMona the Vampireis broadcast onYTV
Sport
[edit]- February 13 – The last hockey game is played atMaple Leaf Gardensas the team moves to the newAir Canada Centre.
- April 16 –Wayne Gretzkyretires from ice hockey.
- May 23 –Ottawa 67'swin their second (and latest as of 2023[update])Memorial Cupby defeating theCalgary Hitmen.The tournament was played atOttawa Civic CentreinOttawa.
- June 19 –Oshawa, Ontario'sJoe Nieuwendykof theDallas Starsis awarded theConn Smythe Trophy.
- July 23 – August 8 – ThePan American gamesare held inWinnipeg.
- November 13 –Lennox LewisdefeatsEvander Holyfieldto become theHeavyweight Champion of the World.
- November 28 –Hamilton Tiger-Catswin their eighth (and latest as of 2023[update])Grey Cupby defeating theCalgary Stampeders32 to 21 in the87th Grey Cupplayed atBC Place StadiuminVancouver.Hamilton, Ontario'sMike Morrealewas awarded the game'sMost Valuable Canadian.
Births
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- January 4 –Gage Munroe,actor[2]
- February 4 –Olivia Lunny,singer
- February 12 –Maggie Coles-Lyster,cyclist[3]
- February 14 –Maya Burhanpurkar,scientist
- February 19 –Quinn Lord,actor
- April 8 –Jacob Guay,singer
- April 27 –Brooklynn Proulx,actress
- May 5 –Jonny Gray,actor
- July 9 –Claire Corlett,actress
- July 14 –Dawson Dunbar,actor
- August 2 –Mark Lee,rapper and member of South Korean boy groupNCT
- August 17 –Akintoye,rapper
- August 22 –Dakota Goyo,actor
- September 7
- Michelle Creber,actress
- Laurie Jussaume,cyclist[4]
- September 22 –Erin Pitt,actress
- November 8 –Katherine Uchida,rhythmic gymnast[5]
- November 30 –Gage Munroe,actor
Full date unknown
[edit]- Natasha Calis,actress
- Veronica Penny
Deaths
[edit]January to March
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- January 8 –James William Baskin,politician and businessman (born1920)
- January 10 –Walter Harris,politician and lawyer (born1904)
- February 8 –Denise Leblanc-Bantey,politician (born1949)
- February 18 –Neil Gaudry,politician (born1937)
- February 22 –Isidore Goresky,farm labourer, teacher and provincial politician (born1902)
- March 3 –Gerhard Herzberg,physicist and physical chemist (born1904)
- March 9 –Harry Somers,composer (born1925)
- March 15 –Guy D'Artois,army officer (born1917)
- March 23 –Osmond Borradaile,cameraman, cinematographer and veteran of First and Second World War (born1898)
- March 24 –Edmund Tobin Asselin,politician (born1920)
April to June
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- April 4 –Greg McConnell,indie rock musician (born1964)
- April 5 –Paul David,cardiologist and founder of theMontreal Heart Institute(born1919)
- May 2 –Douglas Harkness,politician, teacher, farmer and former Lieutenant-Colonel in theRoyal Canadian Artillery.(born1903)
- May 23 –Owen Hart,wrestler (born1965)
- June 8 –Gordon Towers,politician and Lieutenant-Governor ofAlberta(born1919)
- June 17 –Stanley Faulder,murderer and first Canadian citizen to be executed in theUnited Statessince 1952 (born1937)
July to December
[edit]- July 1 –Edward Dmytryk,Canadian-born American film director (born1908)
- July 16 –Alan Macnaughton,politician (born1903)
- August 12 –Jean Drapeau,lawyer, politician and Mayor ofMontreal(born1916)
- September 24 –Robert Bend,politician (born1914)
- October 14 –Ian Wahn,politician and lawyer (born1916)
- October 31 –Greg Moore,racecar driver (born1975)
- December 2 –Matt Cohen,writer (born1942)
- December 4 –Bert Hoffmeister,army officer (born1907)
- December 10 –Rick Danko,musician and singer (born1943)
- December 20 –Hank Snow,country music artist (born1914)
- December 23 –Wallace Diestelmeyer,figure skater (born1926)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Queen Elizabeth II | The Canadian Encyclopedia".thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.Retrieved4 December2022.
- ^"Gage Munroe on BoyActors.org.uk".boyactors.org.uk. January 26, 2011.RetrievedAugust 16,2013.
- ^"Maggie Coles-lyster".procyclingstats.Retrieved30 May2020.
- ^"Laurie Jussaume".Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website.26 June 2019.Retrieved29 May2020.
- ^"Katherine Uchida".Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website.17 June 2019.Retrieved7 August2019.
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