1878 in Canada
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See also: 1877 in Canada, other events of 1878, 1879 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
[edit] Events
- March 7: Both the Université de Montréal and the University of Western Ontario are incorporated
- March 8: Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Sir Charles-Eugène de Boucherville
- June 25: George Walkem becomes premier of British Columbia for the second time, replacing Andrew Elliott
- September 17: In the federal election, Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives win a majority, defeating Alexander Mackenzie's Liberals
- October 16: John Norquay becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Robert A. Davis
- October 17: Sir John A. Macdonald becomes prime minister for the second time, replacing Alexander Mackenzie
- October 22: Simon Holmes becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Philip Hill
- James Fraser becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing George King
- Anti-Chinese sentiment in British Columbia reaches a high point as the government bans Chinese workers from public works.
[edit] Births
- January 11: Percy Chapman Black, politician
- January 13: Lionel Groulx, historian
- January 22: Ernest C. Drury, Premier of Ontario
- February 28: Arthur Roebuck, politician
- April 14: J. Walter Jones, Premier of PEI
- April 29: Fawcett G. Taylor, Manitoba politician
- June 14: Lewis St. George Stubbs, Manitoba politician
- June 20: Seymour J. Farmer, Manitoba politician
- July 14: Ernest Frederick Armstrong, politician
- July 23: James T.M. Anderson, Premier of Saskatchewan
- August 15: Thomas Kennedy, Premier of Ontario
- September 18: William Sherring, athlete
- December 8: Henry Herbert Stevens, politician
- December 30: William Aberhart, premier of Alberta
