1969 in Canada
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See also: 1968 in Canada, other events of 1969, 1970 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General - Roland Michener
- Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau
- Premier of Alberta - Harry Strom
- Premier of British Columbia - W.A.C. Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba - Walter Weir then Edward Schreyer
- Premier of New Brunswick - Louis Robichaud
- Premier of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia - George Smith
- Premier of Ontario - John Robarts
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Alexander B. Campbell
- Premier of Quebec - Jean-Jacques Bertrand
- Premier of Saskatchewan - W. Ross Thatcher
[edit] Events
- January 29 – February 11 - The Sir George Williams Computer Riot occurs as students occupy the computer centre of Sir George Williams University to protest alleged racism on campus
- February 13 - FLQ terrorists bomb the Montreal Stock Exchange
- February 19 - An 18 month long strike by Quebec teachers comes to an end
- March 7 - Pierre-Paul Geoffroy pleads guilty to charges connected to 31 FLQ bombings
- April 14 - The Montreal Expos baseball team plays their first home game
- May 2 - Telesat Canada formed
- June 2 - The National Arts Centre in Ottawa opens
- July 7 - The Official Languages Act makes French and English equal throughout the Canadian government
- July 15 - Edward Schreyer becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Walter Weir
- August 24 - The oil tanker Manhattan becomes the first such ship to travel through the Northwest Passage
- Homosexuality is decriminalized
[edit] Arts and literature
- New works
- Margaret Atwood - The Edible Woman
- Timothy Findley - The Butterfly Plague
- Robert Kroetsch - The Studhorse Man
- Mordecai Richler - The Street
- Milton Acorn - I've Tasted My Blood
- Farley Mowat - The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
- Gilles Archambault - Le tendre matin
- Marshall McLuhan - Counterblast
- Awards
- See 1969 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Stuart Trueman, You're Only as Old as You Act
- Vicky Metcalf Award: Audrey McKim
- Music
- Karel Ančerl replaces Seiji Ozawa as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
[edit] Births
- January 10 — Guylaine Cloutier, breaststroke swimmer
- January 11 — Andrew Griffiths, field hockey player
- January 29 — Brendan Shanahan, ice hockey player
- February 16 — Claude Lambert, boxer
- February 22 — Kathy Tough, volleyball player
- April 3 — Lance Evers, wrestler
- April 7 — Gary Anderson, medley swimmer
- May 6 — Raymond Brown, backstroke swimmer
- May 15 — Mark Jackson, hurdler
- May 19 — Rochelle Low, field hockey player
- June 12 — Kelvin Goertzen, politician
- July 7 — Joe Sakic, ice hockey player
- July 7 — Cree Summer, actor
- July 16 — Turlough O'Hare, freestyle swimmer
- July 17 — Laurelee Kopeck, field hockey defender
- July 23 — Andrew Cassels, ice hockey player
- July 24 — Rick Fox, basketball player
- August 15 — Mark Heese, beach volleyball player
- August 19 — Matthew Perry, actor
- August 23 — Hari Kant, field hockey goalkeeper
- August 28 — Pierre Turgeon, ice hockey player
- September 23 — Donald Audette, ice hockey player
- October 8 — Dylan Neal, actor
- October 17 — Rick Mercer, comedian
- November 1 — Tie Domi, ice hockey player
- November 7 — Tanya Dubnicoff, track cyclist
- November 15 — Helen Kelesi, tennis player
- December 4 — Jacques Landry, cyclist
- December 10 — Rob Blake, ice hockey player
- December 12 — Debra Wurzburger, freestyle swimmer
- December 12 — Iain Sydie, badminton player
- December 15 — Chantal Petitclerc, wheelchair athlete
- December 22 — Myriam Bédard, biathlete
[edit] Deaths
- March 18 - John Bracken, Premier of Manitoba, Tory leader
- November 14 - Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld, track-and-field athlete
