1942 in Canada
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Events from the year 1942 in Canada.
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[edit] Events
- January 10 - Elizabeth Monk and Suzanne Pilon become the first female lawyers in Quebec
- February 26 - Japanese Canadians are interned and moved further inland.
- April 27 - A national plebiscite is held on the issue of conscription. Most English-Canadians are in favour, while most French-Canadians are not.
- July - The Official Food Rules is published, for the first time.
- August - The National Resources Mobilization Act is repealed as a result of the April plebiscite.
- August 19 - Dieppe Raid
- September 9 - The Canadian government establishes the Wartime Information Board, a government agency responsible for pro-conscription propaganda.
- October 14 - A German U-boat sinks the ferry SS Caribou, killing 137.
- October 21 - Gordon Conant becomes premier of Ontario, replacing Mitchell Hepburn
- December 12 - A fire at the Knights of Columbus Hall in St John's, Newfoundland kills 99.
[edit] Arts and literature
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[edit] Births
[edit] January to March
- January 12 - Hilary Weston, businessperson and 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- January 16 - René Angélil, husband and manager of Céline Dion
- January 19 - John Reynolds, politician
- February 5 - Tim Sale, politician
- February 19 - Norm Sterling, politician
- February 20 - Phil Esposito, ice hockey player
- February 22 - Gerard Jennissen, politician
- March 3 - Menaka Thakka, dancer
[edit] April to June
- April 8 - Harold Gilleshammer, politician
- April 10 - Nick Auf der Maur, journalist and politician (d.1998)
- April 22 - Sandra Birdsell, novelist and short story writer
- April 26 - Sharon Carstairs, politician and Senator
- May 1 - Becky Barrett, politician
- June 9 - John Gerretsen, politician
- June 10 - Preston Manning, politician
- June 21 - Jeannette Lavell, Native rights advocate
- June 25 - Michel Tremblay, novelist and playwright
[edit] July to September
- July 1 - Geneviève Bujold, actress
- July 4 - Len Harapiak, politician
- July 11 - Terry Carisse, singer, guitarist, and songwriter (d.2005)
- July 11 - Nancy Zerg, poet
- July 22 - Anita Neville, politician
- July 24 - Gloria George, Native leader
- August 10 - Jim Downey, politician
- August 18 - Jim Abbott, politician
- August 24 - Gary Filmon, politician and 19th Premier of Manitoba
- August 24 - Tony Hunt, artist
- August 30 - Rick Salutin, novelist, playwright and critic
- September 4 - George Baker, politician and Senator
- September 13 - Michael Breaugh, politician
- September 13 - Michel Côté, businessman and politician
[edit] October to December
- October 10 - Roy Miki, poet and scholar
- October 11 - Dianne Brushett, politician
- November 1 - Ralph Klein, politician and 12th Premier of Alberta
- November 19 - Jim Ernst, politician
- November 20 - Raymond Bonin, politician
- December 1 - Charlie Penson, politician
- December 19 - John Godfrey, educator, journalist and politician
- December 30 - Matt Cohen, writer (d.1999)
[edit] Full date unknown
- Dermot O'Reilly, musician, producer and songwriter (d.2007)
- Earl McRae, journalist (Ottawa Sun), apparent heart attack (d.2011)
- Jay Roberts, football player, lung cancer (d.2010)
[edit] Deaths
- January 16 - Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, 10th Governor General of Canada (b.1850)
- January 30 - Frederick W. A. G. Haultain, politician and 1st Premier of the Northwest Territories (b.1857)
- February 4 - Louis-Adolphe Paquet, theologian (b.1859)
- March 11 - Raoul Dandurand, politician (b.1861)
- March 15 - Edgar Nelson Rhodes, politician, Minister and Premier of Nova Scotia (b.1877)
- March 21 - J. S. Woodsworth, politician (b.1874)
- April 24 - Lucy Maud Montgomery, author (b.1874)
- May 18 - Herménégilde Boulay, politician (b.1861)
- June 17 - Charles Fitzpatrick, lawyer, politician and 5th Chief Justice of Canada (b.1853)
- October 6 - Ella Cora Hind, journalist and women's rights activist (b.1861)
- December 26 - Frank Dawson Adams, geologist (b.1859)