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The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms .
With the stroke of a pen by the Queen in Ottawa, Canada has its own Constitution. -
John Turner succeedes Trudeau as Libral prime minister on June 30, 1984
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The Canadian one dollar coin, commonly called the loonie, is a gold-coloured one-dollar coin introduced in 1987.
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The Quebec wants to become an independent state but Quebecers narrowly reject separation, with 50.6 per cent voting “no.”
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The Canadian 2 dollar coin, commonly called the toonie, it was introduced on February 19, 1996 by Public Works minister Diane Marleau. The toonie is a bi-metallic coin, it has a bear on one side and the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Canada said "NO" to join and participate in the war of Iraq in 2003.
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Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Canada on July 20, 2005. Canada is the fourth country outside of Europe to legalized same-sex marriage.
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Prime Minister Paul Martin loses election to Stephen Harper who is current prime minister. Stephen Harper become Canada's 22nd Prime Minister on February 6, 2006.
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Winter Olympic Games at Vancouver from February 12 to February 28, 2010.Canada sets record for 14 gold medals.
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Thousands of athletes will descend on southern Ontario this summer for the Pan American and Parapan American Games.
The Pan Am Games take place July 7 to 26, with the Parapan Games following on Aug. 7-15.
