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Canadas 20th century
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P - Protect
Britain declares war on Germany, automatically drawing Canada into the conflict. -
Y - Ypres, Belgium
the 1st Canadian Division face one of the first recorded chlorine gas attacks during WWI -
H - Heart
John McCrae was asked to conduct the burial service for a fallen soldier. It is believed that later that evening, after the burial, John began the draft for his now famous poem “In Flanders Fields”. -
E - Explosion
The explosion of a munitions ship in Halifax Harbour wipes out two square miles of Halifax, killing almost 2000 and injuring 9000 -
O - Over
Canadians break through the German trenches at Amiens, France (Aug. 8), beginning "Canada's Hundred Days." Armistice ends the war (Nov. 11) -
F - First
At the age of 31, Agnes Macphail officially became the first woman to sit in the House of Commons. -
A - Amazing
Insulin was first used in the treatment of diabetes. Insulin was discovered by Sir Frederick G Banting, Charles H Best, and JJR Macleod at the University of Toronto. -
B - Black Tuesday
the crash of the Wall Street stock market. The start of the great depression -
W - War
Germany invades Poland, Canada declares war an Germany 9 days later -
V - Vote
Quebec being the last province to receive the right to vote for women (Now all women in the Nation can vote) -
X - X-Camp
Camp X, built as a Second World War paramilitary and commando training installation. Camp X was one of several dozen around the world that the British agency created to “set Europe ablaze” by promoting sabotage and subversion behind enemy lines. -
D - D-Day
Canadian troops push further than other allied units on D-Day. Canadian forces fight as a separate army -
U - United Nations
Canada, a participant at the San Francisco Conference, is one of the founding members of the United Nations. -
N - New Found Land
Newfoundland enters the Dominion of Canada as the 10th province. -
S - Seaway
The St Lawrence Seaway opened to commercial shipping -
Q - Quiet Revolution
The Quiet Revolution was a time of rapid change experienced in Québec. Under Jean Lesage, the Québec Liberal Party had developed a coherent and wide-ranging reform platform. Their slogan, "It's time for a change." -
G - Groundbreaking
The House of Commons approved the Canadian Bill of Rights. Was the country's first federal law to protect human rights and fundamental freedom. -
M - Medical
Saskatchewan’s Medical Care Insurance Act takes effect, creating Canada’s first comprehensive public health-care program. -
I - Inaugurated
The new flag of Canada is introduced -
J - Joined
The air force, army, and navy are unified as the Canadian Armed Forces -
L - Language
The Official Languages Act is the federal statute that made English and French the official languages of Canada -
R - Record
Toronto's CN Tower becomes the world's tallest free-standing structure -
Z - Zero
The House of Commons approves, by just eight votes, a bill abolishing the death penalty. No more deaths by electric chair -
C - Cancer
Terry Fox dies of cancer in the middle of his cross-Canada Marathon of Hope -
K - Kim Campbell
Canada's 19th but also first female Prime Minister wall elected in the 1993 federal election -
T - Trade
The North American Free Trade Agreement between Canada, Mexico and the US went into effect.
