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Senator Mark Drouin expressed the idea of holding the World's Fair in Montreal in order to celebrate Canada's centenary.
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John Diefenbaker, the government of Prime Minister, endorsed the bid. $20 million provided by the federal government, $15 million provided by the Quebec government and the City of Montreal would spend $5 milion.
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Montreal was officially awarded the 1967 World's Fair.
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The Government of Quebec, the City of Montreal and the Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World Exhibition agreed on development plans.
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Expo 67 was declared officially open.
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Charles de Gaulle, the French president in 1967, visited the World's Exhibition in Montreal, Quebec. He stood on the balcony of city hall in Montreal, giving a speach to 10,000 people. He repeated the phrase "Vive le Quebec! Vive le Quebec libre", the slogan of the separatists in Quebec.
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This was the last day of Expo 67.
