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Manitoba women became the first in Canada to win the rights to vote and to
hold provincial office. -
Women in Canada gain the right to hold a seat in the Senate.
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Tommy Douglas becomes premier of Saskatchewan and enacts a “humanity first” policy in government, making available free health care to the poor and to senior
citizens. -
The Indian Act is revised and some of the more repressive features of the act
are removed. -
Equal Pay for Equal Work law is adopted in Manitoba, preventing discrimination
in salary based on gender. -
The last executions take place in Canada.
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The Criminal Code is amended to decriminalize homosexuality.
