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Brian Mulroney's Early Life
Martin Brian Mulroney was born in Baie-Comeau, Quebec. Baie-Comeau is located 400 kilometres northeast of Quebec City on the shores of the St.Lawrence River. He is the son of Irish Canadian Cathloic parents. His father, Ben, was the town's chief electrician while his mother, Irene, stayed at home (Brian Mulroney: The boy from Baie Comeau). -
GATT is established as a law
On New Years Day 1945, GATT was officially established as a law and was signed by 23 countries.
(Staff, Investopedia. "General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade - GATT." Investopedia. N.p., 14 Nov. 2015. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gatt.asp.) -
1st Round: Geneva, Switzerland
In April 1947, GATT had its first round in Geneva in which the main topic of the round was tariffs. 23 countries were involved. This original round led to the formation of GATT and established tens of thousands of tax concessions affecting over $10 billion in trade. (Staff, Investopedia. "General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade - GATT." Investopedia. N.p., 14 Nov. 2015. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gatt.asp.) -
2nd Round: Annecy, France
In April 1949, GATT had its second round in France to talk about where 13 countries signed. During this round, 5,000 more tax concessions were exchanged between countries. (Staff, Investopedia. "General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade - GATT." Investopedia. N.p., 14 Nov. 2015. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gatt.asp. -
3rd Round: Torquay, England
In April 1949, GATT had its third round in England where they discussed tariff reduction. 38 countries were involved. Nearly 9,000 tariff concessions were agreed upon, reducing many tax levels by up to 25%. (Staff, Investopedia. "General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade - GATT." Investopedia. N.p., 14 Nov. 2015. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gatt.asp. ) -
4th Round: Geneva, Switzerland
In January 1956, GATT had its fourth round in Geneva where they reduced global tariffs by $2.5 billion dollars. 26 countries were involved. (Staff, Investopedia. "General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade - GATT." Investopedia. N.p., 14 Nov. 2015. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gatt.asp.) -
Avro Arrow Introduced
The Avro Arrow was on Oct 4,1957. CF-105 had a twin engine and was devolved by A.V. Roe's Canada(John Kirton). It was built to destroy Soviet bomber(John Kirton). -
First Flight of the Avro Arrow
The first flight of the Arrow was on Mar 25,1958. The Arrow's first took off from Molton (http://www.avromuseum.com). -
Mulroney attends St.Franis Xavier University
Brian Mulroney attended St.Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S. He majored in political science and graduated with honours. Here Mulroney also experienced his political awakening and the friends he encountered would later provide a strong network of support throughout his political career (Brian Mulroney: The boy from Baie Comeau). -
Avro Arrow Cancelled
The Avro Arrow Project was cancelled on Feb 20, 1959. It was cancelled because it was to expensive for the government. The US and the UK agreed on this. -
5th Round: Geneva, Switzerland
In September 1960, GATT had its fifth round in Geneva for a third time in which they reduced another $4.9 billion dollars in global tariffs. 26 countries were involved. (Staff, Investopedia. "General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade - GATT." Investopedia. N.p., 14 Nov. 2015. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gatt.asp.) -
6th Round: Geneva, Switzerland
4 years later after round five, GATT had its 6th round Geneva for the fourth time in which they created $40 billion dollars tariff concessions. 62 countries were involved. (Staff, Investopedia. "General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade - GATT." Investopedia. N.p., 14 Nov. 2015. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gatt.asp.) -
Autopact
Free Trade agreement signed by Canada and the US in Jan 1965 (David Crane). -
Autopact debt
Between 1965 and 1982 Canada had an overall automotive trade deficit of $12.1 billion (David Crane). -
7th Round: Tokyo, Japan
The 7th round of GATT took place in Japan in which 102 countries achieved $300 billion in global tariff reductions. The subjects discussed were tariffs, non-tariff measures, "framework" agreements. (Revolvy, LLC. ""General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade" on Revolvy.com." All Revolvy Quizzes. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 June 2017. https://www.revolvy.com/topic/General%20Agreement%20on%20Tariffs%20and%20Trade&item_type=topic.) -
Canadarm project starts
In 1975, the Canadarm project started with the industrial team being led by Spar Aerospace Ltd., CAE Electronic Ltd., and DSMA Atcon Ltd.
(Doetsch, Karl H., and Garry Lindberg. "Canadarm." The Canadian Encyclopedia. N.p., 23 June 2013. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadarm/.) -
Mulroney named president of the Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC)
After his loss in the 1976 election, Brian Mulroney was named president of the Iron Ore Co. of Canada. The IOC was one of the biggest mining operations in Canada. During his years as president of the IOC, Mulroney stays out of the political spotlight (Brian Mulroney becomes president of Iron Ore Company). -
Canada gives four Canadarms to N.A.S.A
In February 1981, Canada officially signed over four Canadarms to N.A.S.A.
(Doetsch, Karl H and Garry Lindberg. "Canadarm." The Canadian Encyclopedia. N.p., 23 June 2013. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadarm/.) -
Canadarm launches with N.A.S.A space shuttle Columbia on its first mission
On November 13th, 1981, Canadarm was aboard the space shuttle Columbia to test out the Canadarm. (Government of Canada, Canadian Space Agency, Directions of communications, Information services and new media. "Flight History of Canadarm." Canadian Space Agency website. Canadian Space Agency, 28 Oct. 2011. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/canadarm/flight.asp.) -
Brain Mulroney's landslide victory
In the 1984 federal election Mulroney promised to pump up the economy, improve ties between Canada and the United States and work toward a better relationship between provincial and federal governments. Consequently, Mulroney wins a record 211 seats out of 282 seats in the election. This race against Liberal leader, John Turner resulted in the largest victory in Canadian Federal electoral history and made Mulroney Prime Minster (Brian Mulroney’s stunning landslide victory in 1984). -
Blackberry Limited is Founded
Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin found Blackberry Limited in Waterloo Ontario -
Shamrock Summit
In March of 1985, Conservative Prime minister Brian Mulroney and U.S. President Ronald Reagan met to discuss missile defence and the creation of a free trade agreement between the two nations. This meeting became known as the Shamrock Summit because it was held on St. Patrick’s Day and because both leaders were of Irish decent (Sheelagh, Matthews) -
Investment Canada Act
The ICA was one of the first acts of Brian Mulroney's newly elected Progressive Conservative government, receiving royal assent on 20 June 1985. The Foreign Investment Review Agency (FIRA) which was set up by Pierre Trudeau's Liberal government to limit increasing US ownership of Canadian business, was dismantled by the passage of ICA. The purpose of this act was to encourage investment in Canada as well as, contribute to economic growth and employment opportunities (Pettigrew, Ian) -
8th Round: Punta Del Este, Uruguay
GATT held its final round in Uruguay in which there were a lot of topics like tariffs, intellectual property, agriculture, settlement. 123 countries were involved. ("GATT: Objectives, GATT Rounds, & Defects of GATT." YourArticleLibrary.com: The Next Generation Library. N.p., 21 Jan. 2014. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/organization/gatt-objectives-gatt-rounds-defects-of-gatt/23526/.) -
FTA Negotiations
On October 4, 1987 representatives from both America and Canada debated the terms of the Free trade agreement. Sousa, Paula. Free trade Agreement. The History and Health Care
in Canada 1914-2007, 2010. Web. June 1, 2017.
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Canadarm is onboard the N.A.S.A space shuttle Atlantis
In December 1988, Canadarm was aboard the space shuttle Atlantis to support this four-day Department of Defense classified mission.
(Government of Canada, Canadian Space Agency, Directions of communications, Information services and new media. "Flight History of Canadarm." Canadian Space Agency website. Canadian Space Agency, 28 Oct. 2011. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/canadarm/flight.asp.) -
1988 Election
By 1988, Mulroney was ready to call an election and the Free Trade Agreement was to be the central and most important issues of the campaign. Mulroney and the Conservatives were able to win another majority once again over Liberal leader, John Turner, which made them the first Conservative government since Robert Borden's Union Government to win 2 successive majorities (Betting on free trade in ‘88 election). -
RIM becomes first wireless data technology developer in North America
RIM becomes first wireless data technology developer in North America to develop connectivity products for Mobitex wireless packet-switched data communications networks. -
Federal Sales Tax
In 1989, the Mulroney government proposed the scraping of the old federal sales tax (MST Manufacturers Sales tax) and the introduction of a new consume tax to be known as the GST or Goods and Services Tax (Brian Mulroney). -
Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
In 1987, both countries agreed to the Canada-United States FTA. However, it was officially brought into force on January 1, 1989. This agreement helped establish a strong trading relationship between the two countries. It also eliminated tariffs, reduced non-trade barriers, and was among the first trade agreements to include services and goods. It also included a dispute settlement mechanism for the fair and expeditious resolution of trade disputes (Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement). -
Canada-U.S FTA Signed
The Canada-U.S FTA was signed on Jan 1, 1989 which eliminated most tariffs and gave Canada access to American economy. Geletro, John. Canada-U.S. Free trade Agreement. Government Of Canada, 2017. Web. June 1 2017. -
Canadarm releases Hubble Space Telescope
(Government of Canada, Canadian Space Agency, Directions of communications, Information services and new media. ("Flight History of Canadarm." Canadian Space Agency website. Canadian Space Agency, 28 Oct. 2011. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/canadarm/flight.asp.) -
Canadarm is aboard the N.A.S.A space shuttle Endeavour
On May 13th 1992, the Canadarm was aboard the space shuttle Endeavour to the Intelsat-VI satellite and to support the four spacewalks required to repair the stranded communications satellite.
(Government of Canada, Canadian Space Agency, Directions of communications, Information services and new media. "Flight History of Canadarm." Canadian Space Agency website. Canadian Space Agency, 28 Oct. 2011. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/canadarm/flight.asp.) -
Brian Mulroney resigns as leader of the Conservative Party
After 8 and a half years as the Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney announces his resignation as the leader of the Conservative Party (Brian Mulroney steps down). -
North American Free Trade Agreement
The Canada-Untied States FTA was later replaced with the North American Free Trade Agreement. Mulroney negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement with U.S. President George Bush and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari; the three reached a preliminary agreement in August 1992, and it was signed on December 17 of that same year. However, it didn't come into effect until January 1st 1994 (Pettigrew, Ian). -
WTO is established as a law
WTO was established as a law on New Years Day 1995. 123 countries signed it. This was a direct result of GATT.
(Staff, Investopedia. "General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade - GATT." Investopedia. N.p., 14 Nov. 2015. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gatt.asp.) -
Blackberry 850 is released to the public
Blackberry releases their first official "Blackberry" device which supported email and limited HTML browsing, the device featured a monochrome screen. -
Canadarm 2 is launched on the STS-100
(Doetsch, Karl H., and Garry Lindberg. "Canadarm." The Canadian Encyclopedia. N.p., 23 June 2013. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadarm/.) -
Canadarm 2 is added to the STS-111
(Doetsch, Karl H., and Garry Lindberg. "Canadarm." The Canadian Encyclopedia. N.p., 23 June 2013. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadarm/.) -
Canadarm and Canadarm 2 work together
On August 15th, 2007, Canadarm and Canadarm 2 worked together earning the nickname the "Canadian Handshake". -
Blackberry reaches 10 million users worldwide
Blackberry has reached a huge milestone in which 10 million people worldwide are now using their devices. -
Canadarm is aboard the N.A.S.A space shuttle Discovery
In October 2007, the Canadarm was aboard the space shuttle Discovery to remove Harmony from Discovery's payload bay and bring it into position beside the Unity module. (Government of Canada, Canadian Space Agency, Directions of communications, Information services and new media. "Flight History of Canadarm." Canadian Space Agency website. Canadian Space Agency, 28 Oct. 2011. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/canadarm/flight.asp.) -
Most Valuable Canadian Company
Balckberry begins to distribute phones in China, raising blackberry share worth by 8 percent and making it Canada's most valued company at 68 billion dollars. -
Dextre is officially launched on the STS-100
On March 11th, 2008, Dextre was officially launched by the STS-100.
(Government of Canada, Canadian Space Agency, Directions of communications, Information services and new media. "Flight History of Canadarm." Canadian Space Agency website. Canadian Space Agency, 28 Oct. 2011. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/canadarm/flight.asp.) -
Dextre is added to the STS-100
Five days later from its launch, Dextre was officially added to the STS-100.
(Doetsch, Karl H., and Garry Lindberg. "Canadarm." The Canadian Encyclopedia. N.p., 23 June 2013. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadarm/.) -
RIM is worlds fastest growing company
RIM is declared the world's fastest-growing company with an average sales growth of 77 per cent over the previous three years. -
Canadarm retires
In July 2011, after 30 years and over 90 successful missions the Canadarm retires.
(Doetsch, Karl H., and Garry Lindberg. "Canadarm." The Canadian Encyclopedia. N.p., 23 June 2013. Web. 01 June 2017. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadarm/.) -
CEO's Step down
the co-CEOs of RIM, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis step down from their position after a record worst year for RIM. -
RIM formally changes name to Blackberry
RIM (research in motion) changes their name to Blackberry -
Blackberry cuts 4500 Jobs
BlackBerry announces it will cut 4,500 jobs, the equivalent of 40 per cent of its company workforce. The company also said reported a second-quarter net operating loss of nearly $1 billion. -
$4.4B loss in 3rd quarter
Bllackberry reports it had a staggering $4.4-billion US net loss from continuing operations in its 3rd quarter of 2013 -
Blackberry Pairs with Android
Blackberry in their struggles, in a last ditch effort paired with android to create a line of "dtek" smartphones
