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Viola Desmond Dragged Out of Nova Scotia Movie Theater
Voila Desmond was dragged out of a movie theater because she sat on the main floor. This incident started the awareness of racism experienced by black Canadians. Viola was given a posthumous pardon in 2010 and she now appears on the Canadian ten dollar bill -
First Nations Win Right to Vote Provincially
The First Nations were given the right to vote starting in British Columbia -
Newfoundland becomes Province
Newfoundland joined Canada as the tenth Province with the signing of the Capital Act of Westminster. -
Canada joined NATO
Canada joins NATO with eleven other countries to become an important world partner with countries like the USA and great Britain -
St Lawrence Seaway Formally Opened
The St Lawrence Seaway was opened by the Queen of England and the President of the United States. This opened up Canada for large container ships to bring goods deep into Canada and the United States. -
Medicare in effect
This was the beginning of Canada's Healthcare system. We believed as a country that peoples health was a benefit to the entire nation. People should not go bankrupt because they get injured or sick. -
New Canadian Flag
There is no other flag like the Canadian Flag. This flag represented Canada's Independence as a nation from Great Britain. -
Anik A-2 Launched
The ANIK A-2 was launched this made Canada the first country to use satellites for there own communication system. this allowed for cable television to have many more channels including Much Music -
Terry Fox Begins Run
Terry Fox started the Marathon of Hope in St. John's, Newfoundland. He planned to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. Terry Fox raised over ten million dollars in the first few days of his run. -
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
In the early 1980s, Pierre Trudeau started taking the Constitution out of the hands of the British. This meant that Canadians decided what laws and rules we would live by here in Canada.