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Before 1980, disabled people in Canada were put into inhumane conditions in asylums, mental hospitals and institutions. Deinstitutionalization is when in the 1980s disabled people are released from large-scale institutions. Civil rights campaigns for disabled people's rights caused a demand for political change, making the Charter of Rights and Freedoms include disability as a protected category.
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The British House of Commons passed this act, ending British jurisdiction over Canada
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There is a trade agreement between the United States and Canada, bringing the countries together and improving their relationsip
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A man called Marc Lépine entered armed with a gun into a classroom in École Polytechnique in Montreal, divided the men and women, and killed the women while saying "You are all feminists" He killed 14 women and then killed himself
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The Meech Lake Accord was an amendment to the Canadian Constitution to try to strengthen provincial powers and call Quebec a "distinct society". It collapsed mostly because of Elijah Harper's "no" vote.
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There is a land dispute between the Mohawk of the Kanesatake reserve and the Oka municipal government. The government wanted to build a golf course on Mohawk burial grounds, and the Mohawk set up blockades to prevent any construction to be made. A police officer was killed, and the Canadian army had to intervene. Finally, on September 26, the Mohawk left the blockades, and the golf course was cancelled
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The creation of Nunavut, or "Our Land", was the result of persistence and dedication by the Inuit to the Canadian government, requesting the creation of another territory for themselves.
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This day was the peak of the Idle No More Movement, a campaign protesting the introduction of Bill C-45, which enabled the government to take aboriginal land without any permission. This day, around 50 events took place around the world to raise awareness towards aboriginal civil rights.
