1936 in Canada
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Events from the year 1936 in Canada.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch: George V, then Edward VIII, then George VI
- Governor General: John Baron Tweedsmuir
- Prime Minister: Mackenzie King
- Secretary of State for External Affairs: Mackenzie King
- Minister of National Defence: Ian Mackenzie
- Minister of Justice: Ernest Lapointe
- Director of Military Operations and Intelligence: Brigadier Henry Crerar
- Chief of the General Staff: Major-General Ernest Charles Ashton
- Chief of the Naval Staff: Commodore Percy W. Nelles
- Senior Air Officer: Air Vice-Marshall George Croil
[edit] Events
- January 6 - Barbara Hanley is elected mayor of Webbwood, Ontario, becoming the first woman ever to serve as a mayor in Canada
- January 14 - Thane Campbell becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Walter Lea
- June 11 - Adélard Godbout becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
- August 26 - Maurice Duplessis becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Adélard Godbout
- September - Earl Bascom of Raymond, Alberta, designs and directs the construction of the first rodeo arena and grandstands in the state of Mississippi
- November 2 - The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation replaces the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
- November 18 - The Toronto Globe and the Mail and Empire merge to form the Globe and Mail
- December 11 - The British Parliament passes His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 which legislates the abdication of King Edward VIII.
- The Spanish Civil War begins. Eventually 1135 Canadians will serve in the International Brigades of the Republican forces
[edit] Arts and literature
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[edit] Births
[edit] January to March
- January 18 - Albert Driedger, politician
- February 6 - Kent Douglas, ice hockey player and coach (d.2009)
- February 9 - Stompin' Tom Connors, folk singer
- February 29 - Henri Richard, ice hockey player
- March 1 - Monique Bégin, academic, politician and Minister
- March 21 - Ed Broadbent, politician and political scientist
- March 24 - David Suzuki, science broadcaster and environmental activist
[edit] April to June
- April 17 - Peter Adams, politician
- April 19 - Sharon Pollock, playwright, actor and director
- May 14 - Aline Chrétien, wife of Jean Chrétien
- May 14 - Richard John Neuhaus, churchman and author (d.2009)
- May 15 - Milan Kymlicka, arranger, composer and conductor (d.2008)
[edit] July to December
- July 3 - Larry Condon, politician (d.1991)
- August 20 - David MacDonald, politician and author
- September 26 - Lowell Murray, Senator
- October 9 – Don Wittman, sportscaster (d.2008)
- October 27 - Suzanne Paradis, writer
- November 7 - Audrey McLaughlin, politician
- December 16 - Karleen Bradford, children's author
[edit] Full date unknown
- Greg Curnoe, painter (d.1992)
- Sheldon Turcott, journalist (d. 2000)
[edit] Deaths
- January 8 - John Augustus Barron, politician and lawyer (b.1850)
- January 10 - Walter Lea, politician and Premier of Prince Edward Island (b.1874)
- January 22 - Noah Timmins, mining developer and executive (b.1867)
- February 26 - Frederick C. Alderdice, businessman, politician and last Prime Minister of Newfoundland (b.1872)
- May 7 - Isidore-Noël Belleau, politician and lawyer (b.1848)
- May 30 - Homer Watson, artist (b. 1855)
- July 6 - Peter Veniot, businessman, newspaper owner, politician and 17th Premier of New Brunswick (b.1863)
- October 3 - William Parks, geologist and paleontologist (b.1868)
- October 29 - Tobias Norris, politician and 10th Premier of Manitoba (b.1861)
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