1940 in Canada

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See also: 1939 in Canada, other events of 1940, 1941 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Contents

1 Events
2 Arts and Literature
3 Births
4 Deaths

Events

March 13 - John McNair becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Allison Dysart
March 21 - Alberta election: William Aberhart's Social Credit Party wins a second consecutive majority
March 26 - Federal election: Mackenzie King's Liberals win a second consecutive majority
April 3 - Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone is appointed Governor General of Canada replacing the late John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir
April 25 - Quebec women get the vote in provincial elections
May 28-June 30 - World War II: The Canadian navy stations seven destroyers in the English Channel these play an important role in evacuating allied troops from France
June - World War II: The Canadian troops are some of a small number of forces defending Britain
June 5 - Nazi, fascist, and communist groups are declared illegal in Canada and leaders and members are jailed
June 10 - World War II: Canada declares war against Italy
June 13-June 18 - World War II: A small number of Canadian troops land in Brest, France but are force to evacuate soon after
June 21 - Conscription is introduced, but only for homeland defence
July 10 - Alexander MacMillan becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Angus Macdonald
August 1-September 17 - World War II: 80 Canadian pilots participate in the Battle of Britain
August 5 - Camillien Houde, the mayor of Montreal is arrest for sedition due to his anti-conscritption rhetoric
August 7 - Unemployment insurance is introduced
August 18 - The Odgensburg Agreement on continental defence is signed with the United States
September 5: United Kingdom trades most of its North American military bases to the United States in exchange for 50 destroyers
The Icefields Parkway in the Canadian Rockies is completed.
The Rowell-Sirois Report on federal-provincial relations is released
Wilbur Franks invents the g-suit at the University of Toronto

Arts and Literature

New Works

Morley Callaghan - Just ask George

Awards

See the 1940 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.

Births

January 10 - Guy Chevrette, Quebec politician
March 6 - Ken Danby, painter
March 22 - Dave Keon, hockey player
April 18 - Robert N. Kucey, author
May 8 - Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice
May 10 - Peter M. Liba, joranlist and Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba
May 20 - Otto Jelinek, politician
June 6 - Brian Ransom, Manitoba politician
June 14 - Mark Assad, politician
June 25 - Louise Dacquay, Manitoba politician
July 11 - Yvon Charbonneau, politician
July 15 - Glen Findlay, Manitoba politician
July 22 - Alex Trebek, game show host
July 27 - Harvie Andre, politician
July 28 - Mario Sergio, Ontario politician
September 11 - Gerry Phillips, Ontario politician
September 20 - Doug Young, cabinet minister
September 30 - Harry Jerome, athlete
October 11 - David McFadden, poet and novelist
October 29 - Galen Weston, businessman
November 20 - George Swede, poet
November 29 - Denny Doherty, musician
December 20 - Ed Helwer, Manitoba politician

Deaths

February 11 - John Buchan, former Governor General
October 10 - Berton Churchill, actor
Laura Bond, wife of Robert Laird Borden

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