1940 in Canada
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Events from the year 1940 in Canada.
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[edit] Events
[edit] January to June
- 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 forced to evacuate soon after
- June 21 - The National Resources Mobilization Act is passed; Conscription is introduced, but only for homeland defence
[edit] July to December
- 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 arrested for sedition due to his anti-conscription 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
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- The Icefields Parkway in the Canadian Rockies is completed.
- The Rowell-Sirois Commission report on federal-provincial relations is released
- Wilbur Franks invents the g-suit at the University of Toronto
[edit] Arts and Literature
[edit] New Works
- Morley Callaghan - Just ask George
[edit] Awards
- See the 1940 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
[edit] Births
[edit] January to March
- January 10 - Guy Chevrette, politician
- February 16 - Don Bertoia, middle distance runner
- March 6 - Ken Danby, artist (d.2007)
- March 22 - Dave Keon, ice hockey player
[edit] April to June
- April 18 - Robert N. Kucey, author
- May 8 - Irwin Cotler, politician and Minister
- May 10 - Peter M. Liba, journalist and Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba (d.2007)
- May 20 - Otto Jelinek, figure skater, businessman and politician
- June 6 - Brian Ransom, politician
- June 14 - Mark Assad, politician
- June 25 - Louise Dacquay, politician
[edit] July to September
- July 11 - Yvon Charbonneau, politician
- July 15 - Glen Findlay, politician
- July 22 - Alex Trebek, television personality and game show host
- July 27 - Harvie Andre, engineer, businessman, politician and Minister
- July 28 - Mario Sergio, politician
- August 7 - Sally McCallum, track and field athlete
- September 6 - Brian Smith, ice hockey player and sportscaster (d.1995)
- September 9 - Larry Lund, ice hockey player
- September 11 - Gerry Phillips, politician
- September 20 - Doug Young, politician and Minister
- September 30 - Harry Jerome, track and field runner (d.1982)
- September 30 - Dewey Martin, rock drummer (d.2009)
[edit] October to December
- October 11 - David McFadden, poet, fiction writer and travel writer
- October 19 - Bill Gairdner, track and field athlete
- October 29 - Galen Weston, businessman
- November 20 - George Swede, poet and children's writer
- November 29 - Denny Doherty, singer and songwiter (d.2007)
- December 20 - Ed Helwer, politician
- December 29 - George Puce, discus thrower
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- Stan Hagen, politician (d.2009)
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January to June
- February 11 - John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, novelist, politician and 15th Governor General of Canada (b.1875)
- March 3 - Joseph Ovide Brouillard, politician and businessman (b.1859)
- March 26 - Richard Squires, politician and Prime Minister of Newfoundland (b.1880)
- April 25 - John Hampden Burnham, politician and lawyer (b.1860)
- May 2 - James Bowman, politician (b.1861)
- June 10 - Norman McLeod Rogers, lawyer, politician and Minister (b.1894)
[edit] July to September
- September 2 - Maude Abbott, physician (b.1869)
- September 7 - Laura Borden, wife of Robert Borden, 8th Prime Minister of Canada (b.1862)
- October 9 - Wilfred Grenfell, medical missionary (b.1865)
- October 10 - Berton Churchill, actor (b.1876)
- December 5 - Wilfred Lucas, actor, film director and screenwriter (b.1871)
