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First Women Justice of the Supreme Court.
Bertha Wilson became the Justice of the Supreme Court on March 4, 1982. She was the first women justice in the Supreme Court. It is significant because this shows the rise of women's rights and status in Canada. And the improvement in women's right helped the society to evolve and made Canada a better country. -
Consititution Act
Elizabeth II, the Queen of Britain and Canada, approved this act (with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms) in Ottawa on 17 April, 1982, which made this act become official for Canada. This Act allows Canadian to have their own constitution and they can change it anytime by themselves. Also, the rights of Canadian citizens are protected. -
NAFTA
Canada, Mexico and the U.S. signed a treaty called the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in1994. Under this treaty, certain goods traded between these countries are tax-free, and it affected their economies in a positive way. In addition, it shows that the whole North America is united. -
Quebec referendum
This vote was the second referendum to let the people choose that if the Quebec should be independent or not. 50.58% of the people voted do not separate Quebec from Canada and 49.42% voted Quebec should be independent, people who desired unification won the vote with very small advantage, and finally Quebec got to stay united with Canada. -
9.11 attacks!
Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda attacked the significant building, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York. The leader of al-Qaeda; Osama Bin Laden organized a group of terrorists to start the suicide attack to the significant building of U.S., it was also considered that the al-Qaeda provoked the United Nation and then all the countries around the world started fighting the terrorists. -
Power is Gone!
Biggest blackout in North American history happened at Northeast in 2003, including 8 provinces of U.S. and Ontario. Almost 10 million people (1/3 of the population) were affected by this power cut. It affected the people in Ontario about 8 days. -
Same-sex marriage
Same sex marriage became legal in Canada in 2005 as the Civil Marriage Act, and then Canada was the fourth country in the world legalized the same-sex marriage. It gave the homosexuals more equal rights and more respect in their community. -
Canada hosts Winter Olympics!
The 2010 Winter Olympics was hosted in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, started from Fed. 12, 2010 and ended at Fed. 28, 2010. This was the second time Canada hosts the Winter Olympics since 1988. And Canada has gained the first place in the metal table with 14 gold, 7 silver, and 5 bronze, it told the world that our people are strong.
