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Canada is no longer controlled by Great Britain.
In 1982, Canada signed the Constitution Act of 1982, Canada had then been officially separated from Great Britain. Canada now was allowed to take control of its own constitution. The act was about Canada not needing to get approval from Great Britain to change its own constitution. -
Bertha Wilson was the first women appointed as a justice of the supreme court.
Bertha Wilson was born september 18, 1923, Scotland. For 16 years Bertha Wilson practised law in Toronto with Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt. In 1975, she was appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal later in 1982, specifically on March 4th Bertha Wilson was the very first women to be appointed to the supreme court of Canada. Bertha Wilson, for eight years she served on the Supreme Court and retired in the year of 1991, on January 4th. Bertha Wilson died at the age of 84 on April 28, 2007. -
Bertha Wilson was the first women appointed as a justice of the supreme court.
This piece of history is significant to Canada because Bertha Wilson was the very first women to be appointed as a justice of the Supreme Court in Canada. During this time, women did not have the same rights as men did, society was really strict and sexist when it came to the two genders; men worked and women were to stay at home as housewives. -
Tamil refugees were found drifting off the coast of Newfoundland.
Tamil, the language/culture of sri lanka. Refugees, a person who had fled their country due to escape war, religious beliefs, or natural disaster. Tamils were forced to flee their country due to a war with the other culture in sri lanka called the sinhalese. Around 155 Sri Lankans were found drifting off the coast of Newfoundland for five days. Gus Dalton’s fishing boat was the one to find the Sri lankan refugees. -
Tamil refugees were found drifting off the coast of Newfoundland.
Gus Dalton was a hero to the 155 Sri lankan refugees.
This specific time in history is significant to Canada because Canada is a multicultural country and welcomes many races to this country that gives freedom to everyone. To srilankans Canada is a freedom country that is why sri lankans fled their country to come to Canada and have a better life for not just themselves but their future children too. -
One dollar bills are replaced by a one dollar coin called the “loonie”.
Before 1990s One dollar was a bill lated in the year 1989 specifically in june the bills were replaced by the very first one dollar coins called the “loonie”. This part of history is significant to Canada because it was a really big change for canada to change the dollar bill to a dollar coin. To this day Canada is using the dollar coin called the “loonie”. The coin is used daily by citizens of Canada to buy their daily resources. -
he very first women prime minister, Kim Campbell also the very first women to lead the federal Progressive Conservative Party.
In june of 1993, Kim Campbell was elected as the first women to be the prime minister of Canada and also the first women to lead the Progressive Conservative Party. This piece of history is significant to canada because Kim Campbell was the very first female prime minister. -
The very first women prime minister, Kim Campbell also the very first women to lead the federal Progressive Conservative Party.
During this time there was not a lot of women working in the government and also people were very sexist against both genders; men worked and women were stay at home housewives. Kim Campbell was a very huge step in getting women to see that they were capable of doing what men did. -
Canada’s new $2 coin, dubbed the “toonie,” is introduced.
On February 19, 1996 Canada made a new two dollar coin called the “toonie”. This is significant to Canada because Canadians today depend on money for everything. The toonie is used daily for a canadian citizen. Today the toonie is used to buy resources for Canadians to live. -
Nunavut is carved from the Northwest Territories.
Nunavut became its own territory and government on April 1st of 1999. This is significant to Canada because Nunavut was another territory that was added to the country of Canada. Nunavut separated from the Northwest Territories and this made Nunavut Canada’s newest Canadian territory. Nunavut was actually a settlement between the aboriginals and the Canadian government. -
Prime Minister Stephen Harper gives a formal apology for the abuse suffered by aboriginals in the residential school system.
On June 11th 2008 Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave a formal apology to the aboriginals that suffered abuse in the residential school. This is a significant history to because in aboriginal schools many children were taken away from home to go to school, this included them being taken away from their parents and families. During the time the students spent time in the aboriginal schools they were abused treated unfairly by teachers/adults. -
Prime Minister Stephen Harper gives a formal apology for the abuse suffered by aboriginals in the residential school system.
Still today aboriginals including the whole community of aboriginals were stripped away of their land that we live on today while they were sent far away to live in poor housing conditions.
