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John Diefenbaker is born
John Diefenbaker is born is Nuestadt, Ontario -
John Diefenbaker Graduates From the University Of Saskatchewan
John Graduates from the University Of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of arts degree. John would go on to receive 2 more degrees. -
Group of Seven is formed
The Group of Seven consisted of seven Canadian landscape painters. They are credited with being some of the first recognized Canadian artists. -
Formation of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC)
The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission was formed by P.M R.B Bennett and the Canadian government to combat the American influence on Canadian culture through the radio waves. -
Canadian Group of Painters succeeded the Group of Seven
The Canadian Group of painters continued the legacy of the Group of Seven. -
John Diefenbaker becomes the leader of the Conservative Party
Thanks to his excellent speaking skills, John rises to become the leader of the Conservative Party in 1 year. -
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is formed from the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC)
The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission is replaced with a crown corporation, the Canadian Radio Corporation. The CBC was responsible for all broadcasting innovation in Canada and was the chief regulator of Canadian broadcasting. -
CBC announces that Canada will join WW1
Parliament approves Prime Minister Mackenzie King's request that Canada joins the war in Europe. This happens exactly one week after England and France declare war on Nazi Germany. For CBC Radio listeners, the announcement comes as a brief news bulletin interrupting regular programming. -
Canadian Radio Corporation begins to expand drastically
The CBC expands its reach by building multiple radio towers around Canada in places such as British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and the Maritimes. -
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CBC begins to upgrade it's programs
CBC introduced FM radio to the country in 1946. A few years later in 1948, the first issue of the weekly program guide CBC Times was published, to help Canadians keep track of programming. CBC also began operating its television broadcasting service on September 6, 1952 -
Canada Council for the Arts is founded
The Canada Council for the Arts is founded to promote the enjoyment and creation of Canadian art -
Quebec sovereignty movement
This was a political movement, as well as an ideology and concepts supporting the independence of Quebec. 78% of the Quebec population speak French, this was one of the main reasons why Quebec wanted Canada, as a whole, to be bilingual. The cause of this Movement was the fact that Quebec felt ignored, and that the French language was being left behind while Canada move forward. The effect of this event was the Pierre Trudeau took action and made Canada Officially Bilingual. -
John Diefenbaker's wife dies of Leukemia
John is devastated when his wife dies from Leukemia. -
Pierre Trudeau Is Elected To Be Canada's 15th Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau is the 15th prime minister of Canada, and the 3rd longest in office prime minister ever. Trudeau was loved by most Canadians for his youthful energy. If Trudeau never became president many of the great aspects of our country might not be here, like the charter of rights and freedoms, as well as bilingualism. -
The Official Languages Act of 1969
This was an act proposed by Pierre Trudeau that made Canada an Official Bilingual Country using both English and French languages. Many Canadian citizens benefited from this, especially people from Quebec, after this Quebec did not want to separate from Canada any more. The cause for this to be in acted was the fact that Quebec was protesting for there Language and how they wanted to separate from Canada. -
Canada launches it's first domestic communications satellite
The Anik A1 satellite gave CBC/Radio-Canada the ability to beam television signals to the Canadian North for the first time in history. Each of the satellites was equipped with 12 C-band transponders, and thus had the capacity for 12 colour television channels. -
John Diefenbaker dies at the age of 83
By 1978, Diefenbaker was often bedridden with Influenza, He later died at the age of 83 -
The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms
The charter of rights and freedoms is one part of the Canadian constitution. The Constitution is a set of laws containing the basic rules about how our country operates. The charter contains all basic human rights including bilingualism. The cause for this to be In acted was the fact that everyone believed they where issued basic rights that everyone deserved, so this was set in stone as the Charter of rights and freedoms, this was in acted by Pierre Trudeau. -
The Official Languages Act of 1988 (Amended version)
This new version of the Languages act, Consolidates all of the changes made to the original, although this one provides more clarity and detail. The new version highlights the responsibilities of federal institution with respect for the official languages act. the cause for the government to create a new one, was due to the fact that most Canadians where confused by the original languages act, they had many questions, so a more simple version was created wit more Information and laws.
