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Constitution Act
Canada gets a new Constitution Act, including a Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Constitution Act was about giving Canada freedom, making itself its own country, making their own Constitution without asking approval from Britain. This act made Canada free and a new country, making the Canada that we have right now. -
Lincoln Alexander
"In 1968 he was the first black Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons, holding his Hamilton, Ont. seat as a member of the Progressive Conservatives for 12 years. Five years after leaving Parliament, he is appointed lieutenant-governor of Ontario - the first black person to hold a vice-regal position in the country." This changed a bit of the racism that people had since having a black person leading them will change their point of view towards them. -
Leaded gas banned
1984 there was a report saying that, “if no lead had been allowed in gasoline since 1977, there would have been approximately 80 percent fewer children identified with lead toxicity.” Therefore, lead gas was banned in the 1985. This is a good thing, since now the children will not get effected as much. -
Expo '86 opens in Vancouver
"In 1978, Sam Bawlf, provincial minister for recreation and conservation, had proposed an international exposition to celebrate Vancouver's centenary based on a concept study by architect Randle Iredale." Vancouver Expo is known as "the last of its kind held in the Expo the largest, most successful." -
First Woman Prime Minister
Kim Campbell became the first woman Prime Minister by replacing Brian Mulroney, in June, 1993. She was also the first woman to lead the federal Progressive Conservative Party. This was a huge step taken by woman, since at that time, woman was not suppose to work, they were suppose to stay home and take care of the house. Therefore, for her to be the first woman Prime Minister changed a lot of things. -
Ice Storm
This ice storm was the most destructive and disruptive ice storm in Canadian history, close to one hundred millimeters of freezing rain in some areas of central and eastern Canada, affecting nearly 20 percent of Canada's population, mainly in Montreal and Ottawa. There were 35 people who died, nearly 1,000 were injured, making storm among worst natural disasters in Canadian history. -
Nisqually Earthquake
"The Nisqually Earthquake shook the Puget Sound region from Olympia to Everett. It was felt as far as Spokane. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake caused roughly $2 billion in damages, injured about 400 people and was blamed for one fatal heart attack." This attack injured lots of people and even caused death, there has been rarely any injured in earthquakes in Canada, and this was a major earthquake that caused death. -
Gay marriage in Canada
The bill was rejected on Feb. 1, 2005 saying that, "No church, no temple, no synagogue, no mosque, no religious official will be asked or forced to perform a marriage that is contrary to their beliefs." Then bill C-38, the law giving same-sex couples the legal right to marry, receives royal assent and becomes law on July 20, 2005. This shows the Canada is a land for freedom because there are still a lot of others countries that are not allowing this. -
Olympics in Vancouver
21st Winter Olympics, was an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 12 to 28 February 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For the first time, Canada won gold in an official sport at an Olympic Games hosted at home. Canada broke the record for the most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics, which was 13. This really improved the confidence of Canada since this result was really something for Canada. -
Work Cited
History.com Staff. “Persian Gulf War.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/persian-gulf-war.
“TIMELINE | Same-Sex Rights in Canada | CBC News.” CBCnews, CBC/Radio Canada, 25 May 2015, www.cbc.ca/news/canada/timeline-same-sex-rights-in-canada-1.1147516.
Steuter-Martin, Marilla. “Looking Back on the 1998 Ice Storm 20 Years Later | CBC News.”CBCnews, CBC/Radio Canada, 4 Jan. 2018, www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ice-storm-1998-1.4469977. -
Work cited
“1985:Lincoln Alexander Becomes Canada's First Black Lieutenant-Governor-CBC Archives.”CBCnews, CBC/Radio Canada, www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/lincoln-alexander-canadas-first-black-lieutenant-governor
Azzi, Stephen.“Constitution Act,1982.” The Canadian Encyclopedia, www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/constitution-act-1982/
DeFord, Natalie.“Recalling the Nisqually Earthquake: 'I'll Never Forget That Day'.”Thenewstribune, The News Tribune, www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article62761372.html
