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Homeless Voting
In 2000, the first homeless person was allowed to vote, Even though they didn't have an official address to their name, they were allowed to vote in federal elections. They are allowed to do this by registering themselves under another address. For example, an address to a homeless shelter would qualify as an address for the homeless person which would allow them to vote. -
Ecoli Breakout
An ecololi outbreak occured in the water supply on May 24, 2000. This happened in Walkerton, Ontario. This ecoli breakout was considered to be the worst ecoli breakout that Canada has ever experienced. May 17 was when the first symptoms of contaminated water occured but the public health officials were not notified. This ecoli breakout ended up killing nine people. -
Tornado at the Campground
On July 15, 2000, Pine Lake, Alberta was hit with a tornado. Winds reached up to 300 km/h and its width was about 2.4 km. The tornado went across the lake and continued on land. Eleven people were killed at 114 were injured at the initial impact of the tornado. Weeks later, more would die from injuries resulting from the tornado. -
Voting In Prison
In 2002, voting was changed. Prisons were now able to vote. The Canadian Supreme Court came to the conclusion that the part of the Canadians Election act that banned all inmates who had a sentence of over two years from voting in the federal elections was against the Canadian Charter of Rights and freedoms. This now granted the inmates a vote in the federal elections -
SARS Outbreak
On March 26, 2003, a SARS outbreak in Ontario caused a public health emergency to be called. SARS is the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. It is a more severe type on pneumonia. If you have SARS, you can result in a sudden fever, have flu-like symptoms, muscle aches, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, and a possibility of a sore throat and coughing. This outbreak ended up killing 44 people. -
Hurricane Juan
On Spetember 29, 2003, category 2 storm, Hurricane Juan, hit land in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Hurricane Juan had given 25-40 millimeters of rain to Halifax. This hurricane is known to be the most damaging storm in Halifax history. two fisherman died from the storms, trees fell on cars killing two people, a house three killed five people, and one person died from reconstructive building a couple weeks after the storm. -
Green Party of Canada
On August 26, 2006, Elizabeth May is voted leader of the Green Party of Canada. The Green Party of Canada is an attempt to make Canada's future better and greener. In 2008, almost one million people voted green and voted for a better future which would create a position look on Canada. -
Barrack's Visit to Ottawa
President Barrack Obama's first foreign trip was to Ottawa, Canada on February 19, 2009. Canada was the United States’ top trading partner so it only made sense for President Barrack Obama to travel there. Obama said he went there to keep the close relationship with Canada and to show how important that relationship was. Obama and Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper met to discuss global problems. -
G8 Summit
The 36th G8 Summit was held in Huntsville, Ontario on June 25, 2010. The G8 Summit is a meeting of the eight most powerful countries in the world that happens annually. They discuss global problems and try to fix big problems by talking about what actions are needed to be taken. G8 Summit consists of Canada, the US, France, Italy, Germany, Russia, the UK, and Japan. -
Attack of the G20 Summit
On June 27, 2010, there was a protest in Toronto against the G20 summit. Many police cars were set on fire in the protesting and almost 1,000 people were arrested. Many signs were being held up that had aggressive language and some inappropriate language also. Toronto wasn’t ever a place for protesting, but this aggressive protest was different than normal.
