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The Goods and Services Tax comes into effect
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1991
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Canadian Forces begin their participation in the Persian Gulf War
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Donald Cameron becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Roger Bacon
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Gulf War: Iraq agrees to a cease-fire ending the conflict
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Rita Johnston becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Bill Vander Zalm. She is the first woman to be the country's head of government of British Columbia.
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Joe Clark is appointed Minister of Constitutional Affairs
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MP John Nunziata alleges the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) know who bombed the Air-India flight 182 but did not have evidence needed for prosecution.
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Paul Bernardo kidnaps, rapes, and murders Leslie Mahaffy
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The process leading to the privatization of Petro-Canada is begun
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Brad Beven (AUS) and Karen Smyers (USA) win the 1991 ITU Triathlon World Cup race (1.5 km swim, 40 km bike, 10 km run) in Toronto
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Dobbie-Castonguay Commission recommends an elected Senate and recognizing Quebec as a distinct society.
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The Saskatchewan election: Roy Romanow's NDP win a majority, defeating Grant Devine's PCs
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Michael Harcourt becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Rita Johnston
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Nellie Cournoyea becomes government leader of the Northwest Territories, replacing Dennis Patterson, the first woman to do so.