1984 in Canada

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Last updated September 03, 2024

Incumbents

Crown

Monarch – Elizabeth II ^[1]

Federal government

Governor General – Edward Schreyer (until May 14) then Jeanne Sauvé ^[2]
Prime Minister – Pierre Trudeau (until June 30) then John Turner (June 30 to September 17) then Brian Mulroney
Chief Justice – Bora Laskin (Ontario) (until 18 April) then Brian Dickson (Manitoba)
Parliament – 32nd (until 9 July) then 33rd (from November 5)

Provincial governments

Territorial governments

Commissioners

Premiers

Premier of the Northwest Territories – George Braden then Richard Nerysoo
Premier of Yukon – Chris Pearson

Events

January to June

January 12 - Richard Nerysoo becomes government leader of the Northwest Territories, replacing George Braden.
February 29 - Pierre Trudeau announces he will retire as soon as the Liberal Party of Canada can elect another leader.
April 5 - A fire races through Number 26 Colliery in Glace Bay on Cape Breton Island killing one miner. This effectively closes the mine permanently, ending years of coal mining in Glace Bay.
May 8 - Cpl. Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing 3 and wounding 13. René Jalbert, sergeant-at-arms of the assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour.
June 30 - John Turner becomes Canada's seventeenth prime minister replacing the retiring Pierre Trudeau.

July to December

July 18 - Quebec actress Denise Morelle is found murdered in a house she had gone to visit Sanguinet Street in Montreal. Autopsies show that she was raped and brutally beaten to death. The murderer, 49-year-old Gaetan Bissonnette, will not be discovered until 2007.
August 31 - MuchMusic first airs.
September 1 - The Sports Network (TSN) first airs.
September 3 - In protest of the upcoming Papal visit, Thomas Bernard Brigham, a retired American armed forces officer, bombs Montreal's Central Station, killing 3 people and wounding more than 30.
September 4 - In the 1984 federal election, the incumbent government of the Liberal Party of Canada is defeated as the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, led by Brian Mulroney, wins the largest parliamentary majority in Canadian history.
September 9–20 - Pope John Paul II tours Canada.
September 17 - Brian Mulroney is sworn in as Canada's eighteenth prime minister.
September 25 - The Premier of New Brunswick Richard Bennett Hatfield is accused of drug possession (35 grams of cannabis was found in his bag) during the official visit of Queen Elizabeth II in the province. He was finally acquitted.
October 5 - Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.
November 6
- Saskatchewan MLA Colin Thatcher is convicted of the murder of his ex-wife Joanne.
- Nova Scotia election: John Buchanan's Progressive Conservatives win a third consecutive majority.
November 23 - The Fredericton City Hall is designated a National Historic Site.

Full date unknown

Labatt introduces the first twist-off cap on a reusable beer bottle.
Telelatino Network signs on in October.

Arts and literature

New books

Neuromancer : William Gibson
La Détresse et l'enchantement: Gabrielle Roy
Dinner Along the Amazon: Timothy Findley
The Summer Tree: Guy Gavriel Kay

Awards

See 1984 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Books in Canada First Novel Award: Heather Robertson, Willie
Gerald Lampert Award: Sandra Birdsell, Night Travellers and Jean McKay, Gone to Grass
Pat Lowther Award: Bronwen Wallace, Signs of the Former Tenant
Stephen Leacock Award: Gary Lautens, No Sex Please...We're Married
Vicky Metcalf Award: Bill Freeman

Film

James Cameron's The Terminator propels the Canadian director to international fame

Television

Jeopardy! is relaunched with Canadian Alex Trebek as host
Second City Television ends its run on Canadian television

Sport

May 19 – Edmonton Oilers win their first Stanley Cup defeating the New York Islanders 5 to 2. The deciding Game 5 was played at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton. Edmonton's own Mark Messier was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy
May 19 – Ottawa 67's win their first Memorial Cup by defeating the Kitchener Rangers 7 to 2. The final game was played at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario
August 12 – At the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles Canada has its best performance ever, mostly due to the boycott of the games by the Eastern Bloc countries.
October 3 – Chicago Sting win their second Soccer Bowl by defeating the Toronto Blizzard 2 games to 0. The deciding game was played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto. This would be the final game played in the original North American Soccer League
November 18 – Winnipeg Blue Bombers win their eighth Grey Cup (and first since 1962) by defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 47 to 17 in the 72nd Grey Cup played at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. Edmonton's own Sean Kehoe is awarded the game's Most Valuable Canadian
November 24 – Guelph Gryphons win their first Vanier Cup by defeating the Mount Allison Mounties 22 to 13 in the 20th Vanier Cup played at Varsity Stadium in Toronto.

Births

January 2 – Kristen Hager, film and television actress
January 26 – Jon Hameister-Ries, football player (died 2021)
February 8 – Manuel Osborne-Paradis, skier
February 10 – Chris Pellini, canoeist
February 15 – Mark de Jonge, canoeist
March 13 – Noel Fisher, actor
March 26 – Stéphanie Lapointe, singer-songwriter and actress
April 25 – Dallas Soonias, volleyball player
April 27 – Pierre-Marc Bouchard, ice hockey player
May 7 – Kevin Owens, pro wrestler
May 29 – James Steacy, hammer thrower
June 2 – Max Boyer, wrestler^[3]
June 13 – Chanelle Charron-Watson, swimmer
June 16 – Rick Nash, ice hockey player
June 27 – Kate Richardson, gymnast
July 3 – Corey Sevier, actor
July 11 – Melanie Papalia, actress
July 12 – Sami Zayn, pro wrestler
July 20 – Nicholas Tritton, judoka
July 24 – Tyler Kyte, actor and singer
August 4 – Scott Dickens, swimmer
August 6 – Kit Lang, actor
September 5
- Marina Radu, water polo player
- Shawn Hook, singer-songwriter
September 19 – Kevin Zegers, actor
September 22 – Laura Vandervoort, actress
September 27 – Avril Lavigne, singer-songwriter, fashion designer and actress
October 1 – Rosanna Tomiuk, water polo player
October 4 – Sheray Thomas, basketball player
October 11 – Martha MacIsaac, actress
October 24 – Sultana Frizell, hammer thrower
October 26 – Dominique Perreault, water polo player
November 26 – Shannon Rempel, speed skater
November 28 – Marc-André Fleury, ice hockey player
December 21 – Sarah Mutch, model and actress

Deaths

January to June

February 7 – James Sinclair, politician, businessman and father of Margaret Sinclair, one-time wife of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, and grandfather of Justin Trudeau (born 1908)
February 9 – William Earl Rowe, politician and 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (born 1894)
March 22 – Stanley Fox, politician (born 1906)
March 26 – Bora Laskin, jurist and 14th Chief Justice of Canada (born 1912)
March 30 – Gaëtan Dugas, early AIDS patient, the alleged and debunked Patient Zero for AIDS (born 1953)
April 11 – Adhémar Raynault, politician and Mayor of Montreal (born 1891)
May 17 – Gordon Sinclair, journalist, writer and commentator (born 1900)
May 19 – Russell Paulley, politician (born 1909)
May 30 – George Pearkes, politician, soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross (born 1888)

July to December

July 17 – Denise Morelle, actress and murder victim (born 1926)
August 12 – Lenny Breau, guitarist (born 1941)
September 25 – Walter Pidgeon, actor (born 1897)
October 2 – Harry Strom, politician and 9th Premier of Alberta (born 1914)
October 19 – Grant Notley, politician (born 1939)
December 31 – Chester Ronning, diplomat and politician (born 1894)

References

↑ "Queen Elizabeth II | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
↑ Lentz, Harris M. (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2.
↑ "Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2011-01-28.

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[1] "Queen Elizabeth II | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[2] Lentz, Harris M. (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2.

[3] "Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2011-01-28.

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1984 in Canada

Contents

Incumbents

Crown

Federal government

Provincial governments

Lieutenant governors

Premiers

Territorial governments

Commissioners

Premiers

Events

January to June

July to December

Full date unknown

Arts and literature

New books

Awards

Film

Television

Sport

Births

Deaths

January to June

July to December

See also

Related Research Articles

References