|
Year |
Month |
Start Date |
Event |
|
1792 |
December |
17 |
The
first session of the Parliament of Lower Canada opens on
December 17. |
|
1796 |
December |
17 |
Born
- December 17 - Thomas Chandler Haliburton, author, judge and
politician (d.1865) |
|
1822 |
December |
17 |
Died
- December 17 - Peter Fidler, fur trader, mapmaker, explorer
(born 1769) |
|
1844 |
December |
17 |
Institut canadien de Montréal founded on December 17. |
|
1859 |
December |
17 |
The
first passenger train passes through the Victoria Bridge. |
|
1874 |
December |
17 |
Born
- December 17 - William Lyon Mackenzie King, lawyer, economist,
university professor, civil servant, journalist, politician and
10th Prime Minister of Canada (d.1950) |
|
1874 |
December |
17 |
December 17 - Nova Scotia election: Philip Carteret Hill's
Liberals win a second consecutive majority |
|
1874 |
December |
17 |
Died
- December 17 - Hiram Blanchard, Premier of Nova Scotia (b.1820) |
|
1909 |
December |
17 |
Died
- December 17 - George Cox, mayor of Ottawa (b.1834) |
|
1914 |
December |
17 |
December 17 - George J. Clark becomes Premier of New Brunswick
replacing the retiring James K. Flemming |
|
1917 |
December |
17 |
December 17: Federal election: Robert Borden's Conservatives win
a second consecutive majority |
|
1939 |
December |
17 |
December 17 - World War II: The 1st Canadian Infantry Division
lands in Scotland en route to England. The division is
accompanied by a team of announcers and technicians, who set up
Radio Canada's overseas service. |
|
1960 |
December |
17 |
December 17 – Quebec becomes the last province to agree to the
National Health Act. |
|
1967 |
December |
17 |
Born
- December 17 – Vincent Damphousse, ice hockey player |
|
1968 |
December |
17 |
Born
- December 17 – Paul Tracy, racing car driver |
|
1975 |
December |
17 |
Born
- December 17 - Nick Farrell, boxer |
|
1990 |
December |
17 |
December 17 – The GST becomes law |
|
1991 |
December |
17 |
Born
- December 17 - Léo Bureau-Blouin, politician |
|
1991 |
December |
17 |
Died
- December 17 - Armand Frappier, physician and microbiologist
(born 1904) |
|
1992 |
December |
17 |
December 17: Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signs the NAFTA deal |
|
2002 |
December |
17 |
December 17 - The Quebec City police arrest many people in a
child prostitution bust that includes many well-known people of
the city. |