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Events from the year1972 in Canada.

Incumbents

Crown

Monarch –Elizabeth II^[1]

Federal government

Provincial governments

Lieutenant governors

Premiers

Premier of Alberta –Peter Lougheed
Premier of British Columbia –W.A.C. Bennett (until September 15) thenDave Barrett
Premier of Manitoba –Edward Schreyer
Premier of New Brunswick –Richard Hatfield
Premier of Newfoundland –Joey Smallwood (until January 18) thenFrank Moores
Premier of Nova Scotia –Gerald Regan
Premier of Ontario –Bill Davis
Premier of Prince Edward Island –Alexander B. Campbell
Premier of Quebec –Robert Bourassa
Premier of Saskatchewan –Allan Blakeney

Territorial governments

Commissioners

Events

January to June

January 1 -Winnipeg is merged into a megacity
January 1 - Canada's ban on cigarette advertisements on film, radio, and television goes into effect
January 1 - Canada'scapital gains tax comes into effect
January 18 -Frank Moores becomes premier ofNewfoundland, replacingJoey Smallwood, who had governed for 23 years
February 1 - TheAtlantic Pilotage Authority is established
February 25 - ThePickering Nuclear Power Plant opens
April 15 - Canada and theUnited States sign theGreat Lakes Water Quality Agreement
May 31 - The "member" level of theOrder of Canada is created
June 16 - TheChurchill Falls hydro-electric facility opens
July 14 -Donald MacDonald of theCanadian Labour Congress becomes the first non-European head of theInternational Confederation of Free Trade Unions

July to December

July 21 -Global Television Network network licence approved by the CRTC
August 30 -Frank Arthur Calder becomes the first NativeCabinet minister in Canadian history when he is appointed to theCabinet of British Columbia
September 1 - Anarson attack on theBlue Bird Café inMontreal kills 37 and leads to nationwide changes to fire codes.
September 4 –Armed robbers steal 18 paintings, including aRembrandt, along with 38 pieces of jewellery, from theMontreal Museum of Fine Arts, valued at $2 million at the time in what is not only Canada's largestart theft but its largest theft of private property ever. Except for one returned in an attempt to negotiate a ransom, none of the paintings have been recovered nor have the thieves ever been identified publicly.
September 12 -Heritage Canada is established
September 15 -David Barrett becomes premier ofBritish Columbia, replacingW.A.C. Bennett, who had governed for 20 years
September 27 - The sale offire crackers is banned in Canada
September 28 -CITY-TV begins broadcasting inToronto
October 30 -Federal election:Pierre Trudeau's Liberals win a minority
November 9 -Anik I, the world's first non-military communications satellite is launched.
December - The government's Parliamentary Flag Program begins
December 14 -Muriel McQueen Fergusson becomes the first femaleSpeaker of the Senate of Canada.

Full date unknown

Governmentpensions are indexed to cost of living
TheArt Bank is established
TheGovernment of Ontario renames all departments to ministries.^[3]

Arts and literature

New works

Robertson Davies:The Manticore
Margaret Atwood:Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature
Mordecai Richler:Shovelling Trouble
John Newlove:Lies
Milton Acorn:More Poems for People
Donald Jack:Exit Muttering
Leona Gom:Kindling
Joy Fielding:The Best of Friends
Farley Mowat:A Whale for the Killing
Marshall McLuhan:Culture Is Our Business

Awards

See1972 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Stephen Leacock Award:Max Braithwaite,The Night They Stole the Mounties' Car
Vicky Metcalf Award:William Toye

Sport

March 18 –Toronto Varsity Blues win their sixth (and fourth consecutive)University Cup by defeating theSaint Mary's Huskies 5 to 0. The final game was played at thePalais des Sports inSherbrooke, Quebec
May 11 –Parry Sound'sBobby Orr is awarded his secondConn Smythe Trophy
May 14 –Quebec Major Junior Hockey League'sCornwall Royals win theMemorial Cup by defeating theOntario Hockey Association'sPeterborough Petes 2 to 1. The final game was played at theOttawa Civic Centre.
September 28 –Canada defeats theSoviet Union in theSummit Series 4 games to 3. The deciding Game 8 was played atLuzhniki Palace of Sports inMoscow
October 11 – TheWorld Hockey Association is established with four Canadian teams (Ottawa Nationals,Quebec Nordiques,Winnipeg Jets andAlberta Oilers)
November 25 –Alberta Golden Bears win their secondVanier Cup by defeating theWaterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks 20–7 in the8th Vanier Cup played atVarsity Stadium inToronto
December 3 –Hamilton Tiger-Cats win their sixthGrey Cup by defeating theSaskatchewan Roughriders 13–10 in the60th Grey Cup played atIvor Wynne Stadium inHamilton

Births

January to June

January 1
- Jennifer Hale, actress and singer
- Barron Miles, defensive back for theBC Lions in theCFL
January 3 -Drake Berehowsky, ice hockey player and coach
January 4 –Brad Zavisha, ice hockey player
January 7 -Susan Cushman, rhythmic gymnast
January 10 -Jonathan Ohayon, archer
January 16 –Dameon Clarke, actor and voice actor
January 25 -Katrina Von Sass, volleyball player
January 29 -Shaun Majumder, comedian and actor
January 30 -Chris Simon, ice hockey player
February 2 -Naheed Nenshi, politician,Mayor of Calgary
February 3 -Michael Kovrig, diplomat and hostage victim
February 7 -Jamie Shannon, actor and director
February 12 -Owen Nolan, ice hockey player
March 13 -Sherri Field, field hockey player
March 17 -Melissa Auf der Maur, bassist and photographer
March 22 -Elvis Stojko, figure skater, Olympic silver medalist and World Champion
April 1 -Rob Anders, politician
April 2 -Graham Hood, middle-distance runner
April 4 -Lisa Ray, model and actress0
April 9 -Karen Clark, synchronized swimmer
April 15 -Arturo Gatti, boxer, (died2009 in Canada|2009)
April 17 -Terran Sandwith, ice hockey player
April 21 -Stefan Brogren, actor and director
April 24 -Nicolas Gill, judoka and Olympic silver medalist
May 5 -Brad Bombardir, ice hockey player
May 5 -Devin Townsend, vocalist, guitarist and record producer
May 6 -Martin Brodeur, ice hockey player
May 7 -Ray Whitney, ice hockey player
June 6 -Erin Woodley, synchronised swimmer
June 15 -Krista Thompson, field hockey player
June 17 -Steven Fletcher, politician and Minister
June 26 -Garou, singer
June 30 -Molly Parker, actress

July to December

July 4 -Mike Knuble, ice hockey player
July 5 -Robert Esmie, Olympic athlete
August 1
- Marc Costanzo, musician
- Tanya Reid, actress
August 2 –Kelly Richardson, Canadian contemporary artist
August 23 –Anthony Calvillo, Canadian Football League quarterback
August 27 -Mike Smith, actor
August 29 -Amanda Marshall, pop-rock singer
September 4 -Daniel Nestor, Serbian born tennis player
September 12 -Lori Strong, artistic gymnast
September 20 -Sergio Di Zio, actor
September 21 -Erin Fitzgerald, voice actress
September 27 -Clara Hughes, cyclist, speed skater and Olympic medalist
October 5 -Aaron Guiel, baseball player
October 11 -Brigitte Soucy, volleyball player
October 17 -Cameron Baerg, rower and Olympic silver medalist
November 1 -Glen Murray, ice hockey player
November 10 -Trevor Devall, voice actor and podcaster
November 11 -Adam Beach, actor
November 22 -Gabe Khouth, actor and voice actor (died2019)
November 26 -Chris Osgood, ice hockey player
December 11 -Daniel Alfresson, Swedish ice hockey player
December 19 -Charles Lefrançois, high jumper
December 23 -Christian Potenza, actor and voice actor

Deaths

Lester Bowles Pearson in 1944

January 2 -James White,World War I flying ace (b.1893)
January 6 -Samuel McLaughlin, businessman and philanthropist (b.1871)
February 7 -William Henry Fenton, Ontario MLA (b.1883)
April 7
- Al Boliska, radio and television broadcaster (b.1932)
- Woodrow Stanley Lloyd, politician and 8th Premier ofSaskatchewan (b.1913)
May 28 -Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, former King of Canada (b.1894)
August 20 -A. M. Klein, poet, journalist, novelist, short story writer and lawyer (b.1909)
October 31 -Bill Durnan, ice hockey player (b.1916)
December 27 -Lester B. Pearson, politician, 14thPrime Minister of Canada, diplomat and 1957Nobel Peace Prize recipient (b.1897)

See also

References

^"Queen Elizabeth II | The Canadian Encyclopedia".www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved4 December 2022.
^Lentz, Harris M. (4 February 2014).Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 143.ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2.
^"The Evolution of Education in Ontario: Rev. Dr. Egerton Ryerson". Archived fromthe original on 2012-11-15. Retrieved2017-10-31.

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