1957 in Canada
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See also: 1956 in Canada, other events of 1957, 1958 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General - Vincent Massey
- Prime Minister - Louis Saint Laurent then John Diefenbaker
- Premier of Alberta - Ernest Manning
- Premier of British Columbia - W.A.C. Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba - Douglas Campbell
- Premier of New Brunswick - Hugh John Flemming
- Premier of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia - Robert Stanfield
- Premier of Ontario - Leslie Frost
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Alex Matheson
- Premier of Quebec - Maurice Duplessis
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Tommy Douglas
[edit] Events
- January 1 - The first Canadian peackeepers arrive in Egypt after the Suez Crisis
- January 17 - The HMCS Bonaventure, Canada's only aircraft carrier, is commissioned
- March 6 - Quebec's Padlock Law is ruled unconstitutional
- March 20 - The seven month long Murdochville Strike begins
- March 28 - The Canada Council is established
- June 10 - Federal election: John Diefenbaker's PCs win a minority, defeating Louis Saint Laurent's Liberals
- June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes prime minister, replacing Louis Saint Laurent
- July 31 - The DEW Line begins operation
- September 12 - Canada and the United States sign the NORAD agreement
- October 4 - The first prototype Avro Arrow is presented to the media
- October 12 - Foreign Minister Lester B. Pearson wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Suez Crisis
- October 14 - Queen Elizabeth II opens the Canadian parliament, the first monarch to do so
- November 22 - The St. Lawrence Seaway opens
- Thanksgiving is moved to its current date
[edit] Arts and literature
- New Works
- Mordecai Richler - A Choice of Enemies
- W.L. Morton - Manitoba: The Birth of a Province
- Farley Mowat - The Dog Who Wouldn't Be
- Northrop Frye - Anatomy of Criticism
- Awards
- See 1957 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Robert Thomas Allen The Grass Is Never Greener
- Television
- Front Page Challenge premiers on CBC
[edit] Births
- January 22 - Mike Bossy, hockey player
- February 17 - Loreena McKennitt, singer
- March 10 - Shannon Tweed, actor
- April 29 - Leona Dombrowsky, politician
- May 4 - Kathy Kreiner, skier
- May 14 - Gilles Bisson, politician
- July 2 - Bret Hart, wrestler
- July 12 - Tonya Lee Williams, actor
- August 15 - David L. Anderson, politician
- August 20 - Cindy Nicholas, swimmer
- August 23 - Georges Farrah, politician
- August 26 - Rick Hansen, wheelchair athlete
- September 8 - Tony Valeri, politician
- October 27 - Glen Murray, politician
- October 30 - Joseph Cordiano, politician
- November 30 - Colin Mochrie, comedian
- December 12 - Robert Lepage, playwright
- Glen Clark, Premier of British Columbia
[edit] Deaths
- June 27 - Malcolm Lowry, writer
- October 29 - Louis B. Mayer, film maker
