1959 in Canada
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See also: 1958 in Canada, other events of 1959, 1960 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General - Georges Vanier
- Prime Minister - John Diefenbaker
- Premier of Alberta - Ernest Manning
- Premier of British Columbia - W.A.C. Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba - Duff Roblin
- 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 then Walter Shaw
- Premier of Quebec - Maurice Duplessis then Paul Sauvé
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Tommy Douglas
[edit] Events
- February 20 - Avro Arrow project is terminated
- April 1 - The St. Lawrence Seaway opens
- June 11 - Ontario general election, 1959: Leslie Frost's PCs win a fifth consecutive majority
- June 18 - Alberta general election, 1959: Ernest Manning's Social Credit Party wins a seventh consecutive majority
- June 20 - The Escuminac Disaster results in 35 fishermen drowned or missing and 22 fishing boats sunk.
- September 7 - Maurice Duplessis, Premier of Quebec, dies in office
- September 11 - Paul Sauvé becomes premier of Quebec
- September 15 - Georges Vanier is sworn in as Governor General replacing Vincent Massey. He is the first French Canadian Governor General.
- September 16 - Walter Shaw becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Alex Matheson
- November 1 - Jacques Plante becomes the first goalie to wear a protective face mask
- November 18 - Canadian Content rules are introduced for television
- December 2 - York University is founded
- National Energy Board of Canada is created
- Farm Credit Corporation established
[edit] Arts and Literature
- New Books
- Mordecai Richler - The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
- Hugh MacLennan - The Watch That Ends the Night
- Farley Mowat - Grey Seas Under
- Max Aitken - Friends
- Gordon R. Dickson - Dorsai!
- Awards
- See 1959 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
[edit] Births
- January 1 - Sharon Bayes, former field hockey goalkeeper
- January 3 - Dwight Duncan, politician
- January 11 - Rob Ramage, hockey player
- April 6 - Jim Rondeau, politician
- April 15 - Kevin Lowe, hockey player
- April 20 - Stephen Harper, politician
- April 22 - Ryan Stiles, comedian
- April 30 - Paul Gross, actor
- May 14 - Rick Vaive, hockey player
- May 17 - David Andres, politician
- June 4 - Rex Barnes, politician
- June 12 - Scott Thompson, comedian
- June 28 - Brad Fraser, playwright
- July 16 - Joanna MacGregor, politician
- August 29 - Chris Hadfield, astronaut
- September 29 - Robert Thibault, politician
- October 14 - Dominic Agostino, politician
- November 5 - Bryan Adams, singer
- November 17 - Guy André, politician
- November 22 - Geoff Regan, politician
[edit] Deaths
- January 26 - Barbara Hanley, Canada's first female mayor
- June 3 - Filip Konowal, WWI Victoria Cross recipient
- September 7 - Maurice Duplessis, Premier of Quebec
