1962 in Canada
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See also: 1961 in Canada, other events of 1962, 1963 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 - Louis Robichaud
- Premier of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia - Robert Stanfield
- Premier of Ontario - John Robarts
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Walter Shaw
- Premier of Quebec - Jean Lesage
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Woodrow Lloyd
[edit] Events
- March 21 - The birth-defect-causing drug thalidomide is banned
- May 2 - The Canadian dollar is pegged to the U.S. currency
- June 15 - Canada is the third power to reach space with the launch of scientific satellite
- June 18 - In the 1962 Federal election John Diefenbaker's Progressive Conservative Party of Canada is reduced to a minority government
- July 1 - First medicare plan is launched in Saskatchewan to great protest by doctors
- July 30 - Trans-Canada Highway opens
- August 6 - A Premiers Conference is held in Victoria, British Columbia
- September 1 - Place Ville Marie opens in Montreal
- September 29 - Alouette 1, Canada's first satellite is launched.
- October 25 - The Bedford Institute of Oceanography opens in Nova Scotia
- October 25-November 12 - The Cuban Missile Crisis occurs. An indecisive Diefenbaker refuses to put Canadian forces on alert, angering the U.S. government.
- December 1-December 2 - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers win the Grey Cup in the famous fog bowl
- December 11 - The last three hangings in Canada take place.
- The Globe and Mail adds the Report on Business section
[edit] Arts and literature
- New books
- Max Aitken - The Decline and Fall of Lloyd George
- W. O. Mitchell - The Kite
- Marshall McLuhan - The Gutenberg Galaxy
- George Woodcock - Anarchism
- Farley Mowat - The Black Joke
- Thomas B. Costain - The Last Plantagenets
- Awards
- See 1962 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: W. O. Mitchell, Jake and the Kid
- Television
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood premieres on CBC
- Theatre
- The first Shaw Festival opens
[edit] Births
- January 17 – Jim Carrey, comedian and actor
- January 22 – Kevin Lamoureux, Manitoba politician
- February 27 – Susie Moloney, novelist
- March 27 – Jann Arden, musician
- June 23 – Patrick Kelly, ice speed skater
- July 1 – Michelle Wright, singer
- July 7 – Ross Rutledge, field hockey player (d. 2004)
- August 23 – Martin Cauchon, politician
- August 27 – Adam Oates, hockey player
- September 18 – John Mann, musician
- September 24 – Nia Vardalos, filmmaker
- September 28 – Grant Fuhr, hockey goalie
- October 16 – Dan McTeague, politician
- October 30 – Rex Harrington, ballet dancer
- November 8 – Cliff Cullen, Manitoba politician
