1932 in Canada
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See also: 1931 in Canada, other events of 1932, 1933 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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[edit] Events
- February 17 - The "Mad Trapper" is killed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in the Yukon
- May 26 - predecessor of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) established
- June 1 - Leonard Tilley becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Charles Richards
- July 20 - The Ottawa Imperial Conference is held, it creates a zone of preferential trade within the Commonwealth
- September 5 - Angus Macdonald becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Gordon Harrington
- August 1 - The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) is formed in Regina, Saskatchewan
- August 3 - Henri Bourassa leaves Le Devoir
- October 14 - W. J. P. MacMillan becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing James D. Stewart
- October 29 - The Dominion Drama Festival is founded
- November 15 - Thomas Pattullo becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Simon Fraser Tolmie
- The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.
- A seven-month miners strike occurs in Crowsnest Pass
- At the 1932 Winter Olympics Canada wins Gold at hockey
- At the 1932 Summer Olympics Canada wins two gold medals.
- The First family planning clinic in Canada is set up by Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw in Hamilton, Ontario. Which is illegal at the time.
[edit] Arts and literature
- New Books
- A Broken Journey - Morley Callaghan
[edit] Births
- January 24 - Henri Nouwen, author
- March 1 - Donald Stovel Macdonald, politician
- March 2 - Jack Austin, politician
- March 14 - Norval Morrisseau, artist
- April 6 - Eugène Bellemare, politician
- April 26 - Michael Smith, chemist
- May 28 - John Savage, Premier of Nova Scotia
- June 5 - General Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault, Chief of the Defence Staff
- June 10 - Henry N. R. Jackman, businessman and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- June 24 - Mel Hurtig, nationalist and encyclopedia editor
- June 24 - David McTaggart, environmentalist
- July 13 - Hubert Reeves, astrophysicist
- July 16 - Hédi Bouraoui, author
- July 22 - Doug Kyle, long-distance runner
- July 27 - George Ryga, writer
- August 11 - Izzy Asper, media mogul
- August 18 - William R. Bennett, Premier of British Columbia
- August 24 - Thelms Irene Millard
- August 28 - Andy Bathgate, hockey player
- August 31 - Allan Fotheringham, political columnist
- September 14 - Harry Sinden, hockey player
- September 25 - Glenn Gould, pianist
- September 27 - Gabriel Loubier, politician
- October 18 - Iona Campagnolo, politician
- October 24 - Robert Mundell, economist
- November 10 - Martin Hattersley, politician
- November 13 - Marilyn Brooks, fashion designer
- November 29 - Ed Bickert, jazz guitarist
- J. Robert Janes, author
[edit] Deaths
- March 6 - Joseph-Hormisdas Legris, politician
- May 12 - J. E. H. MacDonald, Group of Seven painter
- July 22 - Reginald Fessenden, radio pioneer
