1937 in Canada
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See also: 1936 in Canada, other events of 1937, 1938 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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[edit] Events
- First ascent of Mount Lucania (5,226 m), third highest mountain in Canada.
- April 10: Trans-Canada Airlines, the predecessor of Air Canada, was created as a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway
- August 15: The Rowell-Sirois Commission is formed
- September 1: Regular flights of Trans-Canada Air Lines begin
- October 6: Ontario election: Mitchell Hepburn's Liberals win a second consecutive majority
- November 24: The first Governor General's Awards are given.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Births
- January 5: Richard Cashin, labour leader
- January 21: James Unger, cartoonist
- January 24: Suzanne Tremblay, politician
- January 26: Maureen Hemphill, Manitoba politician
- January 29: Frank Iacobucci, jurist
- February 10: Archibald Megarry, publisher
- February 26: Hagood Hardy, musician
- March 2: Joseph MacInnis, diver
- March 9: Bernard Landry, jurist
- March 10: Thomas Hunter, singer
- March 26: James M. Lee, Premier of PEI
- May 9: Jim Walding, Manitoba politician
- May 13: Roch Carrier, author
- June 15: Toby Tarnow, actress
- August 16: David Anderson, Canadian politician
- August 16: Ian Deans, politician
- September 3: Gerry Brisson, hockey player
- September 8: Barbara Frum, journalist
- September 9: Jean Augustine, politician
- September 12: George Chuvalo, boxer
- September 19: Neil Gaudry, Manitoba politician
- September 23: Jacques Poulin, writer
- October 19: Marilyn Bell, swimmer
- November 6: Gerry St. Germain, politician
- November 11: Stephen Lewis, politician and humanitarian
[edit] Deaths
- January 29 Marc Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, painter and sculptor
- November 21: Matthew Robert Blake, politician
