1980 in Canada
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See also: 1979 in Canada, other events of 1980, 1981 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General - Edward Schreyer
- Prime Minister - Joe Clark then Pierre Trudeau
- Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed
- Premier of British Columbia - Bill Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba - Sterling Lyon
- Premier of New Brunswick - Richard Hatfield
- Premier of Newfoundland - Brian Peckford
- Premier of Nova Scotia - John Buchanan
- Premier of Ontario - Bill Davis
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Angus MacLean
- Premier of Quebec - René Lévesque
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Allan Blakeney
[edit] Events
- January 21 - Three Soviet embassy workers are expelled after they are accused of spying
- January 28 - Canadian ambassador to Iran, Ken Taylor, organizes the escape of American citizens from Iran
- February 18 - Federal election: Pierre Trudeau's Liberals win a majority, defeating Joe Clark's PCs
- February 29 - Jeanne Sauvé becomes first woman Speaker of the House of Commons
- March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes prime minister for the second time, replacing Joe Clark
- April 12 - Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope run across Canada in support of cancer research
- April 14 - The National Film Board wins an Oscar for its animated films
- April 22 - Canada announces it will join the boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
- April 30 - Hockey player Gordie Howe finally retires
- May 20 - Quebec votes against separation in the 1980 Quebec referendum
- June 16 - George Braden becomes government leader of the Northwest Territories, as responsible government is reinstituted for the first time since 1905
- July 1 - "O Canada" becomes the official national anthem
- July 30 - Queen Elizabeth II augments the Coat of Arms of Alberta with a crest and supporters
- August 16 to August 23 - First Session of the Youth Parliament of Canada/Parlement jeunesse du Canada held in the Senate chambers of the Canadian Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.
- August 27 The Winnipeg Tribune and the Ottawa Journal, two Canadian broadsheet newspapers, owned by Southam and Thomson newspapers are closed.
- September 1 - Due to a return of his cancer Terry Fox curtails his run
- September 1 - Saskatchewan and Alberta celebrate the 75th anniversaries of their establishment as provinces, culminating a summer full of festivals and special events
- October 6 - The Quebec and Newfoundland governments sign the Churchill Falls hydro agreement.
- October 6 - Trudeau announces his plan to patriate the Canadian constitution unilaterally
- October 28 - The National Energy Program is introduced
- November 17 - Clifford Olson rapes and kills his first victim
[edit] Arts and literature
- New Works
- Mordecai Richler - Joshua Then and Now
- Awards
- See 1980 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Books in Canada First Novel Award: Clark Blaise, Lunar Attractions
- Stephen Leacock Award: Donald Jack, Me Bandy, You Cissie
- Vicky Metcalf Award: John Craig
- Television
- The Royal Canadian Air Farce makes it first television special
[edit] Births
- January 1 — Eric Cyr, baseball pitcher
- February 10 — Mike Ribeiro, hockey player
- February 16 — Blair Betts, ice hockey player
- February 21 — Yannick Lupien, freestyle swimmer
- February 29 — Simon Gagne, ice hockey player
- March 21 — Deryck Whibley, singer
- March 24 — Ramzi Abid, ice hockey player
- March 31 — Michael Ryder, ice hockey player
- April 18 — Robyn Regehr, ice hockey player
- April 21 — Vincent Lecavalier, ice hockey player
- April 29 — Mathieu Biron, ice hockey player
- May 2 — Michael Ryder, ice hockey player
- May 4 — Andrew Raycroft, ice hockey goaltender
- July 15 — Jonathan Cheechoo, ice hockey player
- July 21 — Scott Frandsen, Olympic rower
- August 5 — Mark Bell, hockey player
- August 29 — Perdita Felicien, athlete
- September 9 — Felix Brillant, soccer player
- September 19 — Adrian Cann, soccer player
- October 13 — Marc-Andre Bergeron, ice hockey player
- October 21 — Mike Danton, ice hockey player
- November 4 — Erin Cumpstone, Olympic softballer
- November 9 — Dominique Maltais, snowboarder
- November 9 — Ben Rutledge, Olympic rower
- November 18 — Emanuel Sandhu, figure skater
- December 2 — Adam Kreek, Olympic rower
[edit] Deaths
- March 5 — Jay Silverheels, actor
- October 17 — Richard G. Reid, Premier of Alberta
- November 21 — A.J.M. Smith, poet
- December 31 — Marshall McLuhan, scholar
