1959 in Canada

Incumbents

February 20 - Avro Arrow project is terminated
April 1 - The St. Lawrence Seaway opens
June 11 - Ontario election: Leslie Frost's PCs win a fifth consecutive majority
June 18 - Alberta election: 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

New Books

Awards

See 1959 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.


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