1936 in Canada
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See also: 1935 in Canada, other events of 1936, 1937 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch: George V, then Edward VIII, then George VI
- Governor General: John Baron Tweedsmuir
- Prime Minister: Mackenzie King
- Secretary of State for External Affairs: Mackenzie King
- Minister of National Defence: Ian Mackenzie
- Minister of Justice: Ernest Lapointe
- Director of Military Operations and Intelligence: Brigadier Henry Crerar
- Chief of the General Staff: Major-General Ernest Charles Ashton
- Chief of the Naval Staff: Commodore Percy W. Nelles
- Senior Air Officer: Air Vice-Marshall George Croil
[edit] Events
- January 6: Barbara Hanley is elected mayor of Webbwood, Ontario, becoming the first woman ever to serve as a mayor in Canada
- January 14: Thane Campbell becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Walter Lea
- June 11: Adélard Godbout becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
- August 26: Maurice Duplessis becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Adélard Godbout
- September: Earl Bascom of Raymond, Alberta, designs and directs the construction of the first rodeo arena and grandstands in the state of Mississippi
- November 2: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation replaces the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
- November 18: The Toronto Globe and the Mail and Empire merge to form the Globe and Mail
- December 11: The British Parliament passes His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 which legislates the abdication of King Edward VIII.
- The Spanish Civil War begins. Eventually 1135 Canadians will serve in the International Brigades of the Republican forces
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Births
- January 18: Albert Driedger, Manitoba politician
- February 9: Stompin' Tom Connors, country music legend
- February 29: Henri Richard, hockey player
- March 1: Monique Bégin, politician
- March 21: Ed Broadbent, politician
- March 24: David Suzuki, scientist
- April 17: Peter Adams, politician
- April 19: Sharon Pollock, playwright
- May 14: Aline Chrétien, wife of Jean Chrétien
- July 3: Larry Condon, politician
- August 20: David MacDonald, politician
- September 26: Lowell Murray, senator
- October 7: Charles Dutoit, conductor
- October 27: Suzanne Paradis, writer
- November 6: Joyce Fairbairn, senator
- November 7: Audrey McLaughlin, politician
- December 16: Karleen Bradford, author
[edit] Deaths
- January 8: John Augustus Barron, politician
- May 7: Isidore-Noël Belleau, politician