1932 in Canada
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Events from the year 1932 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
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- A seven-month miners strike occurs in Crowsnest Pass
- 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
[edit] New Books
- A Broken Journey - Morley Callaghan
[edit] Sport
- The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.
- At the 1932 Winter Olympics Canada wins Gold at hockey
- At the 1932 Summer Olympics Canada wins two gold medals.
[edit] Births
[edit] January to March
- February 24 - John Vernon, actor (d.2005)
- March 1 - Donald Stovel Macdonald, politician and Minister
- March 2 - Jack Austin, politician and Senator
- March 14 - Norval Morrisseau, artist (d.2007)
[edit] April to June
- April 6 - Eugène Bellemare, politician
- April 22 - Ron Basford, politician and Minister (d.2005)
- April 26 - Michael Smith, biochemist, 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate (d.2000)
- May 28 - John Savage, politician and Premier of Nova Scotia (d.2003)
- June 5 - Gérard Charles Édouard Thériault, general and Chief of the Defence Staff (d.1998)
- June 10 - Hal Jackman, businessman and 25th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
- June 24 - Mel Hurtig, publisher, author and political activist
- June 24 - David McTaggart, environmentalist (d.2001)
[edit] July to September
- July 13 - Hubert Reeves, astrophysicist
- July 16 - Hédi Bouraoui, poet, novelist and academic
- July 22 - Doug Kyle, long-distance runner
- July 27 - George Ryga, playwright and novelist (d.1987)
- August 11 - Izzy Asper, tax lawyer and media magnate (d.2003)
- August 18 - Bill Bennett, politician and 27th Premier of British Columbia
- August 28 - Andy Bathgate, ice hockey player
- August 31 - Allan Fotheringham, newspaper and magazine journalist
- September 14 - Harry Sinden, ice hockey player, general manager and coach
- September 25 - Glenn Gould, pianist (d.1982)
- September 27 - Gabriel Loubier, politician
[edit] October to December
- October 18 - Iona Campagnolo, politician, first female Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
- October 24 - Robert Mundell, professor of economics
- November 10 - Martin Hattersley, lawyer and politician
- November 13 - Marilyn Brooks, fashion designer
- November 29 - Ed Bickert, jazz guitarist
- December 6 - Hank Bassen, ice hockey player (d.2009)
[edit] Deaths
- March 6 - Joseph-Hormisdas Legris, politician and Senator (b.1850)
- July 22 - Reginald Fessenden, inventor and radio pioneer (b.1866)
- August 1 - Wellington Willoughby, politician and lawyer (b.1859)
- August 7 - Napoléon Belcourt, politician (b.1860)
- August 21 - Leonard Burnett, politician, farmer and teacher (b.1845)
- November 26 - J. E. H. MacDonald, artist of the Group of Seven (b.1873)
