1977 in Canada
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See also: 1976 in Canada, other events of 1977, 1978 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General - Jules Léger
- Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau
- Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed
- Premier of British Columbia - W.R. Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba - Edward Schreyer and then Sterling Lyon
- Premier of New Brunswick - Richard Hatfield
- Premier of Newfoundland - Frank Moores
- Premier of Nova Scotia - Gerald Regan
- Premier of Ontario - Bill Davis
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Alexander B. Campbell
- Premier of Quebec - René Lévesque
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Allan Blakeney
[edit] Events
- January 1 - Canada's nautical limit is extended to 200 miles (370 km).
- February 6 - René Lévesque is embroiled in scandal after he hits and kills a homeless man while driving in a car with a woman who is not his wife.
- February 27 - Royal Canadian Mounted Police raid Keith Richards' Toronto hotel suite while he is sleeping and seize 22 grams of heroin, 5 grams of cocaine and narcotics paraphernalia.
- February 28 - Canadian passenger rail services are amalgamated into VIA Rail.
- April 7 - The Toronto Blue Jays play their first game, defeating the Chicago White Sox.
- May 5 - Willie Adams becomes the first Inuk to enter Parliament when he is appointed to the Senate.
- May 9 - The final report of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry is released.
- June - Queen Elizabeth II tours Canada as part of her Jubilee goodwill tour.
- June 9 - Ontario election: Bill Davis's PCs win a second consecutive minority.
- August 26 - The Charter of the French Language is passed by the Parti Québécois.
- October 18 - The House of Commons is televised for the first time.
- November 21 - Gerald Hannon's controversial article "Men Loving Boys Loving Men" is published in The Body Politic
- November 24 - Sterling Lyon becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Edward Schreyer.
- All Canadian road signs are Metricated.
- The Eaton Centre opens in Toronto.
- Prime Minister Trudeau divorces his wife Margaret Sinclair.
- Quebec becomes the first jurisdiction (larger than a city or county) in the world to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in the public and private sectors.
[edit] Arts and literature
- New works
- Margaret Atwood - Dancing Girls
- Elizabeth Smart - A Bonus
- Timothy Findley - The Wars
- Irving Layton - The Covenant
- Roch Carrier - Il n'ya pas de pays sans grand-père
- Gabrielle Roy - Ces Enfants de ma vie
- Morley Callaghan - Close to the Sun Again
- Antonine Maillet - La Veuve enragée
- Mordecai Richler - Home Sweet Home
- Marshall McLuhan - City as Classroom: Understanding Language and Media
- Awards
- See 1977 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Books in Canada First Novel Award: Michael Ondaatje, Coming Through Slaughter
- Stephen Leacock Award: Ray Guy, That Far Greater Bay
- Vicky Metcalf Award: James Houston
[edit] Births
- February 11 – Stephanie Richardson, swimmer
- March 13 – Barney Williams, rower
- March 27 – Buffy-Lynne Williams, Olympic rower
- March 28 – Trevor Stewardson, boxer
- May 4 – Emily Perkins, actor
- May 16 – Jean-Sebastien Giguere, ice hockey goaltender
- April 21 – Jamie Salé, figure skater
- April 26 – Craig Adams, ice hockey player
- June 12 – Wade Redden, ice hockey player
- June 27 – Kristen Taunton, field hockey forward
- July 1 – Jarome Iginla, ice hockey player
- August 1 – Marc Denis, ice hockey goaltender
- August 14 – Tonya Verbeek, Olympic wrestler
- August 15 – Martin Biron, ice hockey goalie
- September 17 – Kim Sarrazin, Olympic softballer
- September 29 – Wade Brookbank, ice hockey player
- October 3 – Kristy Odamura, Olympic softballer
- October 6 – Daniel Brière, ice hockey player
- October 18 – Paul Stalteri, soccer player
- October 27 – Erin White, Olympic softballer
- October 29 – Matt Higgins, ice hockey player
- December 16 – Eric Belanger, ice hockey player
- December 29 – Christin Petelski, breaststroke swimmer
[edit] Deaths
- January 24 - Jack Bush, painter
- June 24 - André-Gilles Fortin, politician
- November 3 - William Korelek, artist
- November 5 - Guy Lombardo, bandleader
- November 25 - Tommy Prince, Second World War hero
