1935 In Canada

Events

• Young men riot in Regina, Saskatchewan due to poor economic conditions
• January 2 - Prime Minister R.B. Bennett outlines his New Deal programme
• March 11 - Bank of Canada established
• May 7 - David Dunlap Observatory opens
• June 5 - The On to Ottawa Trek begins
• July 16 - Allison Dysart becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Leonard Tilley
• August 15 - Walter Lea becomes premier of Prince Edward Island for the second time, replacing W.J.P. MacMillan
• August 22 - 1935 Alberta election: William Aberhart's Social Credit Party wins a majority, defeating Richard G. Reid's United Farmers of Alberta
• September 3 - William Aberhart becomes premier of Alberta, replacing Richard Reid
• October 14 - Federal election: Mackenzie King's Liberals win a majority, defeating R.B. Bennett's Conservatives
• October 3 - After the Italian invasion of Abyssinia Canada refuses to support military intervention or even sanctions
• October 23 - Mackenzie King becomes prime minister for the third time, replacing R.B. Bennett
• November 1 - William Patterson becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing James Gardiner

Births

• January 7 - Rey Pagtakhan, politician
• January 10 - Ronnie Hawkins, musician
• January 14 - Lucille Wheeler, musician
• February 14 - Robert McConnell, musician
• February 21 - Jean Pelletier, politican operative
• February 28 - Alex Janvier, artist
• March 2 - Al Waxman, actor
• March 15 - Mary Pratt, artist
• March 24 - Mary Seeman, psychiatrist
• April 22 - Rita Johnston, BC politician
• May 16 - Carol Shields, author
• May 25 - W. P. Kinsella, author
• May 26 - Pat Carney, Senator
• July 17 - Donald Sutherland, actor
• July 27 - Don Mazankowski, politician
• July 29 - Pat Lowther, poet
• October 3 - Floyd Laughren, politician
• October 15 - Willie O'Ree, hockey player
• October 20 - Russell Doern, Manitoba politician
• November 17 - Audrey Thomas, author
• December 13 - Raymond Speaker, politician
• December 21 - Edward Schreyer, Manitoba Premier and Governor-General

Deaths

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