1941 In Canada

Events

• January 1 - The news division of CBC is founded
• March 4 - All Japanese-Canadians are registered by the government
• July 24 - Alcan workers go on strike in Arvida, Quebec
• August 12 - All Japanese Canadians are ordered to carry a registration card
• August 14 - The Atlantic Charter is signed off Halifax
• December 7 - As a result of the Pearl Harbor Attack Canada declares war on Japan. That same day Canada delcares war on German allies Romania, Hungary, Finland.
• December 8 - The day after the Attack on Pearl Harbor all fishing boats owned by Japanese-Canadians are impounded by the government. Japanese language schools and newspapers are shut down.
• December 8-December 25 - A large number of unprepared Canadians are killed and taken prisoner in the Battle of Hong Kong
• December 9 - John Hart becomes Premier of British Columbia, replacing Thomas Pattullo
• The R.C. Harris Filtration Plant is completed

Births

• January 12 - Long John Baldry, musician
• January 21 - Gary Beck, racer
• February 18 - David Kilgour, politician
• February 20 - Buffy Sainte-Marie, musician
• May 29 - Gilbert Barrette, politician
• June 21 - Lyman Ward, actor
• June 25 - Denys Arcand, filmmaker
• July 1 - Myron Scholes, economist
• July 22 - Ron Turcotte, jockey
• July 30 - Paul Anka, singer
• August 5 - Lenny Breau, musician
• August 6 - Hedy Fry, politician
• August 12 - Rjean Ducharme, author
• September 1 - Gwendolyn MacEwen, writer
• October 5 - Bonnie Korzeniowski, Manitoba politician
• November 9 - Tom Siddon, politician
• December 22 - James Laxer, scholar

Deaths

• June 11 - Alexander C. Rutherford, first premier of Alberta

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