1974 In Canada

Incumbents

• Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau
• Governor General - Roland Michener then Jules Lger

• Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed
• Premier of British Columbia - David Barrett
• Premier of Manitoba - Edward Schreyer
• 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 - Robert Bourassa
• Premier of Saskatchewan - Allan Blakeney

Events

• January 1 - The Canadian Stock Exchange merges with the Montreal Stock Exchange
• January 7 - Bora Laskin sworn in as Chief Justice of Canada
• January 14 - Jules Lger is sworn in as Governor General
• January 26 - The Global Television network begins broadcasting
• May 23 - New Brunswick becomes the first province to be officially bilingual
• June 12 - The Social Credit Party under W.A.C. Bennett wins a minority government in British Columbia
• June 29 - Soviet ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects in Toronto
• July 2 - Ralph Steinhauer becomes the first Native American to be a Canadian Lieutenant Governor when he is appointed to that role in Alberta
• July 3 - Canada first demands that its territorial waters be extended to 200 nautical miles (370.4 km)
• vote of no-confidence in parliament forces election
• July 8 - Federal election: Pierre Trudeau's Liberals win a majority
• July 30 - Bill 33 is passed making French the official language of government and business in Quebec
• August 1 - The Elections Act is passed limiting campaign contributions
• August 9 - Nine Canadians are killed when their plane is shot down by Syria
• September 17 - The RCMP decides to allow female members for the first time
• November 29 - An aircraft is hijacked over Saskatchewan. It is recovered in Saskatoon
• Paul Martin made president of Canada Steamship Lines
• The Waffle disbands
• The report of the Le Dain Commission argues marijuana should be decriminalized

Arts and literature

New Works

• Bill Bissett - Living with the vishyun
• Irving Layton - The Pole-Vaulter
• Margaret Atwood - You Are Happy
• Alice Munro - Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You
• Margaret Laurence - The Diviners

Awards

• See 1974 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
• Stephen Leacock Award: Donald Jack, That's Me in the Middle
• Vicky Metcalf Award: Jean Little

Births

• January 7 - Deborah Cox, singer
• January 23 - Joel Bouchard, hockey player
• February 6 - Layne Roland, hockey player
• February 7 - Steve Nash, NBA star
• April 1 - Rob Anders, politician
• May 9 - Jackie Lance, Olympic softballer
• May 10 - Jon Beare, Olympic rower
• May 18 - Chantal Kreviazuk, singer
• May 21 - Fairuza Balk, actor
• June 1 - Alanis Morissette, singer/songwriter
• June 6 - Anson Carter, hockey player
• July 6 - Steve Sullivan, hockey player
• July 7 - Patrick Lalime, hockey goaltender
• August 15 - Natasha Henstridge, actress and model
• September 8 - Mara Jones, Olympic rower
• October 11 - Chris Pronger, hockey player
• October 11 - Jason Arnott, hockey player
• October 16 - Paul Kariya, hockey player
• ? - Tricia Helfer, actress and model

Deaths

• January 12- Her Royal Highness Princess Patricia of Connaught, the daughter of former Governor General of Canada, His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught
• February 21 - Tim Horton, NHL player, Hockey Hall of Famer, founder of Tim Hortons doughnut shops
• April 5 - A.Y. Jackson, painter, one of the Group of Seven

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