1959 in Canada

See also: 1958 in Canada, other events of 1959, 1960 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events

• June 11 - Ontario election: Leslie Frost's PCs win a fifth consecutive majority
• June 18 - Alberta election: Ernest Manning's Social Credit Party wins a seventh consecutive majority
• September 7 - Maurice Duplessis, Premier of Quebec, dies in office
• September 11 - Paul Sauv becomes premier of Quebec
• September 16 - Walter Shaw becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Alex Matheson
• Avro Arrow project is terminated
• St. Lawrence Seaway opens
• National Energy Board of Canada is created

Births

• August 29 - Chris Hadfield, astronaut
• November 5 - Bryan Adams, singer

Deaths

• September 7 - Maurice Duplessis, Premier of Quebec