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Events from the year 1934 in Canada.
Incumbents
[edit]Crown
[edit]Federal government
[edit]- Governor General – Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough
- Prime Minister – Richard Bedford Bennett
- Chief Justice – Lyman Poore Duff (British Columbia)
- Parliament – 17th
Provincial governments
[edit]Lieutenant governors
[edit]- Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – William Legh Walsh
- Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – John William Fordham Johnson
- Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – James Duncan McGregor (until December 1) then William Johnston Tupper
- Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Hugh Havelock McLean
- Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Walter Harold Covert
- Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Herbert Alexander Bruce
- Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – George Des Brisay de Blois
- Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Henry George Carroll (until April 29) then Esioff-Léon Patenaude
- Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Hugh Edwin Munroe
Premiers
[edit]- Premier of Alberta – John Edward Brownlee (until July 10) then Richard Gavin Reid
- Premier of British Columbia – Duff Pattullo
- Premier of Manitoba – John Bracken
- Premier of New Brunswick – Leonard Tilley
- Premier of Nova Scotia – Angus Lewis Macdonald
- Premier of Ontario – George Stewart Henry (until July 10) then Mitchell Hepburn
- Premier of Prince Edward Island – William J. P. MacMillan
- Premier of Quebec – Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
- Premier of Saskatchewan – James Thomas Milton Anderson (until July 19) then James Garfield Gardiner
Territorial governments
[edit]Commissioners
[edit]- Controller of Yukon – George A. Jeckell
- Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Hugh Rowatt (until April 30) then Vacant (Roy A. Gibson acting)
Events
[edit]- March 9 - New Brunswick women win the right to hold office
- June 19 - Ontario election: Mitchell Hepburn's Liberals win a majority, defeating George S. Henry's Conservatives
- June 19 - Saskatchewan election: James Garfield Gardiner's Liberals win a majority, defeating James T.M. Anderson's Conservative-led coalition government
- July 3 - The Bank of Canada is formed
- July 10 - Mitchell Hepburn becomes premier of Ontario, replacing George Henry
- July 10 - Richard G. Reid becomes premier of Alberta, replacing John Brownlee
- July 19 - James Gardiner becomes premier of Saskatchewan for the second time, replacing James Anderson
- August 14 - John Sackville Labatt kidnapped
- October 26 - Reconstruction Party of Canada formed
Sport
[edit]- February 14 – The Ace Bailey Benefit Game (forerunner of the annual National Hockey League All-Star Game) is played at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
- April 5 – The Ontario Hockey Association's Toronto St. Michael's Majors win their first Memorial Cup by defeating the Edmonton Junior Hockey League's Edmonton Athletics 2 games to 0. All games were played at Shea's Amphitheatre in Winnipeg
- November 24 – The Sarnia Imperials win their first Grey Cup by defeating the Regina Roughriders 20 to 12 in the 22nd Grey Cup played at Toronto's Varsity Stadium
Births
[edit]January to March
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- January 3 - Yves Gaucher, artist (d. 2000)
- January 7 - Jean Corbeil, politician (d. 2002)
- January 11 - Jean Chrétien, 20th Prime Minister of Canada
- January 16 - Judy Erola, broadcaster and politician
- January 19 - Lloyd Robertson, television news anchor and senior editor
- January 23 - Pierre Bourgault, politician and essayist (d. 2003)
- February 5 - Don Cherry, ice hockey player, coach and commentator
- February 8 - Philip Seeman, schizophrenia researcher and neuropharmacologist (d. 2021)
- February 22 - Victor M. Power, politician (d. 2024)
- February 24 - Murray Costello, ice hockey player and executive (d. 2024)
- March 7 - Douglas Cardinal, architect
- March 9 - Marlene Streit, golfer
- March 16 - Ray Hnatyshyn, politician and 24th Governor General of Canada (d. 2002)
- March 22 - George Stulac, basketball player and decathlete
- March 24 - Alice Whitty, high jumper (d. 2017)
April to June
[edit]- April 13 - John Muckler, ice hockey coach and executive (d. 2021)
- May 17 - George Karpati, neurologist and neuroscientist (d. 2009)
- May 28 - Dionne quintuplets, first quintuplets known to survive their infancy
- June 7 - David Strangway, Canadian geophysicist and academic (d. 2016)
- June 16 - Roger Neilson, ice hockey coach (d. 2003)
- June 22
- Willie Adams, politician and senator
- Nathan Nurgitz, lawyer, judge, and senator (d. 2019)
- June 24 - Jean-Pierre Ferland, singer/songwriter (d. 2024)
- June 27 - Norman Atkins, businessman and senator (d. 2010)
- June 30 - Aron Tager, Canadian actor (d. 2019)
July to September
[edit]- July 8 - Fred Stewart, Alberta politician[2]
- July 12 - Mira Spivak, politician
- July 13 - Peter Gzowski, broadcaster, writer and reporter (d. 2002)
- July 16 - Albert Aguayo, neurologist
- July 19 - Larry Zolf, journalist (d. 2011)
- July 27 - Jim Elder, horse rider and Olympic gold medalist
- August 16 - Douglas Kirkland, Canadian-born American photographer (d. 2022 in the United States)[3]
- August 22 - Ralph Mellanby, sportscaster and television producer (d. 2022)[4]
- August 27 - Reggie Parks, wrestler and engraver (d. 2021)[5]
- August 31 - Herb Epp, politician, MPP of the Ontario Legislature for Waterloo North (1977–1990) (d. 2013)
- September 2 - Donald B. Redford, archaeologist
- September 11 - Oliver Jones, jazz pianist, organist, composer and arranger
- September 21 - Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter, musician, poet, novelist, and artist (d. 2016)
- September 25 - Ronald Lou-Poy, lawyer and community leader (d. 2022)
October to December
[edit]- October 1 - Margaret McCain, philanthropist and first female Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
- October 4 - Rudy Wiebe, author and professor
- October 5 - Kenneth D. Taylor, diplomat involved in the Iran hostage crisis (d. 2015)
- November 6 - Barton Myers, American/Canadian architect
- November 11 - Suzanne Lloyd, film and television actress
- November 21 - Howard Pawley, politician, professor and 18th Premier of Manitoba (d. 2015)
- November 26 - Conrad Santos, politician (d. 2016)
- November 30 - Marcel Prud'homme, politician and Senator (d. 2017)
- December 11 - Mike Nykoluk, ice hockey player and coach (d. 2022)
- December 25 - Peter Trueman, journalist and news presenter (d. 2021)
Deaths
[edit]- March 7 - John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, Governor General of Canada (b. 1847)
- March 15 - Davidson Black, paleoanthropologist (b. 1884)
- April 17 - Frank S. Cahill, politician (b. 1876)
- July 28 - Marie Dressler, actress (b. 1868)
- September 1 – William Anderson Black, politician (b. 1847)
- October 4 - Henry Sproatt, architect (b. 1866)
- November 10 - Sir Donald Mann, railway contractor and entrepreneur (b. 1853)
Historical documents
[edit]B.C. MLA Gerry McGeer says depression not "due to a reckless public" but businessmen who "expanded far beyond the needs of the time"[6]
Prime Minister Bennett says nothing "spectacular" will be done to regain economic stability[7]
Conservatives note 25,000 fewer families on relief by end of 1933, but C.C.F. leader finds no improvement in situation[8]
Bill introduced to create Bank of Canada with initial capital of $5 million and "appropriate limitations" on loans[9]
Newfoundland goes under rule by commission "until the credit of the country has been restored"[10]
P.E.I. premier says Island's farming and fishing are "at low ebb," with fishermen "in dire straits"[11]
Bennett government's resources marketing bill will end cutthroat competition in fisheries[12]
P.E.I. merchant finds 1932 Commonwealth trade agreements have produced much export shipping in Halifax[13]
Canadian Jewish Congress will raise $950,000 for German Jewish refugees and ruined businesses in Germany and Poland[14]
MP Samuel William Jacobs indicts German consul-general in Montreal for anti-Semitic pamphlet "Germany's Fight for Western Civilization"[15]
Prairie provinces and federal government assuming dictatorial powers over wheat in emergency control laws[16]
Agriculture deputy minister tells Senate committee how Prairie grasshopper losses as high as 60% will be reduced to less than 10%[17]
"Officials and supporters of the Wheat Pools of Western Canada" give advice to farmers by radio broadcast[18]
Quebec dairy farmer tells Senate committee why he only breaks even and what causes Montreal milk middlemen to lose money[19]
Toronto chain store, needle trade and other employers pay far below minimum wage while city expends $6.6 million in relief[20]
"Preparation of a cavity for an Indian is exactly the same as for anyone else" - Dentist explains cost realities at Mohawk Institute Residential School[21]
Indigenous art (described in past tense as it is "rapidly passing away") can be reinvigorated if promoted to tourists[22]
References
[edit]- ^ "King George V | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Fonds paa-6552 - Fred Stewart fonds
- ^ Douglas Kirkland, Hollywood Photographer, Dies at 88
- ^ Ralph Mellanby, hockey broadcast icon, dead at 87
- ^ REGGIE PARKS: WRESTLER TO BELT MAKER EXTRAORDINAIRE
- ^ Testimony of G.G. McGeer (May 1, 1934), Proceedings of Select Standing Committee of the House of Commons on Banking and Commerce, pg. 687. Accessed 23 October 2020
- ^ C.R. Blackburn, "Steady Recovery Is Gov't Policy(...); Hard Work And Thrift Only Means Of Lasting Recovery Claims Premier Bennett" The Charlottetown Guardian (February 6, 1934), pg. 1. Accessed 5 June 2020
- ^ Canadian Press, "25,679 Decrease In Families On Relief Payments" The Charlottetown Guardian (February 2, 1934), pgs. 1, 3. Accessed 5 June 2020
- ^ Canadian Press, "Ottawa Moves to Form Central Bank" The Charlottetown Guardian (February 23, 1934), pgs. 1, 3. Accessed 5 June 2020 (See also Bank of Canada act preamble for purposes of bank)
- ^ Canadian Press, "Newfoundland Loses Self-Gov't Today" The Charlottetown Guardian (February 16, 1934), pg. 1. Accessed 5 June 2020
- ^ Canadian Press, "Maritimes Doing All In Their Power To Cut Expenditures" The Charlottetown Guardian (January 15, 1934), pgs. 1, 3. Accessed 5 June 2020
- ^ Canadian Press, "Marketing Bill Shown Essential To Recovery Of Maritime Fisheries" The Charlottetown Guardian (April 27, 1934), pgs. 1, 8. Accessed 5 June 2020
- ^ "Empire Trade a Great Boon to Halifax" The Charlottetown Guardian (January 10, 1934), pg. 1. Accessed 5 June 2020
- ^ "Canadian Congress Will Launch Relief Campaign for Striken Jewry" Jewish Western Bulletin, Vol. V, No. 9 (Vancouver, May 31, 1934), pg. 1. Accessed 5 June 2020
- ^ Minister of Justice Hugh Guthrie, "Questions; German Consul-General in Canada" (February 28, 1934), House of Commons Debates, 17th Parliament, 5th Session: Vol. 1, pgs. 1028-9. Accessed 5 June 2020
- ^ "Drastic Wheat Control Law For Emergencies" Regina Leader-Post (March 14, 1934), pg. 1. Accessed 5 June 2020
- ^ "Minutes of Evidence" (March 14, 1934), Proceedings of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry; Re: Conditions of Agriculture Generally, pgs. 4-8. Accessed 6 October 2020
- ^ The Canadian Wheat Pools On the Air; A Series of Radio Messages (1935). Accessed 5 June 2020
- ^ "Minutes of Evidence" (March 21, 1934), Proceedings of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry; Re: Conditions of Agriculture Generally, pgs. 21-4. Accessed 6 October 2020
- ^ Canadian Press, "Sweatshop Conditions Pictured" The Charlottetown Guardian (February 28, 1934), pg. 1. Accessed 5 June 2020
- ^ Letter of F.W. Landymore to Department of Indian Affairs (May 18, 1934), National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Archives. Accessed 9 September 2021 https://archives.nctr.ca/R00009870 (click on Master file PDF)
- ^ H.E.M. Chisholm, "Native Canadian Arts and Handicrafts and Their Relation to the Tourist Trade" Proceedings of the [Senate] Special Committee on Tourist Traffic, pgs. 187-90. Accessed 6 October 2020
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