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1 Incumbents

• Prime Minister - Pierre Trudeau
• Governor General - Edward Schreyer

• Premier of Alberta - Peter Lougheed
• Premier of British Columbia - Bill Bennett
• Premier of Manitoba - Howard Pawley
• Premier of New Brunswick - Richard Hatfield
• Premier of Newfoundland - Brian PeckfordAlfred Brian Peckford (born 1942) is a former teacher, politician and premier of Newfoundland. Peckford first won election to the House of Assembly in 1972 as a Progressive Conservative. In 1974 he became minister of municipal affairs and housing in the c
• Premier of Nova ScotiaRobert Stanfield, 21st Premier ( 1956- 1967) The Premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister for the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. The current Premier of Nova Scotia is John Ham - John Buchanan
• Premier of OntarioThe Premier of Ontario is the first minister for the Canadian province of Ontario. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. The current Premier of Ontario is Dalton McGuinty. See also Prime Minister of Canada Premier (Canad - Bill Davis
• Premier of Prince Edward IslandThe Premier of Prince Edward Island is the first minister for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. The current Premier of Prince Edward Island is Pat Binns. See also Prime - James Lee
• Premier of Quebec - René Lévesque
• Premier of Saskatchewan - Allan Blakeney then Grant Devine

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2 Events

• The year sees a severe recession in the economy
• January 15 - Striking Quebec transit workers are forced back to work
• February - First reported cases of AIDS in Canada
• February 14 - 84 are killed when the Ocean Ranger oil platofrm capsizes
• March 8 - The Canada Act is passed by the British House of Commons
• April 17 - Queen Elizabeth II signs Canada's newly repatriated constitution in Ottawa and the new Constitution and Charter of Rights and Freedoms comes into effect.
• April 26 - Saskatchewan election: Grant Devine's PCs win a landslide majority, defeating Allan Blakeney's NDP
• May 8 - Grant Devine becomes Premier of Saskatchewan after defeating Allan Blakeney's NDP
• May 9 - Gilles Villeneuve killed at the Belgian Grand Prix
• May 23 - Brother André Beatified by the Pope
• June 28 - Access to Information Act passed
• July 15 - Anik 1, Canada's first communications satellite, is retired after ten years service.
• August 16 - Communications satellite Anik D launched
• August 23 - Turkish military attaché to Canada, Col. Atilla Altžkat, is assassinated by Armenian terrorists in Ottawa.
• October 5 - Laurie Skreslet becomes the first Canadian to have climbed Mount Everest
• October 27 - Dominion Day renamed Canada Day
• October 31 - Marguerite Bourgeoys becomes Canada's first female Saint
• November 2 - Alberta election: Peter Lougheed's PCs win a fourth consecutive majority
• December 10 - Canada's 200-nautical-mile limit is officially recognized
• In a case concerning the development of the Hibernia Oil Field the Supreme Court rules that the continental shelf falls under federal jurisdiction
• Ed Mirvish purchases London's Old Vic theater