Home > 1997 in Canada

1 Incumbents

• Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien
• Governor General - Roméo LeBlanc

• Premier of Alberta - Ralph Klein
• Premier of British Columbia - Glen Clark
• Premier of Manitoba - Gary Filmon
• Premier of New Brunswick - Frank McKennaFrancis Joseph (Frank) McKenna (born January 19, 1948 in Apohaqui, New Brunswick, Canada) was a Premier of New Brunswick. Frank McKenna, P. Rank 27th Term of Office October 27, 1987 October 13, 1997 Predecessor Richard Hatfield Successor Ray Frenette Date then Raymond Frenette
• Premier of Newfoundland - Brian TobinBrian Tobin (born October 21, 1954 in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian politician. During his youth, he worked a brief stint as a TV news announcer before joining the Liberal Party of Canada as a political aide. First elected to the
• 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 SavageThere is also a major film actor named John Savage . The Honourable John Savage O. May 28, 1932 May 13, 2003) was premier of Nova Scotia, Canada between 1993 and 1997. Born in Wales, and keeping his Welsh accent to the end, Savage was a doctor in Newport then Russell MacLellanRussell MacLellan (born 1940) is a Canadian politiican who served as Premier of Nova Scotia from 1997 to 1999. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1979 federal election and sat as an MP until 1997 when he became leader of the Nova
• 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 - Mike Harris
• Premier of Prince Edward Island - Pat Binns
• Premier of Quebec - Lucien Bouchard
• Premier of Saskatchewan - Roy Romanow

2 Events

• January 4 - The Federal Government makes it much harder to obtain unemployment insurance.
• February 7 - Lennox Lewis becomes heavyweight boxing champion .
• February 7 - Sarah McLachlan marries Ashwin Sood.
• February 14 - Newsprint giants Abitibi-Price and Stone-Consolidated announce they are merging.
• March 6 - A new rigorous anti tobacco advertising law is passed.
• March 11 - Alberta election: Ralph Klein's PCs win an eighth consecutive majority.
• March 15 - Gilles Duceppe is elected leader of the Bloc Québécois.
• March 19 - Bre-X geologist Michael de Guzman jumps or is pushed from a helicopter in Indonesia.
• March 21 - Nova Scotia Premier John Savage announces his resignation.
• April 22 - Massive flooding of the Red River in Manitoba leads to a state of emergency.
• May 31 - Confederation Bridge opens.
• June 2 - Federal election: Jean Chrétien's Liberals win a second consecutive majority, the Reform Party becomes the Official Opposition.
• June 18 - The CRTC introduces a television rating system.
• July 2 - The Somalia Inquiry is disbanded prematurely.
• July 9 - Danielle House forced to give up her Miss Canada title after pleading guilty to assault.
• July 18 - Russell MacLellan becomes the new Premier of Nova Scotia.
• July 30 - Phil Fontaine elected head of the Assembly of First Nations.
• August 7 - Bjarni Tryggvason flies aboard the Space Shuttle.
• September 2 - Newfoundlanders vote to do away with their religion based school systems.
• September 3 - One is killed in a Saskatchewan train derailment.
• September 25 - Chris Jericho is inducted into the Canadian Wrestling Hall Of Fame .
• October 1 - Michel Bastarache is appointed to the Supreme Court.
• October 2 - Canada recalls its ambassador to Israel after Mossad uses forged Canadian passports.
• October 7 - An out-of-court settlement is reached between Brian Mulroney and the federal government regarding the Airbus affair .
• October 13 - Raymond Frenette becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing Frank McKenna.
• October 13 - 43 are killed in Canada's worst ever traffic accident as a tour bus falls off a cliff.
• October 26 - Formula One: Jacques Villeneuve becomes the first Canadian to capture a world racing title.
• October 27- November 10 - A teachers strike hits Ontario.
• November 3 - Canada destroys the last land mines in its arsenal.
• November 9 - The scandal-racked Saskatchewan Conservative Party is mothballed.
• November 14 - Fourteen year old Reena Virk is beaten to death by classmates in Victoria, BC.
• November 16 - The Toronto Argonauts win the Grey Cup.
• November 17 - The Hibernia oil project pumps its first barrel of oil.
• November 21- November 25 - The APEC summit is held in Vancouver. Controversy arises when RCMP use force and pepper spray to remove protesters.
• The Calgary Declaration from the premiers, except Lucien Bouchard.
• A second Sacred Assembly is held but issues no proclamation.