1912 in Canada

All you want to know about 1912 in Canada

See also: 1911 in Canada, other events of 1912, 1913 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Contents

1 Events
2 Arts and literature
3 Births
4 Deaths

Events

The Amherst automobile is first manufactured in Calgary.
February 1: Strathcona merges with Edmonton, Alberta
April 1: The Parliament of Canada passes Quebec Boundaries Extension Act that transferred to the Province of Quebec the territory bounded by the Eastmain River, the Labrador coast, and Hudson and Ungava Bays, extending the northern boundary to its present location.
April 26: The Chateau Laurier opens in Ottawa
May 14: Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec expand to the north
June 30: A tornado (the "Regina Cyclone") kills 28.
August 14: 1912 Saskatchewan election: Walter Scott's Liberals win a third consecutive majority
August 17: Circular No. 17 bans the teaching of the French language in Ontario schools.
September 2: The first Calgary Stampede is held
ca. December: The first session of the Saskatchewan Older Boys' Parliament (now the Saskatchewan Youth Parliament) is held. This was a precursor to the current Canadian youth parliament movement.

Arts and literature

New books

Births

January 2: Barbara Pentland, composer
January 3: Louise Lapointe, senator
February 4: Louis-Albert Vachon, educator and theologian
March 12: Irving Layton, poet
March 22: Agnes Martin, painter
March 30: Francis Alvin George Hamilton, politician
April 2: John Marlyn, actor
April 26: A. E. van Vogt, author
May 5: Louis-René Beaudoin, politician
May 8: George Woodcock, author
May 17: George Brown, hockey player
June 10: W. A. Kardash, Manitoba communist
June 10: Jean Lesage, Premier of Quebec
June 26: Jay Silverheels, actor
July 12: René Bégin, politician
July 12: Gustave Blouin, politician
July 14: Northrop Frye, literary critic
August 21: Hugh Alexander Bryson, politician
October 5: Bora Laskin, jurist
October 25: Jean Wallbridge, architect
October 31: Graham Rowley, archeologist
November 16: Richard Spink Bowles, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
December 27: Steve Peters, Manitoba politician

Deaths

April 15: Charles Melville Hays, railway president
November 10: Louis Cyr, strongman.
December 23: Benjamin Allen, politician

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