1993 in Canada
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See also:
1992 in Canada
,
other events of 1993
,
1994 in Canada
and the
list of 'years in Canada'
.
Contents
1
Incumbents
2
Events
3
Arts and literature
3.1
Literature
3.1.1
Awards
3.2
Television
3.3
Film
3.4
Music
4
Births
5
Deaths
Incumbents
Jean Chretien became the Prime Minster of Canada.
Monarch
:
Queen Elizabeth II
Governor General
:
Ray Hnatyshyn
Prime Minister
:
Brian Mulroney
then
Kim Campbell
then
Jean Chrétien
Premier of Alberta
:
Ralph Klein
Premier of British Columbia
:
Mike Harcourt
Premier of Manitoba
:
Gary Filmon
Premier of New Brunswick
:
Frank McKenna
Premier of Newfoundland
:
Clyde Wells
Premier of Nova Scotia
:
Donald Cameron
then
John Savage
Premier of Ontario
:
Bob Rae
Premier of Prince Edward Island
:
Joe Ghiz
then
Catherine Callbeck
Premier of Quebec
:
Robert Bourassa
Premier of Saskatchewan
:
Roy Romanow
Events
January 25
:
Catherine Callbeck
becomes premier of
Prince Edward Island
, replacing
Joe Ghiz
January 28
: Six
Innu
youths from
Davis Inlet
, aged 11 to 14, are caught on video
sniffing gasoline
as a
suicide
attempt.
February 24
:
Brian Mulroney
announces his plan to resign as Prime Minister
March 4
: Canadian soldiers shoot and kill a Somali man outside their base in
Somalia
March 12
: Governor General
Ray Hnatyshyn
proclaims a constitutional amendment adding
section 16.1
to the
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
.
March 16
: Canadian soldiers beat to death
Shidane Arone
, a
Somali
teenager, in Somalia.
March 18
: Master Corporal
Clayton Matchee
is arrested in connection with Arone's death
March 29
:
Prince Edward Island general election, 1993
: Catherine Callbeck's Liberals win a majority. She is the first female premier to lead a party to victory in a general election.
April 2
: The
Farm Credit Corporation Act
is passed
June: The
Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act
and the
Nunavut Act
are passed leading to the eventual creation of
Nunavut
in 1999
June 11
:
John Savage
becomes premier of
Nova Scotia
, replacing
Donald Cameron
June 15
:
Alberta election
:
Ralph Klein
's PCs win a seventh consecutive majority
June 20
: A landslide on the
South Nation River
destroys the abandoned townsite of
Lemieux, Ontario
June 25
:
Kim Campbell
becomes prime minister, replacing
Brian Mulroney
. She is the first woman to be the country's head of government
September 16
: Canadian forces engage in an intensive firefight with
Croatian
forces during
Operation Medak pocket
October 4
: The
Krever Inquiry
into Canada's blood system begins
October 14
: The Tories release an
election ad
that many see as mocking
Jean Chrétien
's facial paralysis. See
1993 Chrétien ad
.
October 23
: The
Toronto Blue Jays
win back-to-back
World Series
, the first on Canadian soil, as
Joe Carter
hit the series-winning home run, becoming the second person ever to do so.
October 25
:
Federal election
:
Jean Chrétien
's
Liberals
win a majority, defeating Kim Campbell's PCs, which are reduced to two seats. Campbell loses her own seat. The
Bloc Québécois
form the official opposition
November 4
: Jean Chrétien is sworn in as prime minister, replacing Kim Campbell
A cow suffering from
mad cow disease
is found in
Alberta
. It and its herd are slaughtered
Canadian Major-General
Roméo Dallaire
appointed commander of the U.N. forces in
Rwanda
Ben Johnson
is permanently banned from international competition after again testing positive for banned substances
Gary Bettman
becomes commissioner of the
National Hockey League
Arts and literature
Literature
Margaret Atwood
,
The Robber Bride
Réjean Ducharme
,
Dévadé
Dave Duncan
,
The Stricken Field
William Gibson
,
Virtual Light
Michael Ignatieff
,
Scar Tissue
Thomas King
,
One Good Story, That One
Antonine Maillet
,
Le nuit des roi
Yann Martel
,
The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios
Farley Mowat
,
My Father's Son
Robert J. Sawyer
,
Fossil Hunter
Jeffrey Simpson
,
Faultines, Struggling for a Canadian Vision
Awards
American-born
E. Annie Proulx
's
The Shipping News
wins the American
National Book Award
See
1993 Governor General's Awards
for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Books in Canada First Novel Award
:
John Steffler
,
The Afterlife of George Cartwright: A Novel
Geoffrey Bilson Award
:
Celia Barker Lottridge
,
Ticket to Curlew
Gerald Lampert Award
:
Elisabeth Harvor
,
Fortress of Chairs
and
Roberta Rees
,
Eyes Like Pigeons
Marian Engel Award
:
Sandra Birdsell
Pat Lowther Award
:
Lorna Crozier
,
Inventing the Hawk
Stephen Leacock Award
:
Joseph Levesque
,
Waiting for Aquarius
Trillium Book Award
:
Jane Urquhart
,
Away
and
Margaret Atwood
,
The Robber Bride
Vicky Metcalf Award
:
Phoebe Gilman
Television
This Hour Has 22 Minutes
premieres on
CBC
Film
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
is released
Music
Bryan Adams
,
So Far So Good
Jann Arden
,
Time for Mercy
The Band
,
Jericho
Big Sugar
,
Five Hundred Pounds
Blinker the Star
,
Blinker the Star
Blue Rodeo
,
Five Days in July
Cowboy Junkies
,
Pale Sun Crescent Moon
Crash Test Dummies
,
God Shuffled His Feet
Crash Vegas
,
Stone
cub
,
Betti-Cola
Céline Dion
,
The Colour of My Love
Doughboys
,
Crush
Eric's Trip
,
Love Tara
Lawrence Gowan
,
...but you can call me Larry
Great Big Sea
,
Great Big Sea
Grievous Angels
,
Watershed
Hart-Rouge
,
Blue Blue Windows
The Headstones
,
Picture of Health
I Mother Earth
,
Dig
The Inbreds
,
Hilario
Intermix
,
Phaze Two
Junkhouse
,
Here Lies Happiness
and
Strays
King Cobb Steelie
,
King Cobb Steelie
The Look People
,
Crazy Eggs
Lost Dakotas
,
Sun Machine
Sarah McLachlan
,
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Me Mom & Morgentaler
,
Shiva Space Machine
Moxy Früvous
,
Bargainville
Odds
,
Bedbugs
The Pursuit of Happiness
,
The Downward Road
The Rankin Family
,
North Country
Rose Chronicles
,
Dead and Gone to Heaven
Rush
,
Counterparts
Jane Siberry
,
When I Was a Boy
Skydiggers
,
Just Over This Mountain
Spirit of the West
,
Faithlift
The Tea Party
,
Splendor Solis
13 Engines
,
Perpetual Motion Machine
Shania Twain
,
Shania Twain
Voivod
,
The Outer Limits
Births
January 26
:
Cameron Bright
, actor
January 28
:
Hollie Lo
, actress
February 19
: Andrew Fickling, aspiring author
September 4
: Bronwyn Armstrong, aspiring actress
Deaths
January 26
:
Jeanne Sauvé
, first female Governor General
February 28
:
Ruby Keeler
, dancer and actress
April 30
:
Colin Emerson Bennett
, politician
May 30
:
H. Gordon Barrett
, politician
August 14
:
Francis Mankiewicz
, film director
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