|
Year |
Month |
Start Date |
Event |
|
1817 |
February |
17 |
Born
- February 17 - Donald Alexander Macdonald, politician (d.1896) |
|
1820 |
February |
17 |
Born
- February 17 - Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Archbishop of
Quebec (d.1898) |
|
1834 |
February |
17 |
February 17 - The Ninety-Two Resolutions are passed by the
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada. The complaints relate,
chiefly, to nominations of Councillors, partiality in filling
offices, of which 47 are alleged to have been distributed among
525,000 French Canadians |
|
1902 |
February |
17 |
Born
- February 17 - Howard O'Hagan, writer |
|
1917 |
February |
17 |
February 17 - Ralph Smith, coal miner, labour leader and
politician (b.1858) |
|
1919 |
February |
17 |
Born
- February 17 - J. M. S. Careless, historian (d.2009) |
|
1919 |
February |
17 |
Died
- February 17 - Wilfrid Laurier, politician and 7th Prime
Minister of Canada (b.1841) |
|
1919 |
February |
17 |
February 17 - Wilfrid Laurier, Leader of the Liberal Party of
Canada, dies in office. |
|
1929 |
February |
17 |
Died
- February 17 - James Colebrooke Patterson, politician, Minister
and Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba (b.1839) |
|
1931 |
February |
17 |
Born
- February 17 - Mark MacGuigan, academic and politician (d.1998) |
|
1932 |
February |
17 |
February 17 - The "Mad Trapper" is killed by the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police (RCMP) in the Yukon |
|
1938 |
February |
17 |
Born
- February 17 - Martha Henry, actress |
|
1953 |
February |
17 |
Born
- February 17 – Borys Chambul, discus thrower |
|
1957 |
February |
17 |
Born
- February 17 – Loreena McKennitt, singer, composer, harpist and
pianist |
|
1960 |
February |
17 |
Born
- February 17 – Lindy Ruff, ice hockey player and coach |
|
1968 |
February |
17 |
Died
- February 17 – Ernest Charles Drury, politician, writer and 8th
Premier of Ontario (b.1878) |
|
1970 |
February |
17 |
February 17 - The use of phosphates in laundry detergent is
banned |
|
1971 |
February |
17 |
Born
- February 17 - Martyn Bennett, musician (d.2005) |
|
1977 |
February |
17 |
Died
- February 17 - Edward LeRoy Bowerman, politician (b.1892) |
|
1996 |
February |
17 |
February 17 - Michel Gauthier is elected new leader of the Bloc
Québécois |
|
2004 |
February |
17 |
February 17 - John Bryden, Liberal Party of Canada Member of
Parliament for Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot in the
Canadian House of Commons, resigns from the party due to the
Prime Minister of Canada's sponsorship scandal. |
|
2004 |
February |
17 |
February 17 - Canada donates $800,000 to the World Food Program
and $350,000 to the International Red Cross, to help with the
current food and medical needs in Haiti, following the recent
coup there. |
|
2006 |
February |
17 |
Winter Olympics - Turin - February 17 - Dominique Maltais wins
bronze in ladies' snowboard cross. |
|
2006 |
February |
17 |
Winter Olympics - Turin - February 17 - Duff Gibson and Jeff
Pain win gold and silver respectively in men's skeleton. |
|
2006 |
February |
17 |
Winter Olympics - Turin - February 17 - Jeff Pain wins silver in
men's skeleton. |
|
2007 |
February |
17 |
Died
- February 17 – Dermot O'Reilly, musician, producer and
songwriter (born 1942) |
|
2008 |
February |
17 |
Died
- February 17 - Bill Juzda, ice hockey player (born 1920) |
|
2008 |
February |
17 |
Died
- February 17 - Val Ross, writer and journalist (born 1950) |