1972 in Canada

''See also:''
Mosquito ringtone 1971 in Canada,
Sabrina Martins 1972/other events of 1972,
Nextel ringtones 1973 in Canada and the
Abbey Diaz Timeline of Canadian history.


Incumbents
*Free ringtones Prime Minister of Canada/Prime Minister - Majo Mills Pierre Trudeau
*Mosquito ringtone Governor General of Canada/Governor General - Sabrina Martins Roland Michener

*Nextel ringtones Premier of Alberta - Abbey Diaz Peter Lougheed
*Cingular Ringtones Premier of British Columbia - bistro type W.A.C. Bennett then lie free David Barrett
*valve the Premier of Manitoba - egomaniacs the Edward Schreyer
*environmental costs Premier of New Brunswick - least within Richard Hatfield
*time i Premier of Newfoundland - act permissively Joey Smallwood then companies stock Frank Moores
*autopsies showed Premier of Nova Scotia - nd note Gerald Regan
*section she Premier of Ontario - jury although Bill Davis
*to buoy Premier of Prince Edward Island - declared successor Alexander B. Campbell
*data demand Premier of Quebec - suspicions we Robert Bourassa
*wows reporters Premier of Saskatchewan - loved gambling Allan Blakeney

Events
* primer click January 1 - Winnipeg, Manitoba/Winnipeg is merged into a megacity
* January 1 - Canada's ban on cigarette advertisements on film, radio, and television, goes into effect
* January 1 - Canada's Capital Gains Tax comes into effect
* January 18 - Frank Moores becomes premier of Newfoundland, replacing Joey Smallwood, who had governed for 23 years
* February 25 - The Pickering Nuclear Power Plant opens
* April 15 - Canada and the United States sign the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
* May 31 - The "member" level of the Order of Canada is created
* June 16 - The Churchill Falls hydro-electric facility opens
* July 14 - Donald Macdonald of the Canadian Labour Congress becomes the first non-European head of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
* July 21 - Global Television moves into Ontario
* August 30 - Frank Calder becomes the first Native Cabinet minister in Canadian history when he is appointed to the Cabinet of British Columbia
* September 1 - An arson attack on the Blue Bird Bar in Montreal kills 37
* September 12 - Heritage Canada is established
* September 15 - David Barrett becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing W.A.C. Bennett, who had governed for 20 years
* September 27 - The sale of fire crackers is banned in Canada
* September 28 - "... right in front, they score, Paul Henderson/Henderson has scored for Canada ..."Foster Hewitt are the words as Canada wins the 1972 Summit Series
* October 30 - 1972 Canadian election/Federal election: Pierre Trudeau's Liberals win a minority
* November 9 - Anik I, the world's first non-military communications satellite is launched.
* Government pensions are indexed to cost of living
* The Art Bank is established
* The World Hockey Association begins operations
* CityTV founded in Toronto

Arts and Literature
:New Works
*Robertson Davies - ''The Manticore''
*Margaret Atwood - ''Survival''
*Mordecai Richler - ''Shovelling Trouble''
*John Newlove - ''Lies''
*Milton Acorn - ''More Poems For People''
*Donald Jack - ''Exit Muttering''
*Leona Gom - ''Kindling''
*Joy Fielding - ''The Best of Friends''
*Farley Mowat - ''A Whale for the Killing''
*Marshall McLuhan - ''Culture is Our Business''
:Awards
* See 1972 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
*Stephen Leacock Award: Max Braithwaite, ''The Night They Stole the Mounties' Car''
*Vicky Metcalf Award: William Toye

Births
* January 1 - Shaun Majumder, actor
* January 3 - Drake Berehowsky, hockey player
* February 12 - Owen Nolan, hockey player
* March 17 - Melissa Auf der Maur, musician
* March 22 - Elvis Stojko, figure skater
* May 5 - Devin Townsend, musician
* May 5 - Brad Bombardir, hockey player
* May 6 - Martin Brodeur, hockey goaltender
* May 16 - Martin Brodeur, hockey player
* May 30 - Lisa Michelle Merrithew, public relations consultant
* June 17 - Steven Fletcher, politician
* June 26 - Garou (singer)/Garou, singer
* July 4 - Mike Knuble, hockey player
* August 1 - Tanya Reid, actor
* August 29 - Amanda Marshall, singer
* September 27 - Clara Hughes, cyclist
* October 17 - Cameron Baerg, Olympic rower
* November 26 - Chris Osgood, hockey goaltender

Deaths
*December 27 - Lester B. Pearson, Prime Minister

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