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Events relating to canada
George Grant publishes an influential political tract, Lament for a Nation: The Defeat of Canadian Nationalism
Canada mounts the world exhibition Expo 67 as the centrepiece of its centennial celebrations
The US pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal is a geodesic dome by the architect Buckminster Fuller
President de Gaulle, visiting Montreal for Expo 67, proclaims Vive le Quebec libre ('Long Live Free Quebec')
Pierre Trudeau begins sixteen almost unbroken years as Liberal leader and prime minister of Canada
The Parti Québécois is formed in Canada by René Lévesque
Canadian author Margaret Atwood publishes her first novel, The Edible Woman
A Quebec government minister, Pierre Laporte, is murdered by the Front de Libération du Québec
Greenpeace is founded in Canada to campaign against US nuclear testing
In the Calder case, the Supreme Court of Canada recognizes Aboriginal title to land
Soviet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Kirov company while on tour in Canada
The Canadian province of Quebec introduces Bill 22, making French the province's sole official language
Canadian novelist Robertson Davies completes his semi-autobiographical Deptford Trilogy
The song O Canada, exacty a century old, is officially adopted as the country's national anthem
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms secures new aspects of Canada's national identity
Leaders of Canada's Aboriginal peoples form the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Brian Mulroney wins a decisive electoral victory over the Liberals to become prime minister of Canada
Canadian poet and novelist Michael Ondaatje publishes The English Patient
US-born Canadian author Carol Shields' novel The Republic of Love is set in her home town of Winnipeg
Liberal leader Jean Chrétien begins a 10-year spell as Canadian prime minister
The separatist Bloc Québecois becomes (until losing seats in the next election) the official Opposition in the Canadian parliament
In Canada's general election the Bloc Québecois lose their position as official opposition to the Liberal government
The first module is launched of the International Space Station, a cooperative venture by five space agencies (USA, Russia, Japan, Canada, Europe)
Stephen Harper, leader of the Conservative Party, wins the federal election in Canada and forms a minority government
Researchers in Canada show that highly specific antibodies derived from llamas can control C. difficile infections, making possible new engineered antibodies to fight this dangerous disease
