1966 in Canada - Events

Events

  • January 1: The Canada Pension Plan and the Quebec Pension Plan both begin operation
  • February 25: Toronto Transit Commission inaugurates the Bloor-Danforth Subway line.
  • March 4: The Munsinger Affair is Canada's first major political sex scandal
  • May 1: Army camps, RCAF stations, and the RCN's land-based installations become Canadian Forces bases. Training schools and the pay system are unified.
  • May 18: Paul Joseph Chartier is killed when a bomb he is carrying goes off on Parliament Hill
  • June 5: The Union Nationale under Daniel Johnson, Sr. is elected in Quebec.
  • June 16: Daniel Johnson, Sr., becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Jean Lesage
  • July 28: Alexander B. Campbell becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing Walter Shaw
  • September 1: The CBC becomes the first Canadian television network to broadcast in colour, followed within days by the private-sector CTV Television Network.
  • October 14: Montreal inaugurates its metro system (see Montreal Metro).
  • October 17: The Montreal Metro opens
  • November 4: Bill C-243, The Canadian Forces Reorganization Act, is introduced in Parliament.
  • December 31: The Centennial Flame in front of Parliament Hill is lit
  • The Revolutionary Strategy and the Role of the Avant-Garde outlining the strategy of the FLQ is written.
  • The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program is established.

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