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Canada">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:2020s_in_Canada" title="Category:2020s in Canada">2020s</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-size:88%;">See also:</th><td class="infobox-data hlist" style="font-size:88%; text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Canada" title="History of Canada">History of Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Canadian_history" title="Timeline of Canadian history">Timeline of Canadian history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_Canada" title="List of years in Canada">List of years in Canada</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Events from the year <b>2004 in Canada</b>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Incumbents">Incumbents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 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Bartleman">James Bartleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Prince_Edward_Island" title="Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island">Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island</a> – <a href="/wiki/L%C3%A9once_Bernard" title="Léonce Bernard">Léonce Bernard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Quebec" title="Lieutenant Governor of Quebec">Lieutenant Governor of Quebec</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lise_Thibault" title="Lise Thibault">Lise Thibault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Saskatchewan" title="Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan">Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lynda_Haverstock" title="Lynda Haverstock">Lynda Haverstock</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Premiers">Premiers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Premiers"><span>edit</span></a><span 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title="Danny Williams (Canadian politician)">Danny Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Nova_Scotia" title="Premier of Nova Scotia">Premier of Nova Scotia</a> – <a href="/wiki/John_Hamm" title="John Hamm">John Hamm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Ontario" title="Premier of Ontario">Premier of Ontario</a> – <a href="/wiki/Dalton_McGuinty" title="Dalton McGuinty">Dalton McGuinty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Prince_Edward_Island" title="Premier of Prince Edward Island">Premier of Prince Edward Island</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pat_Binns" title="Pat Binns">Pat Binns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Quebec" title="Premier of Quebec">Premier of Quebec</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jean_Charest" title="Jean Charest">Jean Charest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Saskatchewan" title="Premier of Saskatchewan">Premier of Saskatchewan</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lorne_Calvert" title="Lorne Calvert">Lorne Calvert</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Territorial_governments">Territorial governments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Territorial governments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Commissioners">Commissioners</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Commissioners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Yukon" title="Commissioner of Yukon">Commissioner of Yukon</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Cable_(politician)" title="Jack Cable (politician)">Jack Cable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Northwest_Territories" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Northwest Territories">Commissioner of Northwest Territories</a> – <a href="/wiki/Glenna_Hansen" title="Glenna Hansen">Glenna Hansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Nunavut" title="Commissioner of Nunavut">Commissioner of Nunavut</a> – <a href="/wiki/Peter_Irniq" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Irniq">Peter Irniq</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Premiers_2">Premiers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Premiers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_the_Northwest_Territories" title="Premier of the Northwest Territories">Premier of the Northwest Territories</a> – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Handley" title="Joe Handley">Joe Handley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Nunavut" title="Premier of Nunavut">Premier of Nunavut</a> – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Okalik" title="Paul Okalik">Paul Okalik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Yukon" title="Premier of Yukon">Premier of Yukon</a> – <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Fentie" title="Dennis Fentie">Dennis Fentie</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 1 – <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a> Dorval Airport is renamed, after some controversy, <a href="/wiki/Montr%C3%A9al%E2%80%93Pierre_Elliott_Trudeau_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport">Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport</a>.</li> <li>January 5 – <a href="/wiki/Canadian_dollar" title="Canadian dollar">Canadian dollar</a> value climbs above $0.78 <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US</a>, for the first time since July 1993.</li> <li>January 12 – <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Harper" title="Stephen Harper">Stephen Harper</a> enters leadership race for the new <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Conservative Party of Canada">Conservative Party of Canada</a>.</li> <li>January 13 – U.S. President <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> allows Canada to bid for contracts in <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>.</li> <li>January 16 – Race begins in <a href="/wiki/2004_Nunavut_general_election" title="2004 Nunavut general election">2004 Nunavut general election</a>.</li> <li>January 19 – Government of Canada challenges <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Justice_(Canada)" title="Department of Justice (Canada)">Department of Justice</a> against repayment of benefits to same-sex couples dating back to 1985.</li> <li>January 19 – The <a href="/wiki/S%C3%BBret%C3%A9_du_Qu%C3%A9bec" title="Sûreté du Québec">Sûreté du Québec</a> announce a new police force to fight <a href="/wiki/Organized_crime" title="Organized crime">organized crime</a>.</li> <li>January 22 – <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Centre_hospitalier_universitaire_Sainte-Justine" title="Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine">Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine</a> warns of a former surgeon who may have infected 2,600 patients with <a href="/wiki/HIV" title="HIV">HIV</a>, by letter.</li> <li>January 27 – a <a href="/wiki/Canadians" title="Canadians">Canadian</a> soldier, Corporal Jamie Murphy, is killed in a <a href="/wiki/Suicide_attack" title="Suicide attack">suicide attack</a> in <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>. Three other soldiers are also injured.</li> <li>January 29 – <a href="/wiki/North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="North Atlantic Treaty Organization">North Atlantic Treaty Organization</a> <a href="/wiki/Secretary_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary General">Secretary General</a> <a href="/wiki/Jaap_de_Hoop_Scheffer" title="Jaap de Hoop Scheffer">Jaap de Hoop Scheffer</a> requests Canadian soldiers to keep a presence in Afghanistan after the scheduled return of troops in August.</li> <li>January 30 – The <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Canada" title="Supreme Court of Canada">Supreme Court of Canada</a> upholds a law allowing parents to spank their children within "reasonable limits".</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 2 – The <a href="/wiki/Speech_from_the_Throne" class="mw-redirect" title="Speech from the Throne">Speech from the Throne</a> is read by <a href="/wiki/Governor_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor General">Governor General</a> <a href="/wiki/Adrienne_Clarkson" title="Adrienne Clarkson">Adrienne Clarkson</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Canada" title="Senate of Canada">Senate</a> chamber.</li> <li>February 6 – <a href="/w/index.php?title=SPCAs_in_Canada&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SPCAs in Canada (page does not exist)">Canadian SPCA</a> finds 100 <a href="/wiki/Mad_cow_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Mad cow disease">dead cows</a> and 100 more being improperly cared for, on an <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a> farm.</li> <li>February 6 – The <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Canadian Broadcasting Corporation">Canadian Broadcasting Corporation</a> announces it will use a <a href="/wiki/Broadcasting" title="Broadcasting">broadcast</a> delay during <a href="/wiki/Don_Cherry_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Don Cherry (ice hockey)">Don Cherry</a>'s Coaches Corner on <a href="/wiki/Hockey_Night_in_Canada" title="Hockey Night in Canada">Hockey Night in Canada</a>, after he makes anti-French and European comments, a possible violation of the <a href="/wiki/Official_Languages_Act_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Official Languages Act of Canada">Official Languages Act of Canada</a>.</li> <li>February 10 – <a href="/wiki/Auditor_General_of_Canada" title="Auditor General of Canada">Auditor General of Canada</a> <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Fraser" title="Sheila Fraser">Sheila Fraser</a> releases a study on the federal government's advertising and <a href="/wiki/Sponsor_(commercial)" title="Sponsor (commercial)">sponsorship</a> in <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a> which notes millions of <a href="/wiki/Canadian_dollar" title="Canadian dollar">dollars</a> were mishandled. (See: <a href="/wiki/2004_Canadian_sponsorship_scandal" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal">2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal</a>).</li> <li>February 12 – The <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a> endorses a <a href="/wiki/Health_Canada" title="Health Canada">Health Canada</a> plan to deal with a potential <a href="/wiki/Influenza" title="Influenza">influenza</a> <a href="/wiki/Pandemic" title="Pandemic">pandemic</a>.</li> <li>February 12 – A <a href="/wiki/Moose_Jaw" title="Moose Jaw">Moose Jaw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan" title="Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</a> woman, now 18, who became a <a href="/wiki/Quadriplegic" class="mw-redirect" title="Quadriplegic">quadriplegic</a> after being hit by a vehicle at age 4, is awarded <a href="/wiki/Canadian_dollar" title="Canadian dollar">$</a>12 million in a lawsuit against the driver, the city and the former police chief. It is the largest lawsuit awarded in Saskatchewan history.</li> <li>February 13 – <a href="/wiki/Jane_Stewart_(politician)" title="Jane Stewart (politician)">Jane Stewart</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Human_Resources_Development_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Human Resources Development (Canada)">Human Resources Development Canada</a> <a href="/wiki/Political_minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Political minister">Minister</a>, announces her retirement from politics, to work for the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_International_Labour_Organization" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations International Labour Organization">United Nations International Labour Organization</a>.</li> <li>February 16 – <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Conservative Party of Canada">Conservative Party of Canada</a> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)" title="Member of Parliament (Canada)">Member of Parliament</a> <a href="/wiki/Elsie_Wayne" title="Elsie Wayne">Elsie Wayne</a> announces her retirement from politics.</li> <li>February 16 – The <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Recording_Industry_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Recording Industry Association">Canadian Recording Industry Association</a> ask a judge to order many Canadian <a href="/wiki/Internet_service_provider" title="Internet service provider">Internet service providers</a> to hand over names of 29 suspected illegal <a href="/wiki/Filesharing" class="mw-redirect" title="Filesharing">fileswappers</a>.</li> <li>February 16 – Polling day, <a href="/wiki/2004_Nunavut_general_election" title="2004 Nunavut general election">2004 Nunavut general election</a>. Of the 19 members of the <a href="/wiki/Consensus_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Consensus government">consensus government</a>, 1 is acclaimed and 18 elections are held. Eight members of the previous government are re-elected, five are defeated, and five who did not run again are replaced. MLAs will choose the premier from among themselves on March 5; incumbent <a href="/wiki/Paul_Okalik" title="Paul Okalik">Paul Okalik</a> is challenged by <a href="/wiki/Tagak_Curley" title="Tagak Curley">Tagak Curley</a>.</li> <li>February 17 – <a href="/wiki/John_H._Bryden" title="John H. Bryden">John Bryden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Canada" title="Liberal Party of Canada">Liberal Party of Canada</a> Member of Parliament for <a href="/wiki/Ancaster%E2%80%94Dundas%E2%80%94Flamborough%E2%80%94Aldershot" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot">Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot</a> in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_Canada" title="House of Commons of Canada">House of Commons of Canada</a>, resigns from the party due to the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada" title="Prime Minister of Canada">Prime Minister of Canada</a>'s <a href="/wiki/2004_Canadian_sponsorship_scandal" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal">sponsorship scandal</a>.</li> <li>February 17 – Canada donates <a href="/wiki/Canadian_dollar" title="Canadian dollar">$</a>800,000 to the <a href="/wiki/World_Food_Program" class="mw-redirect" title="World Food Program">World Food Program</a> and $350,000 to the <a href="/wiki/International_Red_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="International Red Cross">International Red Cross</a>, to help with the current food and medical needs in <a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Haiti</a>, following the recent coup there.</li> <li>February 18 – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Auditor_General_of_New_Brunswick&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Auditor General of New Brunswick (page does not exist)">Auditor General of New Brunswick</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Daryl_Wilson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daryl Wilson (page does not exist)">Daryl Wilson</a> reports <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_New_Brunswick" title="Premier of New Brunswick">Premier of New Brunswick</a> <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Lord" title="Bernard Lord">Bernard Lord</a> lied about the province having a budget surplus of $1,000,000. Lord accuses the Auditor General of "accounting semantics".</li> <li>February 19 – <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Hinzman" title="Jeremy Hinzman">Jeremy Hinzman</a>, a US soldier from the <a href="/wiki/U.S._82nd_Airborne_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. 82nd Airborne Division">US 82nd Airborne Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>, seeks refugee status in Canada as a <a href="/wiki/Conscientious_objector" title="Conscientious objector">conscientious objector</a> to serving in <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>. He currently lives in Toronto with his wife and child.</li> <li>February 19 – Starting in <a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo, New York</a>, and ending in <a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls,_Ontario" title="Niagara Falls, Ontario">Niagara Falls, Ontario</a>, a cross-border police pursuit results in dead Canadian woman.</li> <li>February 20 – The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Saskatchewan_Minister_of_Justice&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saskatchewan Minister of Justice (page does not exist)">Saskatchewan Minister of Justice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Quennell" title="Frank Quennell">Frank Quennell</a>, announces <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a> Justice <a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_P._McCallum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward P. McCallum (page does not exist)">Edward P. McCallum</a> will head an inquiry into <a href="/wiki/David_Milgaard" title="David Milgaard">David Milgaard</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Wrongful_conviction" class="mw-redirect" title="Wrongful conviction">wrongful conviction</a>.</li> <li>February 20 – South Korea, <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>, Japan and Hong Kong ban poultry and birds imports from Canada, after the <a href="/wiki/Virus" title="Virus">virus</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=H7_(virus)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="H7 (virus) (page does not exist)">H7</a> is found. It is not linked to <a href="/wiki/H5N1_(virus)" class="mw-redirect" title="H5N1 (virus)">H5N1 (virus)</a>, which was blamed for killing 22 people in Asia (See also: <a href="/wiki/Avian_influenza" title="Avian influenza">avian influenza</a>).</li> <li>February 20 – Canada is part of multi-national delegation with the United States, France and <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a> nations sent to <a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Haiti</a>, to help end the <a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Artibonite_Resistance_Front" class="mw-redirect" title="Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front">conflict</a>.</li> <li>February 21 – A joint investigation into the February 19 cross-border police chase is made by <a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls,_New_York" title="Niagara Falls, New York">Niagara Falls, New York</a> Police, <a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls,_Ontario" title="Niagara Falls, Ontario">Niagara Falls, Ontario</a> Police and <a href="/wiki/Canada_Customs_and_Revenue_Agency" title="Canada Customs and Revenue Agency">Canada Customs and Revenue Agency</a>, to determine if proper <a href="/wiki/Standard_Operating_Procedures" class="mw-redirect" title="Standard Operating Procedures">procedure</a> was followed.</li> <li>February 23 – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Microcell_Solutions&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Microcell Solutions (page does not exist)">Microcell Solutions</a> Inc. sues <a href="/wiki/Telus" title="Telus">Telus</a> Communications, <a href="/wiki/Bell_Mobility" title="Bell Mobility">Bell Mobility</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Communications" title="Rogers Communications">Rogers Wireless</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_Tele-Mobile&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Société Tele-Mobile (page does not exist)">Société Tele-Mobile</a>, in a <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a> <a href="/wiki/Superior_court" title="Superior court">superior court</a>, for violating its trademark <i>Fido</i> dog image.</li> <li>February 23 – Toronto nurse Andrea Williams files a <a href="/wiki/Canadian_dollar" title="Canadian dollar">$</a>600 million lawsuit against the governments of Canada and <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> due to her contracting <a href="/wiki/SARS" title="SARS">SARS</a>, during the 2003 outbreak.</li> <li>February 24 – Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Paul_Martin" title="Paul Martin">Paul Martin</a> <a href="/wiki/Suspension_(punishment)" title="Suspension (punishment)">suspends</a> three <a href="/wiki/Crown_corporation" title="Crown corporation">Crown corporation</a> heads in steps dealing with the sponsorship scandal. Those suspended are <a href="/wiki/Michel_Vennat" title="Michel Vennat">Michel Vennat</a>, president of the <a href="/wiki/Business_Development_Bank_of_Canada" title="Business Development Bank of Canada">Business Development Bank of Canada</a>, <a href="/wiki/Via_Rail" title="Via Rail">Via Rail</a> president <a href="/wiki/Marc_LeFran%C3%A7ois" title="Marc LeFrançois">Marc LeFrançois</a> and <a href="/wiki/Canada_Post" title="Canada Post">Canada Post</a> president <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Ouellet" title="André Ouellet">André Ouellet</a>.</li> <li>February 25 – <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_International_Airport" title="Vancouver International Airport">Vancouver International Airport</a> (YVR) announces <a href="/wiki/Canadian_dollar" title="Canadian dollar">$</a>1.4 million expansion.</li> <li>February 26 – <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Forces">Canadian Forces</a> send nine members of elite <a href="/wiki/Counter-terrorism" class="mw-redirect" title="Counter-terrorism">counter-terrorism</a> unit <a href="/wiki/Joint_Task_Force_2" title="Joint Task Force 2">Joint Task Force 2</a> to <a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Haiti</a> to aid in evacuating Canadians.</li> <li>February 28 – Canadian businessman James Sabzali, living in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> since 1996, fined and sentenced to a year probation for violating the <a href="/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba" title="United States embargo against Cuba">United States embargo against Cuba</a>.</li> <li>February 28 – <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police" title="Royal Canadian Mounted Police">Royal Canadian Mounted Police</a> Corporal Jim Galloway shot dead during a standoff.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March 3 – <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> <a href="/wiki/International_Narcotics_Control_Board" title="International Narcotics Control Board">International Narcotics Control Board</a> criticizes Canada for having a <a href="/wiki/Province" title="Province">provincially</a> run <i><a href="/wiki/Safe_house" title="Safe house">safe house</a></i> for drug users in <a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a>.</li> <li>March 3 – RCMP investigate threatening letters sent to <a href="/wiki/Charlottetown" title="Charlottetown">Charlottetown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island" title="Prince Edward Island">Prince Edward Island</a> government and media buildings.</li> <li>March 3 – Former <a href="/wiki/Jean_Chr%C3%A9tien" title="Jean Chrétien">Jean Chrétien</a> aide Jean Carle linked to <a href="/wiki/2004_Canadian_sponsorship_scandal" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal">2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal</a>.</li> <li>March 5 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Okalik" title="Paul Okalik">Paul Okalik</a> re-elected as <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Nunavut" title="Premier of Nunavut">Premier of Nunavut</a> in <a href="/wiki/2004_Nunavut_general_election" title="2004 Nunavut general election">2004 Nunavut general election</a>.</li> <li>March 5 – <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Forces">Canadian Forces</a> plans to send 450 troops, including three infantry platoons and six helicopters from 430 Squadron in <a href="/wiki/Valcartier,_Quebec" class="mw-redirect" title="Valcartier, Quebec">Valcartier, Quebec</a>, and members of I Company 2nd Battalion <a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Canadian_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="The Royal Canadian Regiment">The Royal Canadian Regiment</a>, based at <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces_Base_Gagetown" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Forces Base Gagetown">Canadian Forces Base Gagetown</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick" title="New Brunswick">New Brunswick</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Haiti</a> for a 90-day mission.</li> <li>March 5 – <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="Prime Minister">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Martin" title="Paul Martin">Paul Martin</a> fires the President of <a href="/wiki/Via_Rail" title="Via Rail">Via Rail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marc_LeFran%C3%A7ois" title="Marc LeFrançois">Marc LeFrançois</a>.</li> <li>March 5 – <a href="/wiki/Abdurahman_Khadr" title="Abdurahman Khadr">Abdurahman Khadr</a>, who admitted recently to having <a href="/wiki/Al-Qaeda" title="Al-Qaeda">Al-Qaeda</a> and <a href="/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden" title="Osama bin Laden">Osama bin Laden</a> links, alleges to working for the <a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">Central Intelligence Agency</a> as an informant.</li> <li>March 6 – <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Copps" title="Sheila Copps">Sheila Copps</a> loses nomination to <a href="/wiki/Tony_Valeri" title="Tony Valeri">Tony Valeri</a> to represent the riding of <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_East%E2%80%94Stoney_Creek_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Hamilton East—Stoney Creek (federal electoral district)">Hamilton East—Stoney Creek</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2004_Canadian_federal_election" title="2004 Canadian federal election">2004 federal election</a>.</li> <li>March 7–8 – <a href="/wiki/UN_Secretary_General" class="mw-redirect" title="UN Secretary General">UN Secretary General</a> <a href="/wiki/Kofi_Annan" title="Kofi Annan">Kofi Annan</a> visits Canada to meet with <a href="/wiki/Governor_General_of_Canada" title="Governor General of Canada">Governor General of Canada</a> <a href="/wiki/Adrienne_Clarkson" title="Adrienne Clarkson">Adrienne Clarkson</a>, Prime Minister Martin, and <a href="/wiki/Louise_Arbour" title="Louise Arbour">Louise Arbour</a>, who was recently named <a href="/wiki/UN_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights" class="mw-redirect" title="UN High Commissioner for Human Rights">UN High Commissioner for Human Rights</a>. Topic of discussion with the PM will be the <a href="/wiki/Haiti" title="Haiti">Haiti</a> crisis.</li> <li>March 9 – <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Copps" title="Sheila Copps">Sheila Copps</a> files an appeal of the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Canada" title="Liberal Party of Canada">Liberal</a> nomination loss and a complaint to the RCMP.</li> <li>March 9 – <a href="/wiki/Belinda_Stronach" title="Belinda Stronach">Belinda Stronach</a> wins <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Conservative Party of Canada">Conservative Party of Canada</a> nomination for <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_(Canada)" title="Electoral district (Canada)">riding</a> of <a href="/wiki/Newmarket%E2%80%94Aurora_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Newmarket—Aurora (federal electoral district)">Newmarket—Aurora</a>, defeating <a href="/wiki/Lois_Brown" title="Lois Brown">Lois Brown</a> 512-412 in total votes.</li> <li>March 9 – Second form of <a href="/wiki/Avian_influenza" title="Avian influenza">avian influenza</a> found on <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> farm.</li> <li>March 9 – <a href="/wiki/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa</a> police chief <a href="/wiki/Vince_Bevan" title="Vince Bevan">Vince Bevan</a> admits involvement in investigating <a href="/wiki/Maher_Arar" title="Maher Arar">Maher Arar</a> before he was deported to <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a>.</li> <li>March 9 – Protests across the country against <a href="/wiki/Citizenship_and_Immigration_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Citizenship and Immigration Canada">Citizenship and Immigration Canada</a> for arrest of <a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algerian</a> refugee Mohamed Cherfi by <a href="/wiki/Quebec_City" title="Quebec City">Quebec City</a> police for failing to report an address change. He had been hiding in a church, which is normally considered a refugee <a href="/wiki/Safe_house" title="Safe house">safe house</a>.</li> <li>March 9 – <a href="/wiki/2004_Canadian_sponsorship_scandal" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal">2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal</a> investigation finds <a href="/wiki/Canadian_dollar" title="Canadian dollar">$</a>2.3 million missing which was to be used to fund the <a href="/wiki/Bluenose" title="Bluenose">Bluenose 2</a>.</li> <li>March 12 – <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Forces">Canadian Forces</a> begin deployment to Haiti to support peacekeeping force.</li> <li>March 12 – <a href="/wiki/CFB_Gagetown" title="CFB Gagetown">CFB Gagetown</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick" title="New Brunswick">New Brunswick</a> Colonel Barry McLeod named Chief of Staff of <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (<a href="/wiki/MONUC" class="mw-redirect" title="MONUC">MONUC</a>). He will arrive there in July.</li> <li>March 12 – <a href="/wiki/2004_Canadian_sponsorship_scandal" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal">2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal</a> investigation results in firing of <a href="/wiki/Michel_Vennat" title="Michel Vennat">Michel Vennat</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Business_Development_Bank_of_Canada" title="Business Development Bank of Canada">Business Development Bank of Canada</a>'s <a href="/wiki/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)">President</a>.</li> <li>March 15 – <a href="/wiki/Treasury_Board_of_Canada" title="Treasury Board of Canada">Treasury Board of Canada</a> <a href="/wiki/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Reg_Alcock" title="Reg Alcock">Reg Alcock</a> announces a "merit-based" system to appoint new CEOs for <a href="/wiki/Crown_corporation" title="Crown corporation">Crown corporations</a>.</li> <li>March 15 – <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a> government warns 1,144 people who attended an acupuncture clinic (owned by Suzanne Sicotte) in <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a> to take blood tests for <a href="/wiki/HIV" title="HIV">HIV</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hepatitis" title="Hepatitis">hepatitis</a>.</li> <li>March 15 – <a href="/wiki/Brad_Wall" title="Brad Wall">Brad Wall</a> appointed leader of the <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan_Party" title="Saskatchewan Party">Saskatchewan Party</a>.</li> <li>March 16 – Equifax confirms security breach resulting in the illegal access to files containing <a href="/wiki/Credit_(finance)" class="mw-redirect" title="Credit (finance)">credit</a> information of 1,400 Canadians.</li> <li>March 17 – <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_Canada" title="House of Commons of Canada">House of Commons</a> committee summons 11 federal bureaucrats in investigation of the sponsorship scandal for a private hearing, later to become a public hearing.</li> <li>March 17 – <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Food_Inspection_Agency" title="Canadian Food Inspection Agency">Canadian Food Inspection Agency</a> creates a programme for routine testing of poultry for <a href="/wiki/Avian_influenza" title="Avian influenza">avian influenza</a> (bird flu), after <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> had to destroy 57,000 chickens.</li> <li>March 17 – Fisheries Minister <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Regan" title="Geoff Regan">Geoff Regan</a> announces increased patrols outside the 320-kilometre limit off Canada's east coast.</li> <li>March 17 – A stamp is created in honour of former <a href="/wiki/Governor_General_of_Canada" title="Governor General of Canada">Governor General of Canada</a> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Hnatyshyn" title="Ray Hnatyshyn">Ray Hnatyshyn</a>.</li> <li>March 17 – 170 <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Forces">Canadian Forces</a> soldiers sent to Haiti to provide <a href="/wiki/Security" title="Security">security</a> (See <a href="/wiki/Operation_Halo" title="Operation Halo">Operation Halo</a>).</li> <li>March 18 – Kickbacks discovered in free <a href="/wiki/Flag_of_Canada" title="Flag of Canada">flag</a> giveaway discovered from 1996 promise by <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Copps" title="Sheila Copps">Sheila Copps</a> to give away one million free flags.</li> <li>March 20 – In the <a href="/wiki/2004_Conservative_Party_of_Canada_leadership_election" title="2004 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election">2004 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Harper" title="Stephen Harper">Stephen Harper</a> wins on the first ballot to become leader of the party and the <a href="/wiki/Official_Opposition_(Canada)" title="Official Opposition (Canada)">official opposition</a>.</li> <li>March 22 – Federal government announces an aid package worth almost <a href="/wiki/Canadian_dollar" title="Canadian dollar">$</a>1 <a href="/wiki/1000000000_(number)" class="mw-redirect" title="1000000000 (number)">billion</a> to farmers hurt by <a href="/wiki/Mad_cow_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Mad cow disease">mad cow disease</a>.</li> <li>March 22 – <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Conservative Party of Canada">Conservative Party of Canada</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Harper" title="Stephen Harper">Stephen Harper</a> appointed <a href="/wiki/Peter_MacKay" title="Peter MacKay">Peter MacKay</a> as <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Leader">Deputy Leader</a>.</li> <li>March 22 – <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Canada" title="Supreme Court of Canada">Supreme Court of Canada</a> jurist <a href="/wiki/Frank_Iacobucci" title="Frank Iacobucci">Frank Iacobucci</a> announces his retirement effective June.</li> <li>March 22 – Canada condemns <a href="/wiki/Israel" title="Israel">Israel</a>'s assassination of <a href="/wiki/Hamas" title="Hamas">Hamas</a> founder <a href="/wiki/Sheikh" title="Sheikh">Shaikh</a> <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Yassin" title="Ahmed Yassin">Ahmed Yassin</a>.</li> <li>March 22 – Canada introduces a <a href="/wiki/Bill_(proposed_law)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill (proposed law)">bill</a> to protect public service worker <a href="/wiki/Whistleblower" class="mw-redirect" title="Whistleblower">whistleblowers</a>.</li> <li>March 23 – The <a href="/wiki/2004_Canadian_budget" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Canadian budget">2004 Canadian budget</a> is announced.</li> <li>March 23 – The government of Canada will sell its stake in <a href="/wiki/Petro-Canada" title="Petro-Canada">Petro-Canada</a> within next twelve months.</li> <li>March 24 – RCMP release documents detailing investigation of newspaper reporter <a href="/wiki/Juliet_O%27Neill" title="Juliet O'Neill">Juliet O'Neill</a> telling how they searched for details of her knowledge of the <a href="/wiki/Maher_Arar" title="Maher Arar">Maher Arar</a> case. A January 2004 raid of her house was also documented.</li> <li>March 24 – <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Food_Inspection_Agency" title="Canadian Food Inspection Agency">Canadian Food Inspection Agency</a> orders slaughter of 275,000 chickens and turkeys in <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> to fight <a href="/wiki/Avian_influenza" title="Avian influenza">avian influenza</a> outbreak.</li> <li>March 24 – <a href="/wiki/Myriam_B%C3%A9dard" title="Myriam Bédard">Myriam Bédard</a> testifies to a <a href="/wiki/Committee" title="Committee">committee</a> investigating the sponsorship scandal that she heard <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Villeneuve" title="Jacques Villeneuve">Jacques Villeneuve</a> was paid millions of dollars to wear a <a href="/wiki/Canadians" title="Canadians">Canadian</a> flag on his racing suit; Villeneuve calls this allegation "ludicrous".</li> <li>March 25 – <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Canada" title="Supreme Court of Canada">Supreme Court of Canada</a> rules 9–0 in not holding Catholic Church of Canada responsible for <a href="/wiki/Sexual_abuse" title="Sexual abuse">sexual abuse</a> of <a href="/wiki/Altar_boy" class="mw-redirect" title="Altar boy">altar boys</a> by a <a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland</a> priest <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Bennett" title="Kevin Bennett">Kevin Bennett</a>.</li> <li>March 26 – Supreme Court of Canada upholds legitimacy of <a href="/wiki/Pre-nuptial_agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="Pre-nuptial agreement">pre-nuptial agreements</a> saying it cannot be considered unfair at the time of signing.</li> <li>March 26 – <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Canada)" title="Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)">Minister of Foreign Affairs</a> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Graham_(Canadian_politician)" title="Bill Graham (Canadian politician)">Bill Graham</a> speaks at a memorial conference at the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> for the 1994 <a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a> massacre, reminding people to not forget the <a href="/wiki/Genocide" title="Genocide">genocide</a>.</li> <li>March 26 – Canada makes <a href="/wiki/One-Tonne_Challenge" title="One-Tonne Challenge">One-Tonne Challenge</a>.</li> <li>March 29 – The <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Canadian_Party" title="Progressive Canadian Party">Progressive Canadian Party</a> registers with <a href="/wiki/Elections_Canada" title="Elections Canada">Elections Canada</a> to elect members into the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_Canada" title="House of Commons of Canada">House of Commons of Canada</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2004_Canadian_federal_election" title="2004 Canadian federal election">2004 Canadian federal election</a>.</li> <li>March 29 – RCMP raid an <a href="/wiki/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa</a> area home, arrest <a href="/wiki/Momin_Khawaja" title="Momin Khawaja">Momin Khawaja</a> on terrorism charges.</li> <li>March 29 – <a href="/wiki/Peel_Regional_Municipality,_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario">Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario</a> police officer arrested for possessing <a href="/wiki/Canadian_dollar" title="Canadian dollar">$</a>2.5 million worth of cocaine.</li> <li>March 29 – The federal <a href="/wiki/Assisted_Human_Reproduction_Act" title="Assisted Human Reproduction Act">Assisted Human Reproduction Act</a> is signed into law.</li> <li>March 30 – <a href="/wiki/Auditor_General_of_Canada" title="Auditor General of Canada">Auditor General of Canada</a> <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Fraser" title="Sheila Fraser">Sheila Fraser</a> criticizes flaws in national security.</li> <li>March 30 – Ottawa area man <a href="/wiki/Momin_Khawaja" title="Momin Khawaja">Momin Khawaja</a> arrested on March 29 is charged with acts of terrorism under the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Canada_Anti-Terrorism_Act&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Canada Anti-Terrorism Act (page does not exist)">Canada Anti-Terrorism Act</a>.</li> <li>March 31 – <a href="/wiki/Colin_Thatcher" title="Colin Thatcher">Colin Thatcher</a> is denied early <a href="/wiki/Parole" title="Parole">parole</a>.</li> <li>March 31 – 170 people, including 29 Canadians, arrested in <a href="/wiki/Recreational_drug_use" title="Recreational drug use">drug</a> bust across Canada and the United States.</li> <li>March 31 – Discovery finds that million flag promise in 1996 by <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Copps" title="Sheila Copps">Sheila Copps</a> was organized by <a href="/wiki/Groupaction" title="Groupaction">Groupaction</a>.</li> <li>March 31 – <a href="/wiki/Federal_Court_of_Canada" title="Federal Court of Canada">Federal Court of Canada</a> rejects <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Recording_Industry_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Recording Industry Association">Canadian Recording Industry Association</a> request to obtain names of music <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fileswapper&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fileswapper (page does not exist)">fileswappers</a>, making the sharing legal.</li> <li>March 31 – <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan" title="Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</a> government releases 2004 budget, raising the <a href="/wiki/Sales_taxes_in_Canada" title="Sales taxes in Canada">Provincial Sales Taxes</a> from 6% to 7%.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 1 – RCMP confirms arrest of <a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Momin_Khawaja" class="mw-redirect" title="Mohammad Momin Khawaja">Mohammad Momin Khawaja</a> is related to arrests in United Kingdom.</li> <li>April 1 – United States <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Homeland_Security" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Homeland Security">Department of Homeland Security</a> exempts Canadians from being <a href="/wiki/Fingerprint" title="Fingerprint">fingerprinted</a> and photographed when entering the United States.</li> <li>April 1 – Federal riding redistribution comes into effect: number of seats rises from 301 to 308.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Hendricks-leboeuf.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Hendricks-leboeuf.jpg/220px-Hendricks-leboeuf.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Hendricks-leboeuf.jpg/330px-Hendricks-leboeuf.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Hendricks-leboeuf.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="412" /></a><figcaption>Michael Hendricks and René Leboeuf marry</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>April 1 – <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Canada" title="Same-sex marriage in Canada">Same-sex marriage in Canada</a>: the first legal <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a> in <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a> is celebrated; <a href="/wiki/Michael_Hendricks_and_Ren%C3%A9_Leboeuf" title="Michael Hendricks and René Leboeuf">Michael Hendricks and René Leboeuf</a> wed in <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>.</li> <li>April 6 – Canada orders slaughter of 19 million <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> <a href="/wiki/Poultry" title="Poultry">poultry</a> due to <a href="/wiki/Avian_influenza" title="Avian influenza">avian influenza</a>.</li> <li>April 6 – <a href="/wiki/2004_Canadian_sponsorship_scandal" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal">2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jean_Pelletier" title="Jean Pelletier">Jean Pelletier</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Prime_Minister%27s_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Prime Minister's Office">Canadian Prime Minister's Office</a> <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_to_the_Prime_Minister_(Canada)" title="Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (Canada)">Chief of Staff</a>, alleges there was "no direction" in the federal sponsorship programme.</li> <li>April 7 – Fadi Ihsan Fadel, a <a href="/wiki/Canadians" title="Canadians">Canadian</a> humanitarian working in <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>, taken hostage among group of other nationals.</li> <li>April 7 – Former <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_Canada" title="House of Commons of Canada">Member of Canadian Parliament</a> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ramsay_(politician)" title="Jack Ramsay (politician)">Jack Ramsay</a>'s son Spencer found dead in their family home.</li> <li>April 8 – Nine <a href="/wiki/Hells_Angels" title="Hells Angels">Hells Angels</a> members from <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a> are convicted of <a href="/wiki/Drug_trafficking" class="mw-redirect" title="Drug trafficking">drug trafficking</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gangsterism" class="mw-redirect" title="Gangsterism">gangsterism</a>.</li> <li>April 8 – <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Justice_(Canada)" title="Department of Justice (Canada)">Department of Justice</a> considering extraditing alleged mafia leader <a href="/wiki/Vito_Rizzuto" title="Vito Rizzuto">Vito Rizzuto</a> to the United States. He is accused of three murders in 1981.</li> <li>April 14 – Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Paul_Martin" title="Paul Martin">Paul Martin</a> announces extension to deployment of current soldiers in <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> until summer 2005.</li> <li>April 15 – <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)" title="Member of Parliament (Canada)">Member of Parliament</a> <a href="/wiki/Svend_Robinson" title="Svend Robinson">Svend Robinson</a> confesses to stealing a ring from an auction firm and then takes medical leave.</li> <li>April 16 – The auction firm that Svend Robinson stole the ring from says it will not pursue charges against him.</li> <li>April 16 – Canadian hostage in <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>, Fadi Ihsan Fadel, freed.</li> <li>April 16 – Canadian <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)" title="Member of Parliament (Canada)">Member of Parliament</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Cannis" title="John Cannis">John Cannis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Scarborough_Centre_(federal_electoral_district)" title="Scarborough Centre (federal electoral district)">Scarborough Centre</a> <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Canada" title="Liberal Party of Canada">Liberal Party</a>) calls for deportation of <a href="/wiki/Abdurahman_Khadr" title="Abdurahman Khadr">Abdurahman Khadr</a>.</li> <li>April 17 – <a href="/wiki/Dalai_Lama" title="Dalai Lama">Dalai Lama</a> visits Canada for 19-day tour.</li> <li>April 17 – Canadian <a href="/wiki/Peacekeeping" title="Peacekeeping">peacekeeper</a> in <a href="/wiki/Prnjavor_(Bosnia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Prnjavor (Bosnia)">Prnjavor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a>, injured in road accident, one civilian also injured. (See: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Palladium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Palladium (page does not exist)">Operation Palladium</a>)</li> <li>April 20 – Rifat Mohammed Rifat, a <a href="/wiki/Canadians" title="Canadians">Canadian</a> citizen, taken hostage in Iraq.</li> <li>April 27 – <a href="/wiki/Air_Canada" title="Air Canada">Air Canada</a> flight 109, a <a href="/wiki/Halifax_Regional_Municipality" class="mw-redirect" title="Halifax Regional Municipality">Halifax</a> to Vancouver 767, is escorted by two <a href="/wiki/CF-18" class="mw-redirect" title="CF-18">CF-18s</a> after a suspicious threat is received by <a href="/wiki/North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Aerospace Defense Command">North American Aerospace Defense Command</a>.</li> <li>April 27 – <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Canada" title="Deputy Prime Minister of Canada">Deputy Prime Minister of Canada</a> <a href="/wiki/Anne_McLellan" title="Anne McLellan">Anne McLellan</a> introduces new <a href="/wiki/Canadian_dollar" title="Canadian dollar">$</a>690 million national security and foreign security initiative.</li> <li>April 29 – Prime Minister Martin speaks at a U.S. conference reaffirming position not to join coalition in <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>, but says Canada wants to aid in rebuilding Iraq.</li> <li>April 29 – A <a href="/wiki/North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement" title="North American Free Trade Agreement">North American Free Trade Agreement</a> (NAFTA) panel rules in favour of Canada in the <a href="/wiki/US_-_Canada_softwood_lumber_dispute" class="mw-redirect" title="US - Canada softwood lumber dispute">US - Canada softwood lumber dispute</a> against the United States.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 3 – Canadian businessman Naji al-Kuwaiti is reported to have been taken hostage in <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> on April 28; he is released May 4.</li> <li>May 10 – <a href="/wiki/2004_Canadian_sponsorship_scandal" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal">2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jean_Brault" class="mw-redirect" title="Jean Brault">Jean Brault</a>, president of <a href="/wiki/Groupaction" title="Groupaction">Groupaction</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Charles_Guit%C3%A9" title="Charles Guité">Charles Guité</a> arrested by the RCMP for fraud.</li> <li>May 17 – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Dryden" title="Ken Dryden">Ken Dryden</a> announces his candidacy in the 2004 Canadian election representing the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Canada" title="Liberal Party of Canada">Liberal Party</a> in the Canadian <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_(Canada)" title="Electoral district (Canada)">electoral district</a> of <a href="/wiki/York_Centre_(federal_electoral_district)" title="York Centre (federal electoral district)">York Centre</a>.</li> <li>May 18 – <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Canada" title="Supreme Court of Canada">Supreme Court of Canada</a> upholds law on spending limit by <a href="/wiki/Lobby_group" class="mw-redirect" title="Lobby group">Lobby groups</a> during elections.</li> <li>May 18 – <a href="/wiki/Karlheinz_Schreiber" title="Karlheinz Schreiber">Karlheinz Schreiber</a> ordered <a href="/wiki/Extradition" title="Extradition">extradited</a> to Germany on charges of fraud, bribery, and failure to pay taxes.</li> <li>May 27 – <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Conservative Party of Canada">Conservative Party of Canada</a> official languages critic <a href="/wiki/Scott_Reid_(Canadian_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scott Reid (Canadian politician)">Scott Reid</a> resigns after making comments suggesting reduction of French language access.</li> <li>May 27 – Former Public Works Minister <a href="/wiki/Alfonso_Gagliano" title="Alfonso Gagliano">Alfonso Gagliano</a> launches <a href="/wiki/Canadian_dollar" title="Canadian dollar">$</a>4.5 million lawsuit against Prime Minister Martin and the federal government.</li> <li>May 27 – Farmers' income hits 25-year low in 2003 from drought and <a href="/wiki/Bovine_spongiform_encephalopathy" title="Bovine spongiform encephalopathy">mad cow</a> crisis.</li> <li>May 30 – Vandal(s) spraypaint <a href="/wiki/Homophobia" title="Homophobia">anti-gay</a> messages on the office of <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Canada" title="Liberal Party of Canada">Liberal Party of Canada</a> candidate <a href="/wiki/Glen_Murray_(politician)" title="Glen Murray (politician)">Glen Murray</a> (<a href="/wiki/Charleswood%E2%80%94St._James%E2%80%94Assiniboia" class="mw-redirect" title="Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia">Charleswood—St. James</a>). Murray was Canada's first openly <a href="/wiki/Homosexual" class="mw-redirect" title="Homosexual">homosexual</a> municipal leader as the mayor of <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg" title="Winnipeg">Winnipeg</a> (1998–2004).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>June 3 – <a href="/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_softwood_lumber_dispute" title="Canada–United States softwood lumber dispute">Canada–United States softwood lumber dispute</a>: <a href="/wiki/United_States_Commerce_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Commerce Department">United States Commerce Department</a> will cut its tax on softwood lumber exports, effective 2005.</li> <li>June 3 – <a href="/wiki/Peel_Regional_Municipality,_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario">Peel, Ontario Police</a> charge another 13 officials at the federal <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Human_Resources_Development_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Human Resources Development (Canada)">Department of Human Resources Development</a> in fraud, bribery, and receiving secret commissions investigation.</li> <li>June 10 – <a href="/wiki/Elections_Canada" title="Elections Canada">Elections Canada</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Chief_Electoral_Officer_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Electoral Officer (Canada)">Chief Electoral Officer</a> announces changes to allow televised results of upcoming election without delay after closing of local polling stations.</li> <li>June 17 – Michael Briere pleads guilty to the <a href="/wiki/Murder_of_Holly_Jones" title="Murder of Holly Jones">murder of Holly Jones</a>, admits to viewing <a href="/wiki/Child_pornography" title="Child pornography">child pornography</a> immediately before the murder.</li> <li>June 18 – The <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Conservative Party of Canada">Conservative Party of Canada</a> issues, retracts, reissues, and re-retracts a news release entitled "Paul Martin Supports Child Pornography?".</li> <li>June 28 – The <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Canada" title="Liberal Party of Canada">Liberal Party of Canada</a> wins a <a href="/wiki/Minority_government" title="Minority government">minority government</a> of 135 seats in the <a href="/wiki/2004_Canadian_federal_election" title="2004 Canadian federal election">2004 federal election</a> (155 seats were needed for a majority). The <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Conservative Party of Canada">Conservative Party of Canada</a> wins 99 seats, <a href="/wiki/New_Democratic_Party_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Democratic Party (Canada)">New Democratic Party</a> 19, <a href="/wiki/Bloc_Qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois" title="Bloc Québécois">Bloc Québécois</a> 54, and one seat is won by an independent candidate.</li> <li>June 29 – <a href="/wiki/Lethbridge" title="Lethbridge">Lethbridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a> city councillor <a href="/wiki/Dar_Heatherington" title="Dar Heatherington">Dar Heatherington</a> is convicted of public mischief after a police investigation concludes that she falsely alleged being stalked by a constituent. She previously faced similar charges after a 2003 investigation in <a href="/wiki/Great_Falls,_Montana" title="Great Falls, Montana">Great Falls, Montana</a>, concluded that she filed a false report of having been abducted and raped.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July">July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 2 – Nine-year-old <a href="/w/index.php?title=Djamshid_Djan_Popal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Djamshid Djan Popal (page does not exist)">Djamshid Djan Popal</a> arrives in Toronto. Early diagnoses suggest Popal suffers from <a href="/wiki/Patent_ductus_arteriosus" title="Patent ductus arteriosus">patent ductus arteriosus</a>, a condition he cannot get treatment for in his native <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, but will be able to in Canada thanks to fundraising efforts by the <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslim</a> Association of <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario" title="Hamilton, Ontario">Hamilton</a> and volunteering doctors.</li> <li>July 6 – Five-year-old <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamra_Keepness&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamra Keepness (page does not exist)">Tamra Keepness</a>, of <a href="/wiki/Regina,_Saskatchewan" title="Regina, Saskatchewan">Regina</a>, is declared missing; massive police search ensues.</li> <li>July 11 – Hail and torrential rain causes flooding in Edmonton; damage to the <a href="/wiki/West_Edmonton_Mall" title="West Edmonton Mall">West Edmonton Mall</a> is estimated in the millions of dollars.</li> <li>July 13 – The <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Radio-television_and_Telecommunications_Commission" title="Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission">Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</a> (CRTC) does not renew the broadcasting license of the <a href="/wiki/Quebec_City" title="Quebec City">Quebec City</a> FM radio station <a href="/wiki/CHOI" class="mw-redirect" title="CHOI">CHOI</a>, citing obscene and offensive content; it is the first time a <a href="/wiki/Canadians" title="Canadians">Canadian</a> station has been forced off the air as a result of crude material.</li> <li>July 14 – <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Yukon" title="Same-sex marriage in Yukon">Same-sex marriage in Yukon</a>: <a href="/wiki/Yukon" title="Yukon">Yukon</a> territory becomes the fourth province or territory to legalize <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriage</a>.</li> <li>July 14 – Foreign affairs minister <a href="/wiki/Bill_Graham_(Canadian_politician)" title="Bill Graham (Canadian politician)">Bill Graham</a> orders the withdrawal of Canada's ambassador to <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a> after Canada is denied attendance at the trial of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mohammed_Reza_Aghdam_Ahmadi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mohammed Reza Aghdam Ahmadi (page does not exist)">Mohammed Reza Aghdam Ahmadi</a>, alleged murderer of Canadian-Iranian citizen <a href="/wiki/Zahra_Kazemi" title="Zahra Kazemi">Zahra Kazemi</a>.</li> <li>July 15 – <a href="/wiki/Peterborough,_Ontario" title="Peterborough, Ontario">Peterborough</a> is hit with 235 mm of rain, backlogging the city's sewer system and flooding streets.</li> <li>July 16 – Iran announces it will allow some diplomatic observers at the trial of <a href="/wiki/Zahra_Kazemi" title="Zahra Kazemi">Zahra Kazemi</a>'s alleged murderer; Canada suspends the withdrawal of its ambassador to Iran.</li> <li>July 18 – Trial of <a href="/wiki/Zahra_Kazemi" title="Zahra Kazemi">Zahra Kazemi</a>'s alleged killer abruptly ends; Canadian ambassador to Iran is recalled.</li> <li>July 19 – Stepfather of missing <a href="/wiki/Regina,_Saskatchewan" title="Regina, Saskatchewan">Regina</a> girl <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tamra_Keepness&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tamra Keepness (page does not exist)">Tamra Keepness</a> is charged with assault causing bodily harm; the alleged altercation occurred at 3 a.m. the morning of July 6, four hours after Tamra was last seen by the family.</li> <li>July 20 – <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada" title="Prime Minister of Canada">Prime minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Martin" title="Paul Martin">Paul Martin</a> announces his new cabinet, which includes new faces such as <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> great <a href="/wiki/Ken_Dryden" title="Ken Dryden">Ken Dryden</a>, former <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> premier <a href="/wiki/Ujjal_Dosanjh" title="Ujjal Dosanjh">Ujjal Dosanjh</a>, and former <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada" title="Progressive Conservative Party of Canada">Progressive Conservative</a> and the openly <a href="/wiki/Gay" title="Gay">gay</a> <a href="/wiki/Scott_Brison" title="Scott Brison">Scott Brison</a>.</li> <li>July 22 – An arrest is made in the <a href="/wiki/Cecilia_Zhang" class="mw-redirect" title="Cecilia Zhang">Cecilia Zhang</a> murder case, 9 months after she was abducted.</li> <li>July 24 – An <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iranian</a> court acquits the accused killer of Iranian-Canadian journalist <a href="/wiki/Zahra_Kazemi" title="Zahra Kazemi">Zahra Kazemi</a> of charges of "semi-intentional murder".</li> <li>July 30 – Two audits claim that suspended <a href="/wiki/Canada_Post" title="Canada Post">Canada Post</a> president <a href="/wiki/Andre_Ouellet" class="mw-redirect" title="Andre Ouellet">Andre Ouellet</a> overlooked contract-tendering and hiring protocols and ran a massive expense budget; he is given a week to explain his actions.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 5 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> signs his autobiography <i>My Life</i> at a Toronto bookstore and draws huge lineups.</li> <li>August 6 – Former <a href="/wiki/New_Democratic_Party_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="New Democratic Party (Canada)">NDP</a> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)" title="Member of Parliament (Canada)">MP</a> <a href="/wiki/Svend_Robinson" title="Svend Robinson">Svend Robinson</a> pleads guilty to theft over $5000 for stealing a ring, and receives a conditional discharge; he avoids jail time and a criminal record but receives a sentence of 100 hours of community service.</li> <li>August 9 – <a href="/wiki/Lethbridge" title="Lethbridge">Lethbridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a> city councillor <a href="/wiki/Dar_Heatherington" title="Dar Heatherington">Dar Heatherington</a> resigns after being convicted of public mischief.</li> <li>August 12 – <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Ouellet" title="André Ouellet">André Ouellet</a> resigns as head of <a href="/wiki/Canada_Post" title="Canada Post">Canada Post</a>.</li> <li>August 19 – <a href="/wiki/Lyse_Lemieux_(judge)" title="Lyse Lemieux (judge)">Lyse Lemieux</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_Justice_of_the_Superior_Court_of_Quebec&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec (page does not exist)">Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec</a>, resigns her position as a result of criminal charges.</li> <li>August 20 – <a href="/wiki/Groupe_TVA" title="Groupe TVA">Groupe TVA</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sun_Media" title="Sun Media">Sun Media</a> announce plans to acquire <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> television station <a href="/wiki/Toronto_One" class="mw-redirect" title="Toronto One">Toronto One</a> from <a href="/wiki/CHUM_Limited" title="CHUM Limited">CHUM Limited</a> when CHUM purchases the <a href="/wiki/Craig_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="Craig Media">Craig Media</a> stations.</li> <li>August 20 – <a href="/wiki/Catherine_Clark_(broadcaster)" title="Catherine Clark (broadcaster)">Catherine Clark</a> is announced as the new host of a daily local talk show in <a href="/wiki/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>.</li> <li>August 24 – <a href="/wiki/Louise_Charron" title="Louise Charron">Louise Charron</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rosalie_Abella" title="Rosalie Abella">Rosalie Abella</a> are nominated to the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Canada" title="Supreme Court of Canada">Supreme Court of Canada</a>.</li> <li>August 25 – A Toronto man takes one woman hostage outside of <a href="/wiki/Union_Station_(Toronto)" title="Union Station (Toronto)">Union Station</a> before being shot dead by a Toronto Police Emergency Task Force sniper.</li> <li>August 26 – <a href="/wiki/Larry_Fisher_(murderer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Larry Fisher (murderer)">Larry Fisher (murderer)</a> denied parole. <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan" title="Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</a> plans an <a href="/wiki/Inquiry" title="Inquiry">inquiry</a> possibly starting in <a href="/wiki/2005_in_Canada" title="2005 in Canada">2005</a> into the incident.</li> <li>August 26 – <a href="/wiki/Todd_Bertuzzi" title="Todd Bertuzzi">Todd Bertuzzi</a> enters not guilty plea in <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> court for assaulting <a href="/wiki/Steve_Moore_(ice_hockey)" title="Steve Moore (ice hockey)">Steve Moore</a>.</li> <li>August 30 – Charron and Abella are formally appointed to the SCOC.</li> <li>August 30 – The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Canadian_Passport_Office&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Canadian Passport Office (page does not exist)">Canadian Passport Office</a> asks permission to use <a href="/wiki/Facial_recognition_system" title="Facial recognition system">facial recognition</a> technology to detect potential terrorists.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 8 – Canada gives the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> <a href="/wiki/Canadian_dollar" title="Canadian dollar">$</a>20 million for <a href="/wiki/Sudan" title="Sudan">Sudan</a> <a href="/wiki/Peacekeeping" title="Peacekeeping">peacekeeping</a>.</li> <li>September 10 – The federal government announces $500-million to help cattle farmers hurt by the restricted trade of cattle stemming from one case of <a href="/wiki/Bovine_spongiform_encephalopathy" title="Bovine spongiform encephalopathy">Mad Cow disease</a> in <a href="/wiki/2003_in_Canada" title="2003 in Canada">2003</a>.</li> <li>September 10 – Former <a href="/wiki/Lethbridge" title="Lethbridge">Lethbridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a>, city councillor <a href="/wiki/Dar_Heatherington" title="Dar Heatherington">Dar Heatherington</a> is given a 20-month conditional sentence for <a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_mischief&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Public mischief (page does not exist)">public mischief</a>.</li> <li>September 13–15 – Health care conference in <a href="/wiki/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa</a> between Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Paul_Martin" title="Paul Martin">Paul Martin</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_province" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian province">provinces</a>.</li> <li>September 13 – Canada's first same-sex divorce occurs, in <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>.</li> <li>September 16 – <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Manitoba" title="Same-sex marriage in Manitoba">Same-sex marriage in Manitoba</a>: The Supreme Court of <a href="/wiki/Manitoba" title="Manitoba">Manitoba</a> rules the province's ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional.</li> <li>September 18 – <a href="/wiki/John_Tory" title="John Tory">John Tory</a> wins the <a href="/wiki/2004_Ontario_Progressive_Conservative_leadership_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership election">leadership</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Ontario" title="Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario">Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario</a>.</li> <li>September 19 – <a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Mihai_Eminescu,_Montreal" title="Statue of Mihai Eminescu, Montreal">Mihai Eminescu Statue, Montreal</a> unveiled.</li> <li>September 22 – Ottawa forgives debts of <a href="/wiki/Senegal" title="Senegal">Senegal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a>.</li> <li>September 22 – Canadian Fairuz Yamucky, who was held captive in <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a> for 16 days, is returned home.</li> <li>September 24 – <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Nova_Scotia" title="Same-sex marriage in Nova Scotia">Same-sex marriage in Nova Scotia</a>: The Supreme Court of <a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia" title="Nova Scotia">Nova Scotia</a> rules the province's ban on same-sex marriages unconstitutional.</li> <li>September 27 – <a href="/wiki/Calgary" title="Calgary">Calgary</a> Health Region investigates <a href="/wiki/E._coli" class="mw-redirect" title="E. coli">E. coli</a> outbreak affecting more than 600 people. Three local <a href="/wiki/Restaurant" title="Restaurant">restaurants</a> suspected.</li> <li>September 29 – About 24 <a href="/wiki/North_Korea" title="North Korea">North Koreans</a> in Beijing, China, successfully scale the wall of the Canadian embassy seeking asylum.</li> <li>September 29 – <a href="/wiki/Nelson,_British_Columbia" title="Nelson, British Columbia">Nelson, British Columbia</a> city council reject plan to build a <a href="/wiki/Monument" title="Monument">monument</a> dedicated to American <a href="/wiki/Draft_dodger" class="mw-redirect" title="Draft dodger">draft dodgers</a>.</li> <li>September 30 – It is announced that <a href="/wiki/Governor_General_of_Canada" title="Governor General of Canada">Governor General</a> <a href="/wiki/Adrienne_Clarkson" title="Adrienne Clarkson">Adrienne Clarkson</a> will serve an additional year as Canada's viceroy.</li> <li>September 30 – <a href="/wiki/Air_Canada" title="Air Canada">Air Canada</a> emerges from bankruptcy protection.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 1 – <a href="/wiki/Governor_General_of_Canada" title="Governor General of Canada">Governor General</a> <a href="/wiki/Adrienne_Clarkson" title="Adrienne Clarkson">Adrienne Clarkson</a>'s term extended one year.</li> <li>October 1 – <a href="/wiki/Manitoba" title="Manitoba">Manitoba</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick" title="New Brunswick">New Brunswick</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a> introduce new anti-<a href="/wiki/Tobacco_smoking" title="Tobacco smoking">smoking</a> laws.</li> <li>October 2 – Poet/musician <a href="/wiki/Meryn_Cadell" title="Meryn Cadell">Meryn Cadell</a> <a href="/wiki/Coming_out" title="Coming out">comes out</a> as <a href="/wiki/Transgender" title="Transgender">transgender</a> on <a href="/wiki/CBC_Radio_One" title="CBC Radio One">CBC Radio One</a>.</li> <li>October 4 – Canada's first <a href="/wiki/Minority_government" title="Minority government">minority government</a> since 1979 is sworn in.</li> <li>October 4 – <a href="/wiki/Amnesty_International" title="Amnesty International">Amnesty International</a> releases a report slamming Canada's lack of protection of <a href="/wiki/Aboriginal_peoples_in_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Aboriginal peoples in Canada">Aboriginal</a> women.</li> <li>October 4 – Canada opens an investigation against <a href="/wiki/UNRWA" title="UNRWA">United Nations Relief and Works Agency</a> for possible relations with <a href="/wiki/Hamas" title="Hamas">Hamas</a> militants.</li> <li>October 5 – <a href="/wiki/Speech_from_the_Throne" class="mw-redirect" title="Speech from the Throne">Speech from the Throne</a>.</li> <li>October 5 – A fire aboard <a href="/wiki/HMCS_Chicoutimi_(SSK_879)" title="HMCS Chicoutimi (SSK 879)">HMCS <i>Chicoutimi</i> (SSK 879)</a>, located off the coast of Ireland.</li> <li>October 6 – <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Canada" title="Same-sex marriage in Canada">Same-sex marriage in Canada</a>: The <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Canada" title="Supreme Court of Canada">Supreme Court of Canada</a> begins three days of hearings to determine the legality of same-sex marriage under the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Canada" title="Constitution of Canada">Constitution</a>.</li> <li>October 13 – <a href="/wiki/HMCS_Chicoutimi_(SSK_879)" title="HMCS Chicoutimi (SSK 879)">HMCS <i>Chicoutimi</i> (SSK 879)</a> Lieutenant Chris Saunders's funeral is held at a Halifax, Nova Scotia church.</li> <li>October 14 – A <a href="/wiki/Boeing_747" title="Boeing 747">Boeing 747</a> <a href="/wiki/MK_Airlines" title="MK Airlines">MK Airlines</a> cargo plane crashes after takeoff at <a href="/wiki/Halifax_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Halifax International Airport">Halifax International Airport</a>.</li> <li>October 17 – The ten finalists in the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Canadian Broadcasting Corporation">CBC</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_Canadian" title="The Greatest Canadian">The Greatest Canadian</a></i> series are announced. They are Sir <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Banting" title="Frederick Banting">Frederick Banting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell" title="Alexander Graham Bell">Alexander Graham Bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Douglas" title="Tommy Douglas">Tommy Douglas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terry_Fox" title="Terry Fox">Terry Fox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky" title="Wayne Gretzky">Wayne Gretzky</a>, Sir <a href="/wiki/John_A._Macdonald" title="John A. Macdonald">John A. Macdonald</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson" title="Lester B. Pearson">Lester B. Pearson</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Suzuki" title="David Suzuki">David Suzuki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Trudeau" title="Pierre Trudeau">Pierre Trudeau</a> and, in a surprise which many Canadian media commentators have heavily mocked, <a href="/wiki/Don_Cherry_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Don Cherry (ice hockey)">Don Cherry</a>.</li> <li>October 19 – A lawyer in Toronto successfully challenges a traffic ticket on the basis that the city had not posted <a href="/wiki/Bilingualism_in_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Bilingualism in Canada">bilingual</a> traffic signs in accordance with <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Franco-Ontarian" class="mw-redirect" title="Franco-Ontarian">French Language Services Act</a></i> of 1986. The city is expected to appeal the decision.</li> <li>October 20 – <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> lowers its provincial sales tax from 7.5% to 7%.</li> <li>October 20 – The Canadian dollar closes at <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">$</a>0.8029, its first time above $0.80 since 1993.</li> <li>October 25 – <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a> premier <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Klein" title="Ralph Klein">Ralph Klein</a> obtains a dissolution of the legislature; an election is called for November 22.</li> <li>October 28 – <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Justice_(Canada)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Justice (Canada)">Minister of Justice</a> <a href="/wiki/Irwin_Cotler" title="Irwin Cotler">Irwin Cotler</a> sends <a href="/wiki/Steven_Truscott" title="Steven Truscott">Steven Truscott</a>'s case to the <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Appeal_for_Ontario" title="Court of Appeal for Ontario">Court of Appeal for Ontario</a>, 45 years after the sentence to hang.</li> <li>October 28 – <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Canada" title="Supreme Court of Canada">Supreme Court of Canada</a> rules <a href="/wiki/Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland and Labrador</a> was justified in deferring <a href="/wiki/Pay_equity" class="mw-redirect" title="Pay equity">pay equity</a> to women during a financial crisis.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="November">November</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: November"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Protest6.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Protest6.jpg/220px-Protest6.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Protest6.jpg/330px-Protest6.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Protest6.jpg/440px-Protest6.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Protests against U.S. President George W. Bush in Ottawa on the day of his visit</figcaption></figure><p>. </p><ul><li>November 4 – Two couples file suit for <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Same-sex marriage in Newfoundland and Labrador">same-sex marriage in Newfoundland and Labrador</a>.</li> <li>November 4 – <a href="/wiki/Citizenship_and_Immigration_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Citizenship and Immigration Canada">Citizenship and Immigration Canada</a> <a href="/wiki/Web_traffic" title="Web traffic">web traffic</a> jumps sharply as many <a href="/wiki/U.S._Democratic_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Democratic Party">U.S. Democratic Party</a> supporters react to the <a href="/wiki/2004_U.S._presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 U.S. presidential election">recent U.S. election</a>.</li> <li>November 5 – <a href="/wiki/Same_sex_marriage_in_Saskatchewan" class="mw-redirect" title="Same sex marriage in Saskatchewan">Same sex marriage in Saskatchewan</a>: A <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan" title="Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</a> judge declares that same-sex couples have the right to marry in that province.</li> <li>November 12 – The <a href="/wiki/Saskatoon_Police_Department" class="mw-redirect" title="Saskatoon Police Department">Saskatoon Police Department</a> fire two constables for their involvement in the <a href="/wiki/Neil_Stonechild" title="Neil Stonechild">Neil Stonechild</a> case.</li> <li>November 15 – The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security" title="United States Department of Homeland Security">United States Department of Homeland Security</a> tightens border security at three checkpoints, including <a href="/wiki/Blue_Water_Bridge" title="Blue Water Bridge">Blue Water Bridge</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sarnia" title="Sarnia">Sarnia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> — 17 other checkpoints will have similar security before 2005, part of the <a href="/wiki/US-VISIT" class="mw-redirect" title="US-VISIT">US-VISIT</a> programme.</li> <li>November 15 – The <a href="/wiki/U.S._Securities_and_Exchange_Commission" title="U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</a> opens a civil fraud lawsuit against <a href="/wiki/Conrad_Black" title="Conrad Black">Conrad Black</a>.</li> <li>November 16 – It is announced that U.S. <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> will visit Canada November 30 for a two-day visit, his first formal visit to the country since becoming president in 2001.</li> <li>November 18 – Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Paul_Martin" title="Paul Martin">Paul Martin</a> expels <a href="/wiki/Mississauga%E2%80%94Erindale" title="Mississauga—Erindale">Mississauga—Erindale</a> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(Canada)" title="Member of Parliament (Canada)">Member of Parliament</a> <a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Parrish" title="Carolyn Parrish">Carolyn Parrish</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_of_Canada" title="Liberal Party of Canada">Liberal Party</a> <a href="/wiki/Caucus" title="Caucus">caucus</a>, after the controversial MP tells the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Press">Canadian Press</a> she feels no loyalty to the party or the prime minister.</li> <li>November 18 – The <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Radio-television_and_Telecommunications_Commission" title="Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission">Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission</a> approves an application by the American <a href="/wiki/News_channel" class="mw-redirect" title="News channel">news channel</a> <a href="/wiki/Fox_News" title="Fox News">Fox News</a> for a <a href="/wiki/Digital_television" title="Digital television">digital</a> licence.</li> <li>November 19 – The CRTC approves <a href="/wiki/CHUM_Limited" title="CHUM Limited">CHUM Limited</a>'s purchase of <a href="/wiki/Craig_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="Craig Media">Craig Media</a>.</li> <li>November 21 – The Toronto Argonauts win the <a href="/wiki/Grey_Cup" title="Grey Cup">Grey Cup</a> for the first time since 1997.</li> <li>November 22 – <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Klein" title="Ralph Klein">Ralph Klein</a> wins his 4th mandate as <a href="/wiki/Premier_of_Alberta" title="Premier of Alberta">Premier of Alberta</a>.</li> <li>November 29 – <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Douglas" title="Tommy Douglas">Tommy Douglas</a> is voted "<a href="/wiki/The_Greatest_Canadian" title="The Greatest Canadian">The Greatest Canadian</a>" in a <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Canadian Broadcasting Corporation">CBC</a> popular television series poll.</li> <li>November 30 – U.S. President <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> arrives in <a href="/wiki/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa</a> for a two-day official visit.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="December">December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December 9 – The <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Canada" title="Supreme Court of Canada">Supreme Court of Canada</a> issues its decision for the <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Canada" title="Same-sex marriage in Canada">same-sex marriage</a> <a href="/wiki/Re:_Same-Sex_Marriage" class="mw-redirect" title="Re: Same-Sex Marriage">reference bill</a> sent to it by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Canada" title="Government of Canada">Government of Canada</a>. The court finds that the federal government has jurisdiction over the definition of marriage and can pass a law to change it.</li> <li>December 19 – Prime Minister Paul Martin arrives in <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> for an official two-day visit. This is the first visit to that country by a <a href="/wiki/Canadians" title="Canadians">Canadian</a> prime minister.</li> <li>December 21 – The <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador">Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador</a> legalizes <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Newfoundland_and_Labrador" title="Same-sex marriage in Newfoundland and Labrador">same-sex marriage</a>.</li> <li>December 23 – <a href="/wiki/Danny_Williams_(Canadian_politician)" title="Danny Williams (Canadian politician)">Danny Williams</a>, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador pulls down the Canadian flags in a protest of his province's treatment by the federal government.</li> <li>December 26 – 15 <a href="/wiki/Canadians" title="Canadians">Canadians</a> are among the <a href="/wiki/Countries_affected_by_the_2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="Countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake">victims</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami">2004 Indian Ocean tsunami</a>.</li> <li>December 27 – The <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Canada" title="Government of Canada">Canadian government</a> donates <a href="/wiki/Canadian_dollar" title="Canadian dollar">$</a>4 million to the <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_tsunami" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Indian Ocean tsunami">2004 Indian Ocean tsunami</a> relief effort and pledge a further $36 million.</li> <li>December 29 – The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Agriculture" title="United States Department of Agriculture">United States Department of Agriculture</a> announces the resumption of beef importation effective March 7, 2005 after banning it after finding <a href="/wiki/Mad_cow_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Mad cow disease">mad cow disease</a> in one <a href="/wiki/Alberta" title="Alberta">Alberta</a> pig.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Date_unknown">Date unknown</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Date unknown"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beach_Travellers" title="Beach Travellers">Beach Travellers</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Tour_operator" title="Tour operator">tour operator</a> is founded.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ouanani_(band)" title="Ouanani (band)">Ouanani</a>, a world music group is formed in <a href="/wiki/Montr%C3%A9al" class="mw-redirect" title="Montréal">Montréal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arts_and_literature">Arts and literature</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Arts and literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_books">New books</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: New books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wayson_Choy" title="Wayson Choy">Wayson Choy</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/All_That_Matters_(novel)" title="All That Matters (novel)">All That Matters</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jane_Jacobs" title="Jane Jacobs">Jane Jacobs</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Age_Ahead" title="Dark Age Ahead">Dark Age Ahead</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alice_Munro" title="Alice Munro">Alice Munro</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Runaway_(book)" title="Runaway (book)">Runaway</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miriam_Toews" title="Miriam Toews">Miriam Toews</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/A_Complicated_Kindness" title="A Complicated Kindness">A Complicated Kindness</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Lee_O%27Malley" title="Bryan Lee O'Malley">Bryan Lee O'Malley</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Scott_Pilgrim%27s_Precious_Little_Life" class="mw-redirect" title="Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life">Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards">Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Giller_Prize" title="Giller Prize">Giller Prize</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alice_Munro" title="Alice Munro">Alice Munro</a>, <i>Runaway</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_General%27s_Awards" title="Governor General's Awards">Governor General's Awards</a>: See <a href="/wiki/2004_Governor_General%27s_Awards" title="2004 Governor General's Awards">2004 Governor General's Awards</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Griffin_Poetry_Prize" title="Griffin Poetry Prize">Griffin Poetry Prize</a>: <a href="/wiki/Anne_Simpson" title="Anne Simpson">Anne Simpson</a>, <i>Loop</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Leacock_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen Leacock Award">Stephen Leacock Award</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ian_Ferguson_(writer)" title="Ian Ferguson (writer)">Ian Ferguson</a>, <i>Village of the Small House: A Memoir of Sorts</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juno_Awards_of_2004" title="Juno Awards of 2004">Juno Awards of 2004</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 29 – <a href="/wiki/Denys_Arcand" title="Denys Arcand">Denys Arcand</a>'s film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Barbarian_Invasions" title="The Barbarian Invasions">The Barbarian Invasions</a></i> wins the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film">Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 12 – <i><a href="/wiki/Rick_Mercer_Report" title="Rick Mercer Report">Rick Mercer Report</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Wonderland" title="This Is Wonderland">This Is Wonderland</a></i> debut on the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Canadian Broadcasting Corporation">CBC</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_to_March">January to March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: January to March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 5 – In the <a href="/wiki/2004_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships" title="2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships">2004 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</a>, Team USA defeats Team Canada 4–3 in the Final at <a href="/wiki/Helsinki" title="Helsinki">Helsinki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a></li> <li>January 7 – The <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> suspends the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a>' <a href="/wiki/Mats_Sundin" title="Mats Sundin">Mats Sundin</a> after he throws his stick into the stands after it breaks. No one was hurt and he was suspended only one game.</li> <li>January 7 – <a href="/wiki/Randy_Ferbey" title="Randy Ferbey">Randy Ferbey</a> wins <a href="/wiki/Canada_Cup_(curling)" title="Canada Cup (curling)">Canada Cup</a> opener.</li> <li>January 29 – <a href="/wiki/Hockey_Canada" title="Hockey Canada">Hockey Canada</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Hockey_League" title="Canadian Hockey League">Canadian Hockey League</a> jointly announce Vancouver will host the <a href="/wiki/2006_World_Junior_Ice_Hockey_Championships" title="2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships">2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships</a></li> <li>February 9 – Canadian <a href="/wiki/Clara_Hughes" title="Clara Hughes">Clara Hughes</a> wins bronze in the <a href="/wiki/World_speed_skating_championship" class="mw-redirect" title="World speed skating championship">world speed skating championship</a></li> <li>February 10 – The Canadian softball team wins silver in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=World_softball_championship&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="World softball championship (page does not exist)">world softball championship</a></li> <li>February 10 – Canadian <a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Bourque" title="François Bourque">François Bourque</a> wins bronze in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=World_junior_alpine_ski_championship&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="World junior alpine ski championship (page does not exist)">world junior alpine ski championship</a></li> <li>February 29 – <a href="/wiki/Colleen_Jones" title="Colleen Jones">Colleen Jones</a>' <a href="/wiki/Curling" title="Curling">curling</a> team wins the <a href="/wiki/2004_Scott_Tournament_of_Hearts" title="2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts">Scott Tournament of Hearts</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Red_Deer,_Alberta" title="Red Deer, Alberta">Red Deer, Alberta</a>, 7–4</li> <li>March 6–14 – <a href="/wiki/2004_Nokia_Brier" title="2004 Nokia Brier">Nokia Brier</a> at <a href="/wiki/Saskatoon" title="Saskatoon">Saskatoon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan" title="Saskatchewan">Saskatchewan</a></li> <li>March 8 – <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Police_Department" title="Vancouver Police Department">Vancouver Police Department</a> investigate a <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> incident involving <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks" title="Vancouver Canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a> <a href="/wiki/Todd_Bertuzzi" title="Todd Bertuzzi">Todd Bertuzzi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Colorado Avalanche</a> rookie <a href="/wiki/Steve_Moore_(ice_hockey)" title="Steve Moore (ice hockey)">Steve Moore</a>. Moore was hit by Bertuzzi resulting in Moore's receiving a neck injury and concussion. Moore is out of the lineup indefinitely.</li> <li>March 11 – <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks" title="Vancouver Canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a> <a href="/wiki/Forward_(hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (hockey)">forward</a> <a href="/wiki/Todd_Bertuzzi" title="Todd Bertuzzi">Todd Bertuzzi</a> <a href="/wiki/Suspension_(punishment)" title="Suspension (punishment)">suspended</a> without pay for remainder of regular season and playoffs for injuring <a href="/wiki/Steve_Moore_(ice_hockey)" title="Steve Moore (ice hockey)">Steve Moore</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche" title="Colorado Avalanche">Colorado Avalanche</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April_to_June">April to June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: April to June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 6 – Canada wins the <a href="/wiki/IIHF" class="mw-redirect" title="IIHF">IIHF</a> <a href="/wiki/2004_Women%27s_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships">2004 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships</a> defeating the United States, 2–0 in Halifax, Nova Scotia</li> <li>April 24 – Canada wins the <a href="/wiki/2004_Ford_World_Curling_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Ford World Curling Championship">Women's World Curling Championship</a></li> <li>May 9 – The <a href="/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_ice_hockey_team" title="Canada men's national ice hockey team">Canadian national men's hockey team</a> wins the <a href="/wiki/2004_Men%27s_World_Ice_Hockey_Championships" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships">Men's World Ice Hockey Championships</a> 5–3 over Sweden</li> <li>May 23 – <a href="/wiki/Kelowna_Rockets" title="Kelowna Rockets">Kelowna Rockets</a> won their First <a href="/wiki/Memorial_Cup" title="Memorial Cup">Memorial Cup</a> by defeating the <a href="/wiki/Gatineau_Olympiques" title="Gatineau Olympiques">Gatineau Olympiques</a> 2 to 1. The Tournament was played at <a href="/wiki/Prospera_Place" title="Prospera Place">Prospera Place</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kelowna,_British_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Kelowna, British Columbia">Kelowna, British Columbia</a></li> <li>May 29 – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Peter_Gibbons_(racecar_driver)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peter Gibbons (racecar driver) (page does not exist)">Peter Gibbons</a> wins <a href="/wiki/CASCAR" title="CASCAR">CASCAR</a>'s <a href="/wiki/MOPAR" class="mw-redirect" title="MOPAR">MOPAR</a> 250 at <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Speedway" title="Delaware Speedway">Delaware Speedway</a></li> <li>June 6 – Peter Gibbons wins <a href="/wiki/CASCAR" title="CASCAR">CASCAR</a>'s <a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_Water&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Power Water (page does not exist)">Power Water</a> 200 at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cayuga_2000_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cayuga 2000 Speedway (page does not exist)">Cayuga 2000 Speedway</a></li> <li>June 7 – <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning" title="Tampa Bay Lightning">Tampa Bay Lightning</a> won their First <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> by defeating the <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Flames" title="Calgary Flames">Calgary Flames</a> 4 games to 3. <a href="/wiki/Murray_Harbour" title="Murray Harbour">Murray Harbour</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island" title="Prince Edward Island">PEI</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Brad_Richards" title="Brad Richards">Brad Richards</a> was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Conn_Smythe_Trophy" title="Conn Smythe Trophy">Conn Smythe Trophy</a></li> <li>June 12 – <a href="/wiki/Mark_Dilley" title="Mark Dilley">Mark Dilley</a> wins <a href="/wiki/CASCAR" title="CASCAR">CASCAR</a>'s <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dodge_Dealers_of_Ontario&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dodge Dealers of Ontario (page does not exist)">Dodge Dealers of Ontario</a> 200 at <a href="/wiki/Peterborough_Speedway" title="Peterborough Speedway">Peterborough Speedway</a></li> <li>June 13 – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Schumacher" title="Michael Schumacher">Michael Schumacher</a> wins the <a href="/wiki/2004_Canadian_Grand_Prix" title="2004 Canadian Grand Prix">2004 Canadian Grand Prix</a> held in <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quebec" title="Quebec">Quebec</a>.</li> <li>June 20 – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Lapcevich&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeff Lapcevich (page does not exist)">Jeff Lapcevich</a> wins <a href="/wiki/CASCAR" title="CASCAR">CASCAR</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Clarington" title="Clarington">Clarington</a> 200 at <a href="/wiki/Mosport_International_Raceway" class="mw-redirect" title="Mosport International Raceway">Mosport International Raceway</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_to_December">July to December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: July to December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>July 4 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Whitlock" title="Dave Whitlock">Dave Whitlock</a> wins <a href="/wiki/CASCAR" title="CASCAR">CASCAR</a>'s <a href="/w/index.php?title=Canada_Day_Shootout&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Canada Day Shootout (page does not exist)">Canada Day Shootout</a> at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cayuga_2000_Speedway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cayuga 2000 Speedway (page does not exist)">Cayuga 2000 Speedway</a></li> <li>July 10 – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Lapcevich&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeff Lapcevich (page does not exist)">Jeff Lapcevich</a> wins <a href="/wiki/CASCAR" title="CASCAR">CASCAR</a> Toronto Indy 100 km at the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Toronto_Molson_Indy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Toronto Molson Indy (page does not exist)">Toronto Molson Indy</a></li> <li>July 19 – Two-time <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic</a> medallist <a href="/wiki/Nicolas_Gill" title="Nicolas Gill">Nicolas Gill</a> is chosen by the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Olympic_Committee" title="Canadian Olympic Committee">Canadian Olympic Committee</a> to be Canada's flag-bearer at the <a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics" title="2004 Summer Olympics">2004 Summer Olympics</a>.</li> <li>July 24 – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Lapcevich&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeff Lapcevich (page does not exist)">Jeff Lapcevich</a> wins <a href="/wiki/CASCAR" title="CASCAR">CASCAR</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Tire" title="Canadian Tire">Canadian Tire</a> 100 at the <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Molson_Indy" class="mw-redirect" title="Vancouver Molson Indy">Vancouver Molson Indy</a></li> <li>July 31 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Whitlock" title="Dave Whitlock">Dave Whitlock</a> wins <a href="/wiki/CASCAR" title="CASCAR">CASCAR</a>'s <a href="/w/index.php?title=MOPAR_Parts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="MOPAR Parts (page does not exist)">MOPAR Parts</a> 300 at <a href="/wiki/Race_City_Motorsport_Park" title="Race City Motorsport Park">Race City Motorsport Park</a></li> <li>August 11 – <a href="/wiki/Windsor,_Ontario" title="Windsor, Ontario">Windsor, Ontario</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Petey_Williams" title="Petey Williams">Petey Williams</a> became the First Canadian to win the <a href="/wiki/TNA_X-Division_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="TNA X-Division Championship">TNA X-Division Championship</a> by winning a <a href="/wiki/Gauntlet_for_the_Gold" title="Gauntlet for the Gold">Gauntlet for the Gold</a> match at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Total_Nonstop_Actions&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Total Nonstop Actions (page does not exist)">Total Nonstop Actions</a>'s Weekly PPV #106 at the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tennessee_Fairgrounds&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tennessee Fairgrounds (page does not exist)">Tennessee Fairgrounds</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nashville" class="mw-redirect" title="Nashville">Nashville</a></li> <li>August 29 – Closing ceremonies for the <a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics" title="2004 Summer Olympics">2004 Summer Olympics</a> are held. Canada wins 12 medals, its lowest medal count since taking 10 at the <a href="/wiki/1988_Summer_Olympics" title="1988 Summer Olympics">1988 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Seoul" title="Seoul">Seoul</a>.</li> <li>September 2 – <a href="/wiki/Minor_league_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Minor league baseball">Minor league baseball</a> (AAA) <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a> baseball leaves Canada as the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Trappers" title="Edmonton Trappers">Edmonton Trappers</a> play their last game.</li> <li>September 14 – Canada wins the <a href="/wiki/2004_World_Cup_of_Hockey" title="2004 World Cup of Hockey">World Cup of Hockey</a></li> <li>September 29 – The <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a> play their last game in <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>. The team moved to <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> for 2005.</li> <li>November 21 – <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Argonauts" title="Toronto Argonauts">Toronto Argonauts</a> won their Fifteenth <a href="/wiki/Grey_Cup" title="Grey Cup">Grey Cup</a> by defeating the <a href="/wiki/BC_Lions" title="BC Lions">BC Lions</a> 27 to 19 in the <a href="/wiki/92nd_Grey_Cup" title="92nd Grey Cup">92nd Grey Cup</a> played <a href="/wiki/Frank_Clair_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Clair Stadium">Frank Clair Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ottawa" title="Ottawa">Ottawa</a></li> <li>November 27 – <a href="/wiki/Laval_Rouge_et_Or" title="Laval Rouge et Or">Laval Rouge et Or</a> won their Third <a href="/wiki/Vanier_Cup" title="Vanier Cup">Vanier Cup</a> by defeating the <a href="/wiki/Saskatchewan_Huskies" title="Saskatchewan Huskies">Saskatchewan Huskies</a> 7 to 1 in the <a href="/wiki/40th_Vanier_Cup" title="40th Vanier Cup">40th Vanier Cup</a> played at <a href="/wiki/Ivor_Wynne_Stadium" title="Ivor Wynne Stadium">Ivor Wynne Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hamilton,_Ontario" title="Hamilton, Ontario">Hamilton, Ontario</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 4 – <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Kennedy" title="Peyton Kennedy">Peyton Kennedy</a>, actress</li> <li>May 12 – <a href="/wiki/%C3%89milie_Bierre" title="Émilie Bierre">Émilie Bierre</a>, actress</li> <li>July 6 – <a href="/wiki/Dylan_Kingwell" title="Dylan Kingwell">Dylan Kingwell</a>, actor</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_to_March_2">January to March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: January to March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 4 – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Hylton_Brisco" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Hylton Brisco">Robert Hylton Brisco</a>, politician (born <a href="/wiki/1928_in_Canada" title="1928 in Canada">1928</a>)</li> <li>January 7 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Creighton" class="mw-redirect" title="Doug Creighton">Doug Creighton</a>, founder of the <i><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Sun" title="Toronto Sun">Toronto Sun</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Morton_(artist)" title="Doug Morton (artist)">Doug Morton</a>, member of the <a href="/wiki/Regina_Five" title="Regina Five">Regina Five</a> (painter)</li></ul></li> <li>January 15 – <a href="/wiki/Alex_Barris" title="Alex Barris">Alex Barris</a>, actor and writer (born <a href="/wiki/1922_in_Canada" title="1922 in Canada">1922</a>)</li> <li>January 17 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Penner" title="Jim Penner">Jim Penner</a>, businessman and politician (born <a href="/wiki/1939_in_Canada" title="1939 in Canada">1939</a>)</li> <li>February 8 – <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Goldschmidt" title="Nicholas Goldschmidt">Nicholas Goldschmidt</a>, conductor, administrator, teacher, performer, music festival entrepreneur and artistic director (born <a href="/wiki/1908_in_Canada" title="1908 in Canada">1908</a>)</li> <li>February 9 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Bouey" title="Gerald Bouey">Gerald Bouey</a>, 4th Governor of the <a href="/wiki/Bank_of_Canada" title="Bank of Canada">Bank of Canada</a> (born <a href="/wiki/1920_in_Canada" title="1920 in Canada">1920</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Ryan" title="Claude Ryan">Claude Ryan</a>, politician (born <a href="/wiki/1925_in_Canada" title="1925 in Canada">1925</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janusz_%C5%BBurakowski" title="Janusz Żurakowski">Janusz Żurakowski</a>, fighter and test pilot, first test pilot of <a href="/wiki/CF-105_Arrow" class="mw-redirect" title="CF-105 Arrow">Avro Arrow</a> (born <a href="/wiki/1914_in_Canada" title="1914 in Canada">1914</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>February 21 – <a href="/wiki/Guido_Molinari" title="Guido Molinari">Guido Molinari</a>, artist (born <a href="/wiki/1933_in_Canada" title="1933 in Canada">1933</a>)</li> <li>February 29 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Toni_Onley" title="Toni Onley">Toni Onley</a>, painter (born <a href="/wiki/1928_in_Canada" title="1928 in Canada">1928</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nat_Taylor" title="Nat Taylor">Nat Taylor</a>, inventor of the <a href="/wiki/Multiplex_(movie_theater)" title="Multiplex (movie theater)">cineplex</a> (born <a href="/wiki/1905_in_Canada" title="1905 in Canada">1905</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>March 3 – <a href="/wiki/Tooker_Gomberg" title="Tooker Gomberg">Tooker Gomberg</a>, politician and environmental activist (born <a href="/wiki/1955_in_Canada" title="1955 in Canada">1955</a>)</li> <li>March 18 – <a href="/wiki/Harrison_McCain" title="Harrison McCain">Harrison McCain</a>, businessman (born <a href="/wiki/1927_in_Canada" title="1927 in Canada">1927</a>)</li> <li>March 19 – <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Sharp" title="Mitchell Sharp">Mitchell Sharp</a>, politician and Minister (born <a href="/wiki/1911_in_Canada" title="1911 in Canada">1911</a>)</li> <li>March 20 – <a href="/wiki/Pierre_S%C3%A9vigny_(politician)" title="Pierre Sévigny (politician)">Pierre Sévigny</a>, soldier, author, politician and academic (born <a href="/wiki/1917_in_Canada" title="1917 in Canada">1917</a>)</li> <li>March 24 – <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Agostino" title="Dominic Agostino">Dominic Agostino</a>, politician (born <a href="/wiki/1959_in_Canada" title="1959 in Canada">1959</a>)</li> <li>March 26 – <a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Oberman" title="Sheldon Oberman">Sheldon Oberman</a>, children's writer (born <a href="/wiki/1949_in_Canada" title="1949 in Canada">1949</a>)</li> <li>March 30 – <a href="/wiki/Michael_H._Rayner" title="Michael H. Rayner">Michael H. Rayner</a>, Acting <a href="/wiki/Auditor_General_of_Canada" title="Auditor General of Canada">Auditor General of Canada</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April_to_June_2">April to June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: April to June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 14 – <a href="/wiki/Micheline_Charest" title="Micheline Charest">Micheline Charest</a>, producer (born <a href="/wiki/1953_in_Canada" title="1953 in Canada">1953</a>)</li> <li>April 23 – <a href="/wiki/Ross_Rutledge" title="Ross Rutledge">Ross Rutledge</a>, field hockey player (born <a href="/wiki/1962_in_Canada" title="1962 in Canada">1962</a>)</li> <li>May 1 – <a href="/wiki/Larkin_Kerwin" title="Larkin Kerwin">Larkin Kerwin</a>, physicist, President of the Canadian Space Agency (born <a href="/wiki/1924_in_Canada" title="1924 in Canada">1924</a>)</li> <li>May 4 — <a href="/wiki/David_Reimer" title="David Reimer">David Reimer</a>, Canadian man, born male but reassigned female and raised as a girl after a botched circumcision (b. <a href="/wiki/1965_in_Canada" title="1965 in Canada">1965</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>May 9 – <a href="/wiki/Eric_Kierans" title="Eric Kierans">Eric Kierans</a>, economist and politician (born <a href="/wiki/1914_in_Canada" title="1914 in Canada">1914</a>)</li> <li>June 4 – <a href="/wiki/Brian_Linehan" title="Brian Linehan">Brian Linehan</a>, television host (born <a href="/wiki/1944_in_Canada" title="1944 in Canada">1944</a>)</li> <li>June 14 – <a href="/wiki/Jack_McClelland_(publisher)" title="Jack McClelland (publisher)">Jack McClelland</a>, publisher (born <a href="/wiki/1922_in_Canada" title="1922 in Canada">1922</a>)</li> <li>June 17 – <a href="/wiki/Gerry_McNeil" title="Gerry McNeil">Gerry McNeil</a>, ice hockey player (born <a href="/wiki/1926_in_Canada" title="1926 in Canada">1926</a>)</li> <li>June 29 – <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Hamilton" title="Alvin Hamilton">Alvin Hamilton</a>, politician (born <a href="/wiki/1912_in_Canada" title="1912 in Canada">1912</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="July_to_September">July to September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: July to September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fay_Wray_Stars_of_the_Photoplay.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Fay_Wray_Stars_of_the_Photoplay.jpg/220px-Fay_Wray_Stars_of_the_Photoplay.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="292" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Fay_Wray_Stars_of_the_Photoplay.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="303" data-file-height="402" /></a><figcaption>Fay Wray – Publicity photo, c. 1930</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>July 11 – <a href="/wiki/Frances_Hyland" title="Frances Hyland">Frances Hyland</a>, actress (born <a href="/wiki/1927_in_Canada" title="1927 in Canada">1927</a>)</li> <li>July 12 – <a href="/wiki/Betty_Oliphant" title="Betty Oliphant">Betty Oliphant</a>, ballet mistress, co-founder of the <a href="/wiki/National_Ballet_School_of_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="National Ballet School of Canada">National Ballet School of Canada</a> (born <a href="/wiki/1918_in_Canada" title="1918 in Canada">1918</a>)</li> <li>July 19 – <a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Daoust" title="Sylvia Daoust">Sylvia Daoust</a>, sculptor (born <a href="/wiki/1902_in_Canada" title="1902 in Canada">1902</a>)</li> <li>July 30 – <a href="/wiki/Andre_Noble" class="mw-redirect" title="Andre Noble">Andre Noble</a>, actor (born <a href="/wiki/1979_in_Canada" title="1979 in Canada">1979</a>)</li> <li>August 8 – <a href="/wiki/Fay_Wray" title="Fay Wray">Fay Wray</a>, actress (born <a href="/wiki/1907_in_Canada" title="1907 in Canada">1907</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>August 17 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Cotroni" title="Frank Cotroni">Frank Cotroni</a>, mobster (born <a href="/wiki/1931_in_Canada" title="1931 in Canada">1931</a>)</li> <li>September 4 – <a href="/wiki/Moe_Norman" title="Moe Norman">Moe Norman</a>, golfer (born <a href="/wiki/1929_in_Canada" title="1929 in Canada">1929</a>)</li> <li>September 5 – <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Merrithew" title="Gerald Merrithew">Gerald Merrithew</a>, politician (born <a href="/wiki/1931_in_Canada" title="1931 in Canada">1931</a>)</li> <li>September 10 – <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Birchall" title="Leonard Birchall">Leonard Birchall</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> hero (born <a href="/wiki/1915_in_Canada" title="1915 in Canada">1915</a>)</li> <li>September 15 – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Stewart_(journalist)" title="Walter Stewart (journalist)">Walter Stewart</a>, writer, editor and journalism educator (born <a href="/wiki/1931_in_Canada" title="1931 in Canada">1931</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_to_December">October to December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: October to December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 3 – <a 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title="Ellen Fairclough">Ellen Fairclough</a>, politician and first female member of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Cabinet" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Cabinet">Canadian Cabinet</a> (born <a href="/wiki/1905_in_Canada" title="1905 in Canada">1905</a>)</li> <li>November 15 – <a href="/wiki/John_Morgan_(comedian)" title="John Morgan (comedian)">John Morgan</a>, comedian (born <a href="/wiki/1930_in_Canada" title="1930 in Canada">1930</a>)</li> <li>November 30 – <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Berton" title="Pierre Berton">Pierre Berton</a>, non-fiction author (b. <a href="/wiki/1920_in_Canada" title="1920 in Canada">1920</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>December 16 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agnes_Martin" title="Agnes Martin">Agnes Martin</a>, painter (born <a href="/wiki/1912_in_Canada" title="1912 in Canada">1912</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_D._O%27Brien" title="Lawrence D. O'Brien">Lawrence D. O'Brien</a>, politician (born <a href="/wiki/1951_in_Canada" title="1951 in Canada">1951</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>December 22 – <a href="/wiki/Alice_Strike" title="Alice Strike">Alice Strike</a>, Canada's last surviving female <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> veteran (born <a href="/wiki/1896_in_Canada" title="1896 in Canada">1896</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2004_in_Canadian_television" title="2004 in Canadian television">2004 in Canadian television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Canadian_films_of_2004" title="List of Canadian films of 2004">List of Canadian films of 2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Canadian_electoral_calendar" title="2004 Canadian electoral calendar">2004 Canadian electoral calendar</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Canada&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/queen-elizabeth-ii">"Queen Elizabeth II | The Canadian Encyclopedia"</a>. <i>www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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<li><a href="/wiki/1771_in_Canada" title="1771 in Canada">1771</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1772_in_Canada" title="1772 in Canada">1772</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1773_in_Canada" title="1773 in Canada">1773</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1774_in_Canada" title="1774 in Canada">1774</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1775_in_Canada" title="1775 in Canada">1775</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1776_in_Canada" title="1776 in Canada">1776</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1777_in_Canada" title="1777 in Canada">1777</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1778_in_Canada" title="1778 in Canada">1778</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1779_in_Canada" title="1779 in Canada">1779</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1780_in_Canada" title="1780 in Canada">1780</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1781_in_Canada" title="1781 in Canada">1781</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1782_in_Canada" title="1782 in Canada">1782</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1783_in_Canada" title="1783 in Canada">1783</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1784_in_Canada" title="1784 in Canada">1784</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1785_in_Canada" title="1785 in Canada">1785</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1786_in_Canada" title="1786 in Canada">1786</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1787_in_Canada" title="1787 in Canada">1787</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1788_in_Canada" title="1788 in Canada">1788</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1789_in_Canada" title="1789 in Canada">1789</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1790_in_Canada" title="1790 in Canada">1790</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1791_in_Canada" title="1791 in Canada">1791</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_in_Canada" title="1792 in Canada">1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1793_in_Canada" title="1793 in Canada">1793</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1794_in_Canada" title="1794 in Canada">1794</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1795_in_Canada" title="1795 in Canada">1795</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_in_Canada" title="1796 in Canada">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1797_in_Canada" title="1797 in Canada">1797</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1798_in_Canada" title="1798 in Canada">1798</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1799_in_Canada" title="1799 in Canada">1799</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800_in_Canada" title="1800 in Canada">1800</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1801_in_Canada" title="1801 in Canada">1801</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1802_in_Canada" title="1802 in Canada">1802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1803_in_Canada" title="1803 in Canada">1803</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804_in_Canada" title="1804 in Canada">1804</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1805_in_Canada" title="1805 in Canada">1805</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_in_Canada" title="1806 in Canada">1806</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1807_in_Canada" title="1807 in Canada">1807</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_in_Canada" title="1808 in Canada">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1809_in_Canada" title="1809 in Canada">1809</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810_in_Canada" title="1810 in Canada">1810</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1811_in_Canada" title="1811 in Canada">1811</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_in_Canada" title="1812 in Canada">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1813_in_Canada" title="1813 in Canada">1813</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814_in_Canada" title="1814 in Canada">1814</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1815_in_Canada" title="1815 in Canada">1815</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_in_Canada" title="1816 in Canada">1816</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1817_in_Canada" title="1817 in Canada">1817</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_in_Canada" title="1818 in Canada">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1819_in_Canada" title="1819 in Canada">1819</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_in_Canada" title="1820 in Canada">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1821_in_Canada" title="1821 in Canada">1821</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822_in_Canada" title="1822 in Canada">1822</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1823_in_Canada" title="1823 in Canada">1823</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_in_Canada" title="1824 in Canada">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1825_in_Canada" title="1825 in Canada">1825</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_in_Canada" title="1826 in Canada">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1827_in_Canada" title="1827 in Canada">1827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_in_Canada" title="1828 in Canada">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1829_in_Canada" title="1829 in Canada">1829</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_in_Canada" title="1830 in Canada">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_in_Canada" title="1831 in Canada">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_in_Canada" title="1832 in Canada">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1833_in_Canada" title="1833 in Canada">1833</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_in_Canada" title="1834 in Canada">1834</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_in_Canada" title="1835 in Canada">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_in_Canada" title="1836 in Canada">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_in_Canada" title="1837 in Canada">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838_in_Canada" title="1838 in Canada">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1839_in_Canada" title="1839 in Canada">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_in_Canada" title="1840 in Canada">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_in_Canada" title="1841 in Canada">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842_in_Canada" title="1842 in Canada">1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_in_Canada" title="1843 in Canada">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_in_Canada" title="1844 in Canada">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_in_Canada" title="1845 in Canada">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_in_Canada" title="1846 in Canada">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_in_Canada" title="1847 in Canada">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_in_Canada" title="1848 in Canada">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_in_Canada" title="1849 in Canada">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_in_Canada" title="1850 in Canada">1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_in_Canada" title="1851 in Canada">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_in_Canada" title="1852 in Canada">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_in_Canada" title="1853 in Canada">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_in_Canada" title="1854 in Canada">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_in_Canada" title="1855 in Canada">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_in_Canada" title="1856 in Canada">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_in_Canada" title="1857 in Canada">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_in_Canada" title="1858 in Canada">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_in_Canada" title="1859 in Canada">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_in_Canada" title="1860 in Canada">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_in_Canada" title="1861 in Canada">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_in_Canada" title="1862 in Canada">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_in_Canada" title="1863 in Canada">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_in_Canada" title="1864 in Canada">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_in_Canada" title="1865 in Canada">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_in_Canada" title="1866 in Canada">1866</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Post-Confederation<br />1867–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1867_in_Canada" title="1867 in Canada">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_in_Canada" title="1868 in Canada">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_in_Canada" title="1869 in Canada">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_in_Canada" title="1870 in Canada">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_in_Canada" title="1871 in Canada">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_in_Canada" title="1872 in Canada">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_in_Canada" title="1873 in Canada">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_in_Canada" title="1874 in Canada">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_in_Canada" title="1875 in Canada">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_in_Canada" title="1876 in Canada">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_in_Canada" title="1877 in Canada">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_in_Canada" title="1878 in Canada">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_in_Canada" title="1879 in Canada">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_in_Canada" title="1880 in Canada">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_in_Canada" title="1881 in Canada">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_in_Canada" title="1882 in Canada">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_in_Canada" title="1883 in Canada">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_in_Canada" title="1884 in Canada">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_in_Canada" title="1885 in Canada">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_in_Canada" title="1886 in Canada">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_in_Canada" title="1887 in Canada">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_in_Canada" title="1888 in Canada">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_in_Canada" title="1889 in Canada">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_in_Canada" title="1890 in Canada">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_in_Canada" title="1891 in Canada">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_in_Canada" title="1892 in Canada">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_in_Canada" title="1893 in Canada">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_in_Canada" title="1894 in Canada">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_in_Canada" title="1895 in Canada">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_in_Canada" title="1896 in Canada">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_in_Canada" title="1897 in Canada">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_in_Canada" title="1898 in Canada">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_in_Canada" title="1899 in Canada">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_in_Canada" title="1900 in Canada">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_in_Canada" title="1901 in Canada">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_in_Canada" title="1902 in Canada">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_in_Canada" title="1903 in Canada">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_in_Canada" title="1904 in Canada">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_in_Canada" title="1905 in Canada">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_in_Canada" title="1906 in Canada">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_in_Canada" title="1907 in Canada">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_in_Canada" title="1908 in Canada">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_in_Canada" title="1909 in Canada">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_in_Canada" title="1910 in Canada">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_in_Canada" title="1911 in Canada">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_in_Canada" title="1912 in Canada">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_in_Canada" title="1913 in Canada">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_in_Canada" title="1914 in Canada">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_in_Canada" title="1915 in Canada">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_in_Canada" title="1916 in Canada">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_in_Canada" title="1917 in Canada">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_in_Canada" title="1918 in Canada">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_in_Canada" title="1919 in Canada">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_in_Canada" title="1920 in Canada">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_in_Canada" title="1921 in Canada">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_in_Canada" title="1922 in Canada">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_in_Canada" title="1923 in Canada">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_in_Canada" title="1924 in Canada">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_in_Canada" title="1925 in Canada">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_in_Canada" title="1926 in Canada">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_in_Canada" title="1927 in Canada">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_in_Canada" title="1928 in Canada">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_in_Canada" title="1929 in Canada">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_in_Canada" title="1930 in Canada">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_in_Canada" title="1931 in Canada">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_in_Canada" title="1932 in Canada">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_in_Canada" title="1933 in Canada">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_in_Canada" title="1934 in Canada">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_Canada" title="1935 in Canada">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_in_Canada" title="1936 in Canada">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_Canada" title="1937 in Canada">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_Canada" title="1938 in Canada">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_in_Canada" title="1939 in Canada">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_Canada" title="1940 in Canada">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_Canada" title="1941 in Canada">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_Canada" title="1942 in Canada">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_Canada" title="1943 in Canada">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_Canada" title="1944 in Canada">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_Canada" title="1945 in Canada">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_in_Canada" title="1946 in Canada">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_Canada" title="1947 in Canada">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_Canada" title="1948 in Canada">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_Canada" title="1949 in Canada">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_Canada" title="1950 in Canada">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_Canada" title="1951 in Canada">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_Canada" title="1952 in Canada">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_Canada" title="1953 in Canada">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_Canada" title="1954 in Canada">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_Canada" title="1955 in Canada">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_Canada" title="1956 in Canada">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_Canada" title="1957 in Canada">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_Canada" title="1958 in Canada">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_Canada" title="1959 in Canada">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_Canada" title="1960 in Canada">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_Canada" title="1961 in Canada">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_Canada" title="1962 in Canada">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_Canada" title="1963 in Canada">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_Canada" title="1964 in Canada">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_Canada" title="1965 in Canada">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_Canada" title="1966 in Canada">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_Canada" title="1967 in Canada">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_Canada" title="1968 in Canada">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_Canada" title="1969 in Canada">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_Canada" title="1970 in Canada">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_Canada" title="1971 in Canada">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_Canada" title="1972 in Canada">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_Canada" title="1973 in Canada">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_Canada" title="1974 in Canada">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_Canada" title="1975 in Canada">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_Canada" title="1976 in Canada">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_Canada" title="1977 in Canada">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_Canada" title="1978 in Canada">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_Canada" title="1979 in Canada">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_in_Canada" title="1980 in Canada">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_in_Canada" title="1981 in Canada">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_in_Canada" title="1982 in Canada">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_in_Canada" title="1983 in Canada">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_in_Canada" title="1984 in Canada">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_in_Canada" title="1985 in Canada">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_in_Canada" title="1986 in Canada">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_in_Canada" title="1987 in Canada">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_in_Canada" title="1988 in Canada">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_in_Canada" title="1989 in Canada">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_in_Canada" title="1990 in Canada">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_in_Canada" title="1991 in Canada">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_in_Canada" title="1992 in Canada">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_in_Canada" title="1993 in Canada">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_in_Canada" title="1994 in Canada">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_in_Canada" title="1995 in Canada">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_in_Canada" title="1996 in Canada">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_in_Canada" title="1997 in Canada">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_in_Canada" title="1998 in Canada">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_in_Canada" title="1999 in Canada">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_in_Canada" title="2000 in Canada">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_Canada" title="2001 in Canada">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_in_Canada" title="2002 in Canada">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_in_Canada" title="2003 in Canada">2003</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_Canada" title="2005 in Canada">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_Canada" title="2006 in Canada">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_in_Canada" title="2007 in Canada">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_in_Canada" title="2008 in Canada">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Canada" title="2009 in Canada">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_Canada" title="2010 in Canada">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_Canada" title="2011 in Canada">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_Canada" title="2012 in Canada">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_Canada" title="2013 in Canada">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_Canada" title="2014 in Canada">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Canada" title="2015 in Canada">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_Canada" title="2016 in Canada">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Canada" title="2017 in Canada">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_in_Canada" title="2018 in Canada">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_in_Canada" title="2019 in Canada">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_in_Canada" title="2020 in Canada">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_in_Canada" title="2021 in Canada">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_in_Canada" title="2022 in Canada">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_in_Canada" title="2023 in Canada">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_in_Canada" title="2024 in Canada">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_in_Canada" title="2025 in Canada">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Quebec</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1608_in_Quebec" title="1608 in Quebec">1608</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1609_in_Quebec" title="1609 in Quebec">1609</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1610_in_Quebec" title="1610 in Quebec">1610</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1611_in_Quebec" title="1611 in Quebec">1611</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1612_in_Quebec" title="1612 in Quebec">1612</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1613_in_Quebec" title="1613 in Quebec">1613</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1614_in_Quebec" title="1614 in Quebec">1614</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1615_in_Quebec" title="1615 in Quebec">1615</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1616_in_Quebec" title="1616 in Quebec">1616</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1617_in_Quebec" title="1617 in Quebec">1617</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1618_in_Quebec" title="1618 in Quebec">1618</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1635_in_Quebec" class="mw-redirect" title="1635 in Quebec">1635</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_electoral_calendar" title="Canadian electoral calendar">Canadian electoral<br />calendars</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2004_Canadian_electoral_calendar" title="2004 Canadian electoral calendar">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Canadian_electoral_calendar" title="2005 Canadian electoral calendar">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Canadian_electoral_calendar" title="2006 Canadian electoral calendar">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Canadian_electoral_calendar" title="2007 Canadian electoral calendar">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Canadian_electoral_calendar" title="2008 Canadian electoral calendar">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Canadian_electoral_calendar" title="2009 Canadian electoral calendar">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Canadian_electoral_calendar" title="2010 Canadian electoral calendar">2010</a></li> 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