- 1936 in Canada
"See also:"
1935 in Canada ,
other events of 1936,1937 in Canada and theTimeline of Canadian history .----
Incumbents
* Monarch: George V, then Edward VIII, then George VI
* Governor General: John Baron Tweedsmuir
* Prime Minister:Mackenzie King
* Secretary of State for External Affairs:Mackenzie King
* Minister of National Defence: Ian Mackenzie
* Minister of Justice:Ernest Lapointe
* Director of Military Operations and Intelligence: BrigadierHenry Crerar
* Chief of the General Staff: Major-GeneralErnest Charles Ashton
* Chief of the Naval Staff: CommodorePercy W. Nelles
* Senior Air Officer: Air Vice-MarshallGeorge Croil Events
*
January 6 :Barbara Hanley is electedmayor ofWebbwood, Ontario , becoming the first woman ever to serve as a mayor in Canada
*January 14 :Thane Campbell becomes premier ofPrince Edward Island , replacingWalter Lea
*June 11 :Adélard Godbout becomes premier ofQuebec , replacingLouis-Alexandre Taschereau
*August 26 :Maurice Duplessis becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Adélard Godbout
* September: Earl Bascom ofRaymond, Alberta , designs and directs the construction of the first rodeo arena and grandstands in the state of Mississippi
*November 2 : TheCanadian Broadcasting Corporation replaces theCanadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
*November 18 : The "Toronto Globe " and the "Mail and Empire " merge to form the "Globe and Mail "
*December 11 : TheBritish Parliament passes "His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 " which legislates the abdication of King Edward VIII.
* TheSpanish Civil War begins. Eventually 1135 Canadians will serve in theInternational Brigades of the Republican forcesArts and literature
Births
*
January 18 :Albert Driedger , Manitoba politician
*February 9 :Stompin' Tom Connors , country music legend
*February 29 :Henri Richard , hockey player
*March 1 :Monique Bégin , politician
*March 21 :Ed Broadbent , politician
*March 24 :David Suzuki , scientist
*April 17 :Peter Adams , politician
*April 19 :Sharon Pollock , playwright
*May 14 :Aline Chrétien , wife ofJean Chrétien
*July 3 :Larry Condon , politician
*August 20 : David MacDonald, politician
*September 26 :Lowell Murray , senator
*October 7 :Charles Dutoit , conductor
*October 27 :Suzanne Paradis , writer
*November 6 :Joyce Fairbairn , senator
*November 7 :Audrey McLaughlin , politician
*December 16 :Karleen Bradford , authorDeaths
*
January 8 :John Augustus Barron , politician
*May 7 :Isidore-Noël Belleau , politician
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.