1937 in Canada

1937 in Canada

"See also:"
1936 in Canada,
other events of 1937,
1938 in Canada and the
Timeline of Canadian history.

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Events

* First ascent of Mount Lucania (5,226 m), third highest mountain in Canada.
* April 10: Trans-Canada Airlines, the predecessor of Air Canada, was created as a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway
* August 15: The Rowell-Sirois Commission is formed
* September 1: Regular flights of Trans-Canada Air Lines begin
* October 6: Ontario election: Mitchell Hepburn's Liberals win a second consecutive majority
* November 24: The first Governor General's Awards are given.

Arts and literature

Births

* January 5: Richard Cashin, labour leader
* January 21: James Unger, cartoonist
* January 24: Suzanne Tremblay, politician
* January 26: Maureen Hemphill, Manitoba politician
* January 29: Frank Iacobucci, jurist
* February 10: Archibald Megarry, publisher
* February 26: Hagood Hardy, musician
* March 2: Joseph MacInnis, diver
* March 9: Bernard Landry, jurist
* March 10: Thomas Hunter, singer
* March 26: James M. Lee, Premier of PEI
* May 9: Jim Walding, Manitoba politician
* May 13: Roch Carrier, author
* June 15: Toby Tarnow, actress
* August 16: David Anderson, Canadian politician
* August 16: Ian Deans, politician
* September 3: Gerry Brisson, hockey player
* September 8: Barbara Frum, journalist
* September 9: Jean Augustine, politician
* September 12: George Chuvalo, boxer
* September 19: Neil Gaudry, Manitoba politician
* September 23: Jacques Poulin, writer
* October 19: Marilyn Bell, swimmer
* November 6: Gerry St. Germain, politician
* November 11: Stephen Lewis, politician and humanitarian

Deaths

*January 29 Marc Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, painter and sculptor
*November 21: Matthew Robert Blake, politician


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