- January 2005 in Canada
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January 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - DecemberEvents in Canada
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Canada , of interest to Canada and/or involving Canadians."January 28 ,2005 *The Federal government and the governments of
Newfoundland and Labrador andNova Scotia make a deal to shareoffshore revenue resources . [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/28/offshore-talks-new050128.html (CBC)]
*David Laing , a police officer fromVancouver , wins an out-of-court settlement with theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) about an incident that occurred in the spring of2004 where an American police officer inHope, British Columbia who was working with the local RCMP illegally searched his vehicle. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/28/texas-bc050128.html (CBC)]
*War medals awarded to the now deceased GeneralDollard Menard were put on auction and given to theFusiliers Mont Royal inMontreal . The awards, which were originally given to Menard for his role in theDieppe Raid ofWorld War II , were sold for $40,000. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/28/menard-medlas.html (CBC)]January 26 ,2005 * Justice Minister
Irwin Cotler predicts that the same-sex marriage vote will pass through theCanadian House of Commons . [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/26/same-sex-bill050126.html (CBC)]January 24 ,2005 * Former Deputy Prime Minister John Manley, in an interview with "
La Presse ", states he intends to run to succeedPaul Martin if he resigns in the next four years. [http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/article/article_complet.php?path=/actualites/article/24/1,63,0,012005,896165.php ("La Presse", in French)]January 23 ,2005 * A report in the "
Washington Post " indicates that thePresident of the United States ,George W. Bush strongly pressured Prime MinisterPaul Martin to support theUnited States ' missile defence plan during the president's recent visit toOttawa . [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/24/bush-martin050124.html (CBC)]January 22 ,2005 * Prime Minister
Paul Martin continues his trip in Asia, making a final stop inHong Kong , meeting with business leaders and Chief ExecutiveTung Chee Hwa . Martin said Canadians will not necessarily have to go to the polls if his same-sex legislation is voted down. [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1106413536226_9/?hub=Canada (CTV.ca)]January 21 ,2005 *
Calgary Member of Parliament Jason Kenney visits the home of the late Chinesecommunist leaderZhao Ziyang inBeijing . The Conservative parliamentarian is believed to be the first Western politician allowed to make such a visit to the home of the purged leader. Filming of the visit was forbidden. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1845&ncid=737&e=1&u=/cpress/20050121/ca_pr_on_na/china_cda_kenney (CP)]
* Prime MinisterPaul Martin makes diplomatic remarks about China's human rights record during a speech inBeijing . Martin criticises Conservative LeaderStephen Harper in his new challenge that the lines cannot be clearly drawn on same-sex marriage and related laws. This followed a new agreement between China and Canada on tourism, believed to have the potential of generating billions of dollars from Chinese tourists in Canada in the years to come. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/21/same-sex050121.html (CBC)]January 20 ,2005 * Prime Minister
Paul Martin begins a two-day official visit to thePeople's Republic of China , meets with PremierWen Jiabao . [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/01/20/martin-china050120.html (CBC)]January 19 ,2005 * A
mudslide inNorth Vancouver, British Columbia kills one woman. [http://vancouver.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?r=-1228601958&filename=bc_slide-one20050119 (CBC)]
* IndependentBritish Columbia MLAElayne Brenzinger , a former BC Liberal, joins the newDemocratic Reform BC party, adding a third party to that province's Legislative Assembly for the first time since1997 .January 18 ,2005 *
Norman Kwong , the firstChinese-Canadian to play in theCanadian Football League , is named theLieutenant-Governor of Alberta . [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/19/football-050119.html (CBC)]January 17 ,2005 * Prime Minister
Paul Martin visits a region controlled by the controversialTamil Tiger rebels, who are classified as terrorists by theUnited States ,United Kingdom andAustralia . [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/01/17/martin-tamil050117.html (CBC)]January 16 ,2005 * Prime Minister
Paul Martin begins his nine-day tour ofAsia by visitingPhuket ,Thailand , a resort town that was devastated by the December 26 tsunami. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/01/16/martin050116.html (CBC)]January 15 ,2005 * Prime Minister
Paul Martin leaves Canada for a nine-day tour ofAsia . During the trip, he will visit some of the regions worst-devastated by the December 26 tsunami. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/15/martin-asia050115.html (CBC)]January 14 ,2005 * Former
New Brunswick PremierFrank McKenna is officially named asambassador to theUnited States . [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/14/mckenna-announce050114.html (CBC)]
* Minister of Citizenship and Immigration,Judy Sgro , resigns amid controversy surrounding the fast-tracking of immigration papers for people who have been involved in her re-election campaign last year.Joe Volpe , Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, is set to replace Sgro. [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050114.w5sgro0113/BNStory/National/ (Globe and Mail)]January 13 ,2005 * Canadian submarine warship|HMCS|Chicoutimi|SSK 879 begins her second voyage home from Faslane naval base in
Scotland , following the fatal fire aboard her during her first voyage last October. This time she is being carried aboard a Norwegian transporter. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4170811.stm (BBC Scotland)]January 12 ,2005 *
Lieutenant-General Rick Hillier , the former commander of theInternational Security Assistance Force mission inAfghanistan , is appointed to become the next chief of theCanadian military defence staff. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/12/hillier050112.html (CBC)]
*Bud McCaig , a prominentCalgary philanthropist and part-owner of theCalgary Flames , dies at the age of 75 inBarbados . [http://www.cbc.ca/story/sports/national/2005/01/12/Sports/mccaig-obit050112.html (CBC)]January 11 ,2005 * The Canadian
Red Cross receives its largest personal donation ever for a disaster appeal. Music World founders Kroum and Eva Pindoff donate $5 million dollars for Tsunami relief. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/10/pindoffs050110.html (CBC)]January 10 ,2005 * Former
Montreal Canadiens general manager Irving Grundman receives a 23 monthconditional sentence and is fined $50,000 after pleading guilty to accepting abribe while he was aMontreal city council lor. Fellow ex-councillorRené Dussault was also sentenced to 23 months to be served in the community and fined $25,000 for his part in thescandal . [http://www.cbc.ca/story/sports/national/2005/01/10/Sports/grundman070110.html (CBC)]
*Bloc Québécois leaderGilles Duceppe promises to force an election if the Spring Budget does not meet certain demands, notably that no great sums of money are allocated to theNational Missile Defence Program. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/10/bloc-forcedelection0110.html (CBC)]
*Newfoundland and Labrador premier Danny Williams orders the Canadian flag back up on provincial buildings after he ordered them down 3 weeks ago after a dispute with Ottawa over off-shore oil revenues. The issue remains unresolved, but Williams has said that he has made his point and gotten the attention of Canadians across the country. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/10/nfld-flag050110.html (CBC)]January 9 ,2005 * Prime Minister
Paul Martin pledges $425 million to tsunami relief efforts in South Asia. This is a significant increase from the $80 million promised earlier. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/10/tsunami-canada-050110.html (CBC)]
* The departure of thesubmarine warship|HMCS|Chicoutimi|SSK 879 fromFaslane ,Scotland has again been delayed, due to the recentstorm y weather there. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/09/submarine050109.html (CBC)]January 7 ,2005 * Prime Minister
Paul Martin announces that he will alter the itinerary of his upcoming trip toAsia so he can visit areas worst affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami there. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/07/martin-tsunami0501.html (CBC)]
*Canadian Broadcasting Corporation journalist Wendy Mesley discloses that she is receiving treatment forbreast cancer . [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/07/mesley050107.html (CBC)]January 6 ,2005 *
Lois Hole , theAlberta n Lieutenant Governor, dies ofstomach cancer at the age of 71. A successor has not yet been appointed. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/07/hole-obit050107.html (CBC)]January 5 ,2005 * Citing
privacy laws, Prime MinisterPaul Martin announces that the federal government will not publish any list of Canadians missing or dead as a result of the recent tsunami in Asia. However, the "Toronto Star " publishes its own list which includes the names of seven Canadians the newspaper claims are deceased. [http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1104671841974&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968705899037&DPL=JvsODSH7Aw0u%2bwoRO%2bYKDSblFxAk%2bwoVO%2bYODSbhFxAg%2bwkRO%2bUPDSXiFxMh%2bwkZO%2bUCDSTmFxIk%2bw8RO%2bMKDSPkFxUj%2bw8UO%2bMNDSPgFxUv%2bw8YO%2bILDSLkFxQh1w%3d%3d&tacodalogin=yes (Toronto Star)]Foreign Affairs Canada currently confirms five Canadians to be dead, with 146 missing. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/05/missing-list-star050105.html (CBC)]
* Prime MinisterPaul Martin offers to appoint formerNew Brunswick PremierFrank McKenna asambassador to theUnited States . Sources indicate that McKenna will accept the appointment. [http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/01/05/mckenna-ambassador050105.html (CBC)]January 4 ,2005 *
Canada wins the gold medal at the2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships by defeating Russia 6-1. [http://www.tsn.ca/world_jrs/news_story.asp?id=110063]January 2 ,2005 *
Canada advances to the gold medal game of the2005 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships by defeating theCzech Republic 3-1 in the semi-final.News collections and sources
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