1911 in Canada
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Events from the year 1911 in Canada.
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[edit] Events
- May 16 - James Palmer becomes Premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing F. L. Haszard
- September 21 - Federal election: Robert Borden's Conservatives win a majority, defeating Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Liberals
- October 10 - Robert Borden becomes prime minister, replacing Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- October 16 - James Flemming becomes Premier of New Brunswick, replacing Sir John Hazen
- December 2 - John Mathieson becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing James Palmer
- December 11 - 1911 Ontario election: Sir James Whitney's Conservatives win a third consecutive majority
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- Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada is founded.
- Dominion Parks Branch is established, the world's first national park service, now called Parks Canada.
[edit] Arts and Literature
[edit] Births
[edit] January to June
- January 3 - Jean Bourcier, ice hockey player
- January 27 - Blanche Meagher, diplomat
- February 3 - Robert Charboneau, writer
- March 12 - Stanley Brehaut Ryerson, historian, educator and political activist (d.1998)
- April 22 - Alexander Bell Patterson, politician (d.1993)
- April 29 - Andrew Hill Clark, geographer
- May 11 - William Cecil Ross, politician (d.1998)
- May 11 - Mitchell Sharp, politician and Minister (d.2004)
- June 24 - Portia White, singer (d.1968)
- June 28 - Czeslaw Brzozowicz, engineer (d.1997)
[edit] July to December
- July 18 - Hume Cronyn, actor (d.2003)
- July 21 - Marshall McLuhan, educator, philosopher, and scholar (d.1980)
- August 5 - Albert Sanschagrin, Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec (d.2009)
- August 28 - Nérée Arsenault, politician
[edit] Deaths
- December 12 - Daniel J. Greene, politician and Prime Minister of Newfoundland (b.1850)
