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ERAS: Tenth Decade
Selected historical highlights:
1957
ΓÇó Lester Pearson wins Nobel Peace Prize
ΓÇó Ellen Fairclough becomes first woman Cabinet minister
ΓÇó Canada Council created to support arts, humanities and social sciences
1959
ΓÇó St. Lawrence Seaway opened
ΓÇó Georges Vanier becomes first francophone governor general
1967
ΓÇó Centennial of Confederation
ΓÇó Royal Commission on Status of Women appointed
ΓÇó Order of Canada established to honour distinguished service
• Expo 67 opens in Montréal
ΓÇó Army, navy, air force united in Canadian Armed Forces
• French president Charles DeGaulle gives “Vive le Québec libre” speech in Montréal, fanning separatism
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from the Prime Ministers of Canada CD-ROM
Copyright ©1996 ExCITE, Simon Fraser University