April 25 - Quebec women get the vote in provincial elections
May 28-June 30 - WWII: The Canadian navy stations seven destroyers in the English Channel these play an important role in evacuating allied troops from France
June - WWII: The Canadian troops are some of a small number of forces defending Britain
June 5 - Nazi, fascist, and communist groups are declared illegal in Canada and leaders and members are jailed
Air Canada was one of the first airlines to have its entire fleet of unpressurized aircraft equipped with fixed oxygen systems for use by flight crew and passengers, using the rebreathing bag principle.
Air Canada introduced in Canada of aerodynamic surfaces with the introduction of the Vanguard aircraft in 1961.
Air Canada implemented in 1961 the first stage in automation of reservation inventory which was a world first as well as a Canadian original, fostering tremendous growth in computer/communications airlines processes.
Canada joined the Organization of American States (OAS) in 1990 and hosted the OAS General Assembly in Windsor in June 2000, and the third Summit of the Americas in Quebec City in April 2001.
Canada is a significant source for the United States of marijuana, as well as precursor chemicals and over-the-counter drugs that are used to produce illicit synthetic drugs.
Canada's importance to the United States is not just a border-state phenomenon: Canada is the leading export market for 39 of the 50 U.S. States, and ranked in the top three for another 8 States.
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