See also: 1947 in Canada, other events of 1948, 1949 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... This is a brief timeline of the history of Canada. ...

Events

• June 7 - Ontario election: George Drew's PCs win a second consecutive majority
• June 24 - Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a second consecutive majority
• November 7 - Douglas Campbell becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Stuart Garson
• November 15 - Louis Saint Laurent becomes prime minister, replacing Mackenzie King
• August 17 - Alberta general election, 1948: Ernest Manning's Social Credit Party wins a fourth consecutive majority
• October 19 - Thomas Kennedy becomes premier of Ontario, replacing George Drew

June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 4th 1... Colonel The Honourable George Alexander Drew, PC , CC , QC (May 7, 1894 - January 4, 1973) was a Canadian conservative politician who founded a Progressive Conservative dynasty in Ontario that lasted 42 years. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) • Land 591,670 km² • Water 59,366 km² (9. ... The Honourable Thomas Clement Douglas, PC , CC , SOM , MA , LL.D (October 20, 1904 – February 24, 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian Baptist minister until becoming a democratic socialist politician. ... The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... For others named Douglas Campbell see Douglas Campbell (disambiguation) Douglas Lloyd Campbell (May 27, 1895-April 23, 1995) was a Manitoba politician. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Official languages English Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 8th 647,797 km² 14. ... The Honourable Stuart Sinclair Garson, PC , CC (December 1, 1898-May 5, 1977) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... Louis Stephen St. ... Not to be confused with William Lyon Mackenzie, Mackenzie Kings grandfather. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Alberta general election of 1948 was the eleventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... Ernest Charles Manning The Honourable Senator Ernest Charles Manning, CC, PC (September 20, 1908 - February 19, 1996), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968, the longest term of office of any Alberta premier, and the second longest serving premier in Canada. ... The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ... October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Thomas Laird Kennedy (August 15, 1878-February 13, 1959) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Colonel The Honourable George Alexander Drew, PC , CC , QC (May 7, 1894 - January 4, 1973) was a Canadian conservative politician who founded a Progressive Conservative dynasty in Ontario that lasted 42 years. ...

Arts and Culture

Literary Awards

• See 1948 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
• Stephen Leacock Award: Paul Hiebert, Sarah Binks

The 1948 Governor Generals Awards for Literary Merit were the twelfth such awards. ... The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour (usually the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour or just the Stephen Leacock Award) is an annual award presented to the best work of humorous literature written in English by a Canadian. ... Paul Hiebert was a Canadian writer and humourist best known for his novel Sarah Binks, which was awarded the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1948. ...

Births

• January 10 - Craig Russell, female impersonator
• January 13 - Pat O'Brien, politician
• January 15 - Andy Jones, comedian
• January 16 - Cliff Thorburn, snooker player
• January 19 - Frank McKenna, Premier of New Brunswick
• January 25 - Sarkis Assadourian, politician
• February 11 - Shaughnessy Cohen, politician
• February 21 - Chuck Cadman, politician
• March 14 - Maria Minna, politician
• March 17 - William Gibson, novelist
• March 20 - Bobby Orr, hockey player
• March 31 - Gary Doer, Manitoba politician
• April 16 - Reg Alcock, politician
• May 11 - John Plohman, Manitoba politician
• May 16 - Clif Evans, Manitoba politician
• May 24 - Lorna Crozier, poet
• June 4 - Sandra Post, golfer
• June 7 - Welwyn Wilton Katz, children's author
• July 4 - Katherine Govier, author
• July 8 - Raffi, children's entertainer
• August 2 - Bob Rae, premier of Ontario
• August 5 - Don Scott, Manitoba politician
• September 8 - Stephen Owen, politician
• September 10 - Margaret Trudeau
• September 19 - James McCrae, Manitoba politician
• September 24 - Phil Hartman, comedian
• October 8 - Pat Binns, PEI politician
• October 17 - Margot Kidder, actress
• November 24 - Spider Robinson, author
• December 30 - Rick Casson, politician
• December 30 - Pierre Blais, politician and jurist

January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Craig Russell was the stage name of Russell Craig Eadie (January 10, 1948-October 30, 1990), a Canadian female impersonator. ... Drag queens are performers - usually gay men, sometimes transgendered women - who dress in drag, clothing associated with the female gender, usually highly exaggerated versions thereof. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Patrick Wayne Pat OBrien, MP , MEd , BA (born January 13, 1948) is a member of the Canadian House of Commons. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Andrew Jordan Jones (born January 15, 1948) is a member of CODCO. Andy Jones was born in St. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Clifford Charles Devlin (Cliff) Thorburn (born January 16, 1948 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) is a retired professional snooker player. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... His Excellency The Honourable Francis Joseph (Frank) McKenna, P.C., ONB (born January 19, 1948, in Apohaqui, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadian politician and diplomat, and current Canadian Ambassador to the United States. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sarkis Assadourian (born January 25, 1948 in Aleppo, Syria) is a Armenian-Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Elizabeth Shaughnessy Cohen (February 11, 1948-December 9, 1998) was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Windsor—St. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Chuck Cadman Charles Chuck Cadman, (February 21, 1948 - July 9, 2005) was a Canadian politician. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... The Honourable Maria Minna, PC (born March 14, 1948, Pofi, Italy) is a Canadian politician who represents the riding of Beaches—East York for the Liberal Party. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... Some credit William Gibson with writing the most clear-cut examples of the Science Fiction genre known as cyberpunk, as well as coining the term cyberspace. ... March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... Robert Gordon Bobby Orr, O.C. (born March 20, 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... Gary Doer (March 31, 1948-) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. ... April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... The Honourable Reginald B. Alcock, PC, MP, BA, MPA (born April 16, 1948 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Liberal Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons and a cabinet minister in the government of Prime Minister Paul Martin. ... John Stuart Plohman (born May 11, 1948) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... Clif Evans (born May 16, 1948) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... Lorna Crozier (born May 24, 1948) is a Canadian poet who lives in Saanichton, British Columbia. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... Sandra Post (born June 4, 1948) is a golfer who was the first Canadian to play on the LPGA tour. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Welwyn Wilton Katz (born June 7, 1948) is a Canadian childrens author who currently lives in Kitchener, Ontario. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... Katherine Govier (born July 4, 1948) is a Canadian novelist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... Raffi Cavoukian (born July 8, 1948), usually known simply as Raffi, is a popular childrens entertainer in Canada and the Western world at large. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... The Honourable Robert Keith (Bob) Rae, PC , OC, O.Ont , QC , LL.B , LL.D (born August 2, 1948, in Ottawa, Ontario) was the 21st premier of Ontario, and the first leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) to serve in that capacity. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Donald Arthur Scott (born August 5, 1948) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... The Honourable Stephen Owen, PC, MP (born September 8, 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian politician. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... Margaret Sinclair Trudeau (born September 10, 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) was the wife of Pierre Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... James Collus McCrae (born September 19, 1948) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... Phil Hartman Philip Phil Edward Hartman (originally Hartmann) (September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a graphic artist, writer, actor and comedian born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... Pat Binns Patrick George Binns (born October 8, 1948 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan), is a Canadian politician and the Premier of Prince Edward Island. ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... Margot Kidder on the July 1981 cover of Rolling Stone Magazine. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Spider Robinson (born November 24, 1948 in New York City) is a Canadian science fiction writer. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... Rick Casson (born December 30, 1948) in Calgary, Alberta. ... The Honourable Pierre Blais, PC (born December 30, 1948) is a Canadian jurist and former politician and Cabinet minister. ...

Deaths

• May 21 - James Ralston, Minister of National Defence