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by Sympatico.ca — April 21, 2008
1991 Montreal Quebec - Jean Chrétien 1934- urges a referendum in early 1992; suggests giving veto to four regions - Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario and the West - and the allocation of power to the government that can handle it best.
1986 PEI - Joe Ghiz leads Prince Edward Island's Liberal Party to win 21 of 32 seats in the provincial election, ending the 7-year government of the Conservatives.
1961 Quebec Quebec - Premier Jean Lesage institutes the Parent Commission on education in Quebec; influenced by Les Insolences du frère Untel by Jean-Paul Desbiens, a critique of religious control over education in the province.
1956 Toronto Ontario - Canadian Labour Congress formed from a merger of the Canadian Congress of Labour and the Trades and Labour Congress.
1948 Ottawa Ontario - William Lyon Mackenzie King sets record 20 years, 10 months and 10 days of service as a Commonwealth prime minister.
Source:Sympatico.ca
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