On this day in Canadian history...

by Sympatico.ca — June 26, 2007


1970 Ottawa Ontario - Parliament lowers voting age in federal elections from 21 to 18; revises Canada Elections Act.

1995 Toronto Ontario - Mike Harris sworn in as 22nd Premier of Ontario, replacing Bob Rae of the NDP, in power since 1990; won 82 out of 130 seats; cabinet of 19 smallest in the province in 30 years.

1991 Ottawa Ontario - Indian Affairs Minister Tom Siddon starts talks with native leaders on responding to long-term effects of residential schools.

1990 Montreal Quebec - Jacques Parizeau and Lucien Bouchard discuss creating separatist party in Ottawa; PQ poll conducted in Montreal riding says 66% would support any candidate backed by Bouchard; results in Bouchard's founding of the separatist Bloc Quebecois with 3 other MPs.

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Majority Government, Métis, Minister, Ministry, Minority Government, Motion, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Notice of Motion, Notice Paper, Order of Precedence, Order Paper, Paired Vote, Parliamentary Privilege, Party Convention, Party Whip, Point of Order, Political Party, Président, Previous Question, Prime Minister, Prime Ministers Office (PMO), Private Bill, Private Members' Bill, Privy Council, Proportional Representation, Prorogation, Prorogue, Question Period, Repatriate, Report Stage, Riding, Royal Assent, Sanction royale, Second Reading, Seigneurial system, Senate, Senate reform, Session, Sitting, Speaker, Special Committee, Speech from the Throne, Standing Committee, Subcommittee, Supreme Court of Canada, The Notwithstanding Clause, The Privy Council Office, The World Bank (WB), Third Reading, United Nations (UN), Voting, Westminster Model, World Trade Organization (WTO), Written Questions,

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