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2003 In Canadian Politics
Events from the year 2003 in Canada Incumbents Crown * Monarch – Elizabeth II Federal government * Governor General – Adrienne Clarkson * Prime Minister – Jean Chrétien (until December 12) then Paul Martin * Chief Justice – Beverley McLachlin (British Columbia) * Parliament – 37th Provincial governments Lieutenant governors *Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Lois Hole *Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Iona Campagnolo *Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Peter Liba *Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Marilyn Trenholme Counsell (until August 26) then Herménégilde Chiasson *Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – Edward Roberts (Canadian politician), Edward Roberts *Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Myra Freeman *Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – James Bartleman *Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Léonce Bernard *Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Lise Thibault *Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Canadian Monarchs
Listed here are the monarchs who reigned over Canada, starting with the Canada (New France), French colony of Canada which subsequently became a The Canadas, British colony, followed by the British Dominion of Canada, and finally the present-day sovereign state of Canada. The date of the first claim by a monarch over Canada varies, with most sources giving the year as 1497, when John Cabot made landfall somewhere on the North American coast (likely either modern-day Newfoundland or Nova Scotia), and claimed the land for England on behalf of Henry VII of England, King Henry VII. However, some sources instead put this date at 1535 when the word "Canada" was first used to refer to the French Canada (New France), colony of Canada, which was founded in the name of Francis I of France, King Francis I. Monarchical governance subsequently evolved under a continuous succession of French, British, and eventually uniquely Canadian sovereigns. Since the first claim by Henry VII, there have be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
