1957 in Canada

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1 Incumbents

Incumbents

January 1 - The first Canadian peackeepers arrive in Egypt after the Suez Crisis
January 17 - The HMCS Bonaventure, Canada's only aircraft carrier, is commissioned
March 6 - Quebec's Padlock Law is ruled unconstitutional
March 20 - The seven month long Murdochville Strike begins
March 28 - The Canada Council is established
June 10 - Federal election: John Diefenbaker's PCs win a minority, defeating Louis Saint Laurent's Liberals
June 21 - John Diefenbaker becomes prime minister, replacing Louis Saint Laurent
July 31 - The DEW Line begins operation
September 12 - Canada and the United States sign the NORAD agreement
October 4 - The first prototype Avro Arrow is presented to the media
October 12 - Foreign Minister Lester B. Pearson wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Suez Crisis
October 14 - Queen Elizabeth II opens the Canadian parliament, the first monarch to do so
November 22 - The St. Lawrence Seaway opens
Thanksgiving is moved to its current date

New Works

Awards

See 1957 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Stephen Leacock Award: Robert Thomas Allen The Grass Is Never Greener

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